Dr Gillian I Leitch
@gilliandoctor.bsky.social
Historian, writer, artist, genealogist, popular culture - Co-Chair SFF PCA - Views are my own :) (Identities, 19C QC & ON, immigration history, Science Fiction - Doctor Who, etc)
Or keeps your hands occupied so you don't punch anyone.
January 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Or keeps your hands occupied so you don't punch anyone.
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Regular registration price ends Jan. 31. Then conference rates go up.
Book your stay at the Marriott Marquis, the official PCA/ACA conference hotel. Register now (sites.google.com/view/2026pca... ). Book your room (sites.google.com/view/2026pca... ). See you in April!
Book your stay at the Marriott Marquis, the official PCA/ACA conference hotel. Register now (sites.google.com/view/2026pca... ). Book your room (sites.google.com/view/2026pca... ). See you in April!
January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Regular registration price ends Jan. 31. Then conference rates go up.
Book your stay at the Marriott Marquis, the official PCA/ACA conference hotel. Register now (sites.google.com/view/2026pca... ). Book your room (sites.google.com/view/2026pca... ). See you in April!
Book your stay at the Marriott Marquis, the official PCA/ACA conference hotel. Register now (sites.google.com/view/2026pca... ). Book your room (sites.google.com/view/2026pca... ). See you in April!
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I would never submit my work to an "art show" that would display a.i. images next to mine. Comic-Con International should be profoundly embarrassed by the decision to do so.
Art Show - Comic-Con
2026 Comic-Con Art Show JULY 23 through JULY 26 The Comic-Con Art Show is open to the public—you do not need a badge to come in and enjoy or purchase artwork. However, everyone entering the Art Show i...
www.comic-con.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:18 AM
I would never submit my work to an "art show" that would display a.i. images next to mine. Comic-Con International should be profoundly embarrassed by the decision to do so.
US withdraws from a number of treaties and organizations:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 14, 2026 at 4:21 PM
US withdraws from a number of treaties and organizations:
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
I am just amazed that Denmark and Greenland have to go to the US to talk to Trump about their sovereignty. The US seems to be calling them negotiations. What is there to negotiate? Greenland is not up for grabs. Hands off.
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 PM
I am just amazed that Denmark and Greenland have to go to the US to talk to Trump about their sovereignty. The US seems to be calling them negotiations. What is there to negotiate? Greenland is not up for grabs. Hands off.
Three hours shot trying to get my printer to talk to my computer, and vice versa. Tried to connect them with a cable instead and the computer did not want to connect to it that way. Wireless or die. I think I need a new printer, heck a new computer. Sigh.
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Three hours shot trying to get my printer to talk to my computer, and vice versa. Tried to connect them with a cable instead and the computer did not want to connect to it that way. Wireless or die. I think I need a new printer, heck a new computer. Sigh.
Research done over the holidays - a timeline for the Montreal Caledonian and Highland Games. Enjoy!
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Montreal Highland and Caledonian Games Timeline
I was asked to establish the continuity of the Montreal Caledonian and Highland Games because the memory in Montreal of these games is not all that good. Many say that the games were not continuous…
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January 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Research done over the holidays - a timeline for the Montreal Caledonian and Highland Games. Enjoy!
gilliandr.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/m...
gilliandr.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/m...
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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As Canadians, I think it is our civic and collective duty for our 2026 New Year's resolution to simply be striking far more fear into the hearts of the politicians we elected than we currently do when they do stupid shit
January 1, 2026 at 6:11 PM
As Canadians, I think it is our civic and collective duty for our 2026 New Year's resolution to simply be striking far more fear into the hearts of the politicians we elected than we currently do when they do stupid shit
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Three ghosts take Pierre Poilievre on spiritual journey through time to no effect
Three ghosts take Pierre Poilievre on spiritual journey through time to no effect
OTTAWA - Despite best efforts and an emotional journey through time and space, three ghosts visiting Official Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre failed to inspire him to change his ways through the sp...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Three ghosts take Pierre Poilievre on spiritual journey through time to no effect
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If your town isn't on my appearance schedule, that is not me snubbing your town — that's your local comic con not inviting me to appear. As a ticket-buying local, you have so much more influence than I do over your local show's guest list — tell the show that you'll buy a ticket if I'm a guest.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN! Check effinbirds.com/appearances to see where I'll be in 2026.
December 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If your town isn't on my appearance schedule, that is not me snubbing your town — that's your local comic con not inviting me to appear. As a ticket-buying local, you have so much more influence than I do over your local show's guest list — tell the show that you'll buy a ticket if I'm a guest.
Have a great boxing day!
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Have a great boxing day!
May everyone have the Christmas they need. Have a great day.
December 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
May everyone have the Christmas they need. Have a great day.
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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Just thinking about if Harper tried to do this….
Mark “Elbows up” Carney’s $83 billion military spending spree has to get funds from somewhere: today it’s stripping libraries of mission-sustaining cost controls. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Just thinking about if Harper tried to do this….
I would like someone to do a new edition of the emperor's new clothes, with appropriately recognizable illustrations.
December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I would like someone to do a new edition of the emperor's new clothes, with appropriately recognizable illustrations.
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This judge's chair is just 1/18,500 objects possibly auctioned off due to #haltonregion's closure of #Heritage Services. Advocates will speak out at the council meeting Dec 10 @930am. No public input has been sought. So much for government transparency. Watch live tinyurl.com/yeyux75x
December 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This judge's chair is just 1/18,500 objects possibly auctioned off due to #haltonregion's closure of #Heritage Services. Advocates will speak out at the council meeting Dec 10 @930am. No public input has been sought. So much for government transparency. Watch live tinyurl.com/yeyux75x
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Now that the hard part’s done, it’s time to lock in that early-bird conference registration price before December 31st and make your reservation at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis!
Conference Registration: sites.google.com/view/2026pca...
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Conference Registration: sites.google.com/view/2026pca...
Book Hotel: sites.google.com/view/2026pca...
December 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Now that the hard part’s done, it’s time to lock in that early-bird conference registration price before December 31st and make your reservation at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis!
Conference Registration: sites.google.com/view/2026pca...
Book Hotel: sites.google.com/view/2026pca...
Conference Registration: sites.google.com/view/2026pca...
Book Hotel: sites.google.com/view/2026pca...
I have taken my vitamins and am ready to go - send in your proposals!
December 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I have taken my vitamins and am ready to go - send in your proposals!
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The PCA Endowment offers travel grants to graduate students, faculty at all levels, international scholars, and independent researchers. Don’t miss your chance—check the requirements and apply today! pcaaca.org/page/travelg... #PCA2026
December 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The PCA Endowment offers travel grants to graduate students, faculty at all levels, international scholars, and independent researchers. Don’t miss your chance—check the requirements and apply today! pcaaca.org/page/travelg... #PCA2026
Today is the deadline for submissions for PCA 2026 - which I call deluge day.
CFP for Science Fiction Fantasy is here: pcasff.wordpress.com/national-con...
CFP for joint session SFF and Vampires is here: pcasff.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/c...
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CFP for Science Fiction Fantasy is here: pcasff.wordpress.com/national-con...
CFP for joint session SFF and Vampires is here: pcasff.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/c...
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National Conference Call for Papers, 2026
SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY AREA SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY AREA Conference of the Popular and American Culture Association (PCA/ACA) 8 April – 11 April 2026 – Atlanta, GA One of the largest and m…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today is the deadline for submissions for PCA 2026 - which I call deluge day.
CFP for Science Fiction Fantasy is here: pcasff.wordpress.com/national-con...
CFP for joint session SFF and Vampires is here: pcasff.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/c...
@pcaaca.bsky.social
CFP for Science Fiction Fantasy is here: pcasff.wordpress.com/national-con...
CFP for joint session SFF and Vampires is here: pcasff.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/c...
@pcaaca.bsky.social
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From the vaults: Franklin publisher Kids Can Press was once owned by the Nelvana animation studio, who I wrote about earlier this fall for Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca
(For a seasonal tie-in, this piece also talks about the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special)
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
(For a seasonal tie-in, this piece also talks about the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special)
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
How a Toronto animation studio that once wowed George Lucas made it to the big leagues
After news broke this month that Corus is pausing production at Nelvana, historian Jamie Bradburn looks back at how the local company grew into an animation giant
www.torontotoday.ca
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
From the vaults: Franklin publisher Kids Can Press was once owned by the Nelvana animation studio, who I wrote about earlier this fall for Toronto Today @torontotoday.ca
(For a seasonal tie-in, this piece also talks about the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special)
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...
(For a seasonal tie-in, this piece also talks about the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special)
www.torontotoday.ca/local/histor...