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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 9h

Did all of these people vote last November?

Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 20h

I’m absolutely exhausted in the best possible way. I love us. We did it! #NoKings

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 3d

There has to be a third option, rather than "pick a fascist".

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 3d

Chatham House has spelled "Bundeswehr" wrong n your bio.

Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 3d

See what critics are saying about Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre:
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Ripper: The Making of Pierre Poilievre - Biblioasis

As Canada heads towards a pivotal election, bestselling author Mark Bourrie charts the rise of Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre and considers the history and potential cost of the politics of […]

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 6d

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 7d

Columbus, 'Indians,' and the Guanches dwhauthor.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/c...

Columbus, ‘Indians,’ and the Guanches

Never mind notions of spreading Christianity to the benighted of the world, or pursuing humanity’s insatiable love of adventure: money, then as now, sought fresh opportunity, and where opportunitie…

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jwdafoebookprize.bsky.social @jwdafoebookprize.bsky.social · 12d

"If we are to survive as a country, fending off the influence and threats of the United States and overcoming the internal forces of division, we need to understand how we got to the place where we are."

Read the Full Q&A with Mark Bourrie on our website now: dafoefoundation.ca/news/

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 12d

ICE's contempt for the law has no bounds. newrepublic.com/post/201394/...

ICE’s Growing Feud With Chicago Police Now Includes Fake 911 Calls

Surprise, surprise: Federal immigration agents aren’t keeping the community safer.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 14d

My "lost" book: The Race to the New World dwhauthor.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/m...

My “lost” book: The Race to the New World

Sometimes books fall between the cracks, regardless of how hard you worked on them or how good you think they are. Such has been the case with The Race to the New World, my book on Giovanni Caboto …

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 16d

What military planners, historians and politicians rarely tell you: most of the material created during pre-war arms races is rarely important and is often useless after the first few months of a major conflict. Most of the officer corps washes out, too.
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Canada’s new dollar-a-year man (and why he’s worth every penny)

Defence lobbyists love a good Second World War analogy.

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🇨🇦 Ken Robinson: Proud/ NASTY CANADIAN in AB 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @kprobinson0155.bsky.social · 17d

This is #Blitzkrieg
Maybe look it up, y'all...

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 17d

I bought this book when it came out and I got a lot out of it.

jwdafoebookprize.bsky.social @jwdafoebookprize.bsky.social · 18d

"By the time I was twelve, I wanted to be a writer. The celebrated Jack Kerouac novel On the Road inspired me to venture out into the great wide world. Kerouac was adventurous, an explorer, a writer who reveled in real-world experience."

Read the Q&A with Ken McGoogan now: dafoefoundation.ca/news/

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 17d

I doubt it would fit me. It would look great on you.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 17d

You're welcome.
It's a very common misconception, and very few in the media understand this.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 17d

Your statement is wrong. Not even a good guess. Read up on UNDRIP and how long it took for it to be adopted into Canadian law after Canada signed the treaty. You might also want to look at the tortuous road to the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, years after Canada signed it.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 21d

He sure does!

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 21d

And some people in the country get mail every day in mailboxes in front of their homes, others have to go to a rural mailbox or post office. When I lived in Midland, I got home delivery. People in Penetang, the next town over, had to go to the post office.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 21d

They don't.
They probably used to, but, if my mail is any indication, I don't need it brought to my home every day. Before I lived in a city, I got my mail from a big green rural mailbox shared with dozens of people who lived in the area.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 21d

Treaties, whether with First Nations or foreign powers, are not law. They need to be adopted into law through legislation. Once that happens, the provinces can't opt out.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 21d

Also, big publishers want you to be famous before they sign you. It's almost impossible for a non-fiction writer to become household names in Canada the way Berton and Newman were. So we see a lot of ghost-written pap with the names of politicians and hockey players.
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The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 21d

He will watch over and guide you.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 21d

The Indictment of Charles I:
.... Charles Stuart, the now King of England... hath had a wicked design totally to subvert the ancient and fundamental laws and liberties of this nation, and in their place to introduce an arbitrary and tyrannical government...

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 24d

Most rural people get their mail from post office boxes. Household mail delivery is an urban thing.
We could use a book rate and a new look at how it competes with Amazon.

Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 24d

I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.

Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.

Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 24d

The government is reducing service standards and Canada Post’s biggest advantage: its nationwide network.

This plan is about cutting back the postal service instead of investing to give it new revenue tools through things like postal banking. It’s shameful.

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A Page in your life 🍁📎 @sailorgirl2017.bsky.social · 24d

Never forget, Canada, approximately 95% of the Counties bordering Canada voted for Trump.
I did a thread last month about it. You can look up the voting maps on Politico to see the States' Counties bordering your province.

Now they're crying for our money - dressed as friendship.

#ElbowsUp!!!

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 24d

"Together we built a movement of our own making. It went further than ever before — out of patriotism, love of country, our neighbours, our farmers, our communities, and what it means to be Canadian." #cdnpoli
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The Grassroots Boycott That Shook America

How everyday Canadians turned quiet resolve into a movement that rattled the world’s largest economy.

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 24d

J.W. Dafoe was the most powerful and respected editor in Canada, turning the Winnipeg Free Press into one of the great newspapers of the world. So proud that my book Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Brebeuf and the Destruction of Huronia made the J.W. Dafoe Prize shortlist.
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News – J. W. Dafoe Foundation

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