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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Jul 13

Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Jun 3

We're a complicated people, and we embrace that.

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Jun 3

What defines Canada?
We rule comedy because we are not predatory. We live on harsh terrain and were forced to compromise.
But we love hockey goons.
So watch out Mr. Taco, we aren't afraid to go from "sorry" to "you'll be sorry".
My latest on elbows up.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/whats-a-ca...

What's a Canadian?

It's somewhere between John Candy and the Hanson Brothers

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Jun 3

@psupress.bsky.social is having a 2-week sale on its Christian studies books www.psupress.org/two_week_sal.... The New History of Quakerism books are in this sale. Get them while they're hot and relatively affordable! #Quaker #history

Christian Studies Sale

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · May 30

Stó:lō historian Sonny McHalsie leaves an incredible legacy.

Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · May 30

STORY: This month, legendary Stó:lō historian Sonny McHalsie retired. He's leaving having massively changed the way Fraser Valley residents understand their region's history. @gracekennwrites.bsky.social profiled Sonny:

fvcurrent.com/p/sonny-mcha...

Historian of shxwelalí: How one man's research transformed the Fraser Valley's understanding of place

Albert "Sonny" McHalsie spent more than 40 years researching Halq'eméylem place names in the Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon. Now, he has finally retired.

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · May 11

This is all very interesting! Thank you. Did you start collecting because you liked the dolls, or was it the stories? Also, are your favorites based on the doll itself, or her stories, or is it the time period?

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · May 11

Yes, your *single* vote can make a difference. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Quebec riding of Terrebonne flips to Liberals after recount shows candidate won by single vote | CBC News

After a judicial recount, sources tell CBC News the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped to the Liberals, who have beaten the Bloc Québécois by one vote. The result means the Liberals have 170 seat...

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · May 10

I know that Canadian Maplelea dolls represent specific regions and cultures in Canada, but there are not "historical characters" in the Maplelea line like there are in the American Girl line. I'm interested in the particular historical project of the American Girl historical characters.

Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · May 10

Seeking input for a course I'm teaching this fall.

Have you purchased or owned an American Girl doll in the *historical characters* line? If you have, what doll and or books did you have? Did you like your doll and the books?

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Apr 28

Today's the day fellow Canadians. #elbowsup #Canadastrong

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Mar 19

Jasmine Mooney's story in her own words.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

www.theguardian.com

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Mar 19

This is the daughter of a friend of mine.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Mar 19

I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped

I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky

www.theguardian.com

Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 19

We seem to be living in a moment where wealthy and powerful individuals and their sycophants, especially those in the American regime, feel that their wealth or position gives them the right to fabricate lies and spread those lies with impunity. Do NOT normalize this behaviour. 5/5

Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 19

To say otherwise is not "revising history"; it is fabricating a lie. 4/5

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 19

That is fabricating lies. It is morally reprehensible that the American regime would fabricate and spread lies about the invasion of Ukraine. Let me be perfectly clear, and there is a great deal of evidence to support this: Russia invaded Ukraine. 3/5

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 19

This is how we have enriched historical narratives by including voices of those who have long been silenced--women, Indigenous peoples, people of colour etc. Fabricating lies about the past and spreading them around because it suits one's selfish purposes is not revisionist history. 2/5

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 19

There is a difference between revising history and fabricating LIES about the past. All history -- by this I mean the work done by historians based on evidence -- is revisionist in some ways. Sometimes new sources come to light or we view traditional sources in new ways. 1/5

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 3

Canadians, please read and consider signing this pledge which calls on our leaders to work across partisan divides in the face of the threats our country is facing by the US. We can have political differences and still love the same country.
engagement-canada-pledge.ca

Pledge for Canada | Engagement pour le Canada

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 3

A thoughtful take on Cdn nationalism/ patriotism. Most Canadians are not trying to get back to some golden age of Cdn greatness. We can be honest about our problematic history and the challenges we face today and still love this sovereign country.
www.davidmoscrop.com/p/confession...

Confessions of a Reluctant Nationalist

I'd throw a punch to fight for Canada's sovereignty while reserving and exercising my right to criticize this country. That's a fine form of patriotism.

www.davidmoscrop.com

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Michael DeMoor @michaeldemoor.bsky.social · Feb 3

Writing a short column for a monthly publication means a weird lag between writing and publishing which reveals how awfully (pun intended) history unfolds sometimes.

Anyway, I wrote this and I stand by it.

www.christiancourier.ca/honest-patri...

Honest patriotism

Donald Trump is a hard guy to ignore, even for us Canadians. Lately it’s been even tougher because he’s been talking about us. And featuring in Donald Trump’s bloviations is almost never a good thing....

www.christiancourier.ca

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 3

It's messy, but that's the human condition.

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Feb 3

Thanks for this. Being patriotic and being honest about our history are not mutually exclusive. In my opinion, honesty about our settler-colonial past and the willingness to engage in the hard work of reconciliation can lead to a patriotism that does not require denying our past.

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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · Feb 2

If America thinks tariffs will crush the resolve of Canadians – they’re wrong.

We will not roll over.

BC is stepping up to do our part by:
❌ Pulling US liquor off shelves
❌ Excluding US products from government purchases

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Jan 14

Interested in taking a course on almost any aspect of #Quakerism? Check out Woodbrooke's catalogue. Most of these courses are online. There is something for every type of interest. www.woodbrooke.org.uk/our-courses/

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Dec 31

Each Dec 31, I try to get out for a bike ride to end the year well (barring a storm). It was a cool 4 degrees Celsius, but the sun was shining and the snow shone in the mountains. Wishing you all good health and good memories in 2025, and strength for the challenges of real life. #cyclinghistorians

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Robynne Rogers Healey @rrhealey.bsky.social · Dec 30

A thoughtful op-ed reflecting on the life of the late Jimmy Carter. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/o...

Opinion | Jimmy Carter Deserved Our Thanks and Respect, Not Our Sneers (Gift Article)

We in the media and chattering class jeered at a man who probably improved more lives over a longer period than any other recent president.

www.nytimes.com

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