Jonathan Swainger
@swainger.bsky.social
Historical consultant - Canadian Indigenous and legal history
Professor emeritus in History
Marfan person with 2 open heart surgeries
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Professor emeritus in History
Marfan person with 2 open heart surgeries
🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇯🇴
Apologies to all thoughtful and engaged Canadians; it is evident that the BC Conservatives have taken an extra helping of stupid and it'll be some time before they can act like decent human beings.
If you saw my face just now, every swear word I know came flying out WTF 🤬 🤯
#B.C. legislator who previously argued Truth & Reconciliation Day should not be recognized as a stat holiday is proposing a new one that would celebrate the self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
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#B.C. legislator who previously argued Truth & Reconciliation Day should not be recognized as a stat holiday is proposing a new one that would celebrate the self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. MLA wants statutory holiday to honour Freedom Convoy
A B.C. legislator who previously argued Truth and Reconciliation Day should not be recognized as a statutory holiday is proposing a new one that would celebrate the self-described “Freedom Convoy.”
www.ctvnews.ca
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Apologies to all thoughtful and engaged Canadians; it is evident that the BC Conservatives have taken an extra helping of stupid and it'll be some time before they can act like decent human beings.
What a dumpster fire. BC Conservatives are demonstrating just how close the province came to electing a three ring circus as their government a year ago October. Consider this a bullet dodged.
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www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
BC Conservatives say they’ve ousted their leader, but he refuses to go
Party’s board of directors decided John Rustad is ‘professionally incapacitated’ and ‘unable to continue’ as leader, but confusion reigned in the aftermath
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What a dumpster fire. BC Conservatives are demonstrating just how close the province came to electing a three ring circus as their government a year ago October. Consider this a bullet dodged.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Checking footnotes....
My daughter thinks when The Professor, our foster dog, “does his business”, we should refer to it as “he’s grading papers” or “he’s preparing lecture notes.”
December 3, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Checking footnotes....
Testify.
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Testify.
"Deeply" does not quite fit the bill, IMO
Sale of #Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency ‘deeply troubling’: Kwan #RoshelArmouredVehicles
Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be selling armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
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Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be selling armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
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Sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency ‘deeply troubling’: Kwan
Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn’t be selling armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human rights re...
www.bnnbloomberg.ca
December 3, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Deeply" does not quite fit the bill, IMO
There "should" be more Ukrainian on that map ... after all, through my Ukrainian relatives, I'm related to half of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and know the other half...
Did you know? #Canada
Over 52% of the population in Canada are Euro-Canadians (like myself) whose ancestry traces directly back to Europe
Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Scottish, Swiss, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Ukrainian
Over 52% of the population in Canada are Euro-Canadians (like myself) whose ancestry traces directly back to Europe
Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Scottish, Swiss, Italian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Ukrainian
![19,062,115 (2021 census)[1]
52.5% of the Canadian population
(as self-identified by census respondents)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3l6h5tayy6vycige2igmorv4/bafkreieli65n2fu7tnag54bbequ3z7jejymlqj243hm5vph36pujwj4gyy@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 PM
There "should" be more Ukrainian on that map ... after all, through my Ukrainian relatives, I'm related to half of Saskatchewan and Manitoba and know the other half...
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Culture Minister Miller expressed support for Bloc bill…
“…he doesn’t “think people should be using the Bible, the Qur’an or the Torah to escape from committing a hate crime or claim that ... what would otherwise be a hate crime is done in the name of a religious text.”
Hate is hate.
#Canada
“…he doesn’t “think people should be using the Bible, the Qur’an or the Torah to escape from committing a hate crime or claim that ... what would otherwise be a hate crime is done in the name of a religious text.”
Hate is hate.
#Canada
Religion shouldn’t be exempted from hate speech law: Liberal minister
Culture Minister Marc Miller expressed support Tuesday for removing a religious exemption on hate speech from the Criminal Code.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Culture Minister Miller expressed support for Bloc bill…
“…he doesn’t “think people should be using the Bible, the Qur’an or the Torah to escape from committing a hate crime or claim that ... what would otherwise be a hate crime is done in the name of a religious text.”
Hate is hate.
#Canada
“…he doesn’t “think people should be using the Bible, the Qur’an or the Torah to escape from committing a hate crime or claim that ... what would otherwise be a hate crime is done in the name of a religious text.”
Hate is hate.
#Canada
A top-ranked Canadian athlete. Nothing short of brilliant. 🇨🇦
Victoria Mboko had one of the most exciting tennis seasons in Canadian history — a WTA 1000 title and a surge into the top 20.
Victoria, your story is an inspiration, and the best chapters are yet to be written.
Victoria, your story is an inspiration, and the best chapters are yet to be written.
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A top-ranked Canadian athlete. Nothing short of brilliant. 🇨🇦
It means you're retro and "cool."
Our landline has been fixed and now we’re saying “I got it” again.
Do people say that anymore? It’s just a landline thing, right?
Do people say that anymore? It’s just a landline thing, right?
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It means you're retro and "cool."
Err ... this is the "new" expertise that worries anyone with any sense whatsoever. Amazingly ridiculous. I expect Tom Nichols to have a new edition of the Death of Expertise just to highlight these big thinkers.
That time I warned men about the perils of tanning and slapping their balls in @caulfieldtim.bsky.social’s CBC documentary about the intersection of the manosphere and wellness industry, called Harder Better Faster Stronger.
December 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Err ... this is the "new" expertise that worries anyone with any sense whatsoever. Amazingly ridiculous. I expect Tom Nichols to have a new edition of the Death of Expertise just to highlight these big thinkers.
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That time I warned men about the perils of tanning and slapping their balls in @caulfieldtim.bsky.social’s CBC documentary about the intersection of the manosphere and wellness industry, called Harder Better Faster Stronger.
December 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
That time I warned men about the perils of tanning and slapping their balls in @caulfieldtim.bsky.social’s CBC documentary about the intersection of the manosphere and wellness industry, called Harder Better Faster Stronger.
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We’re going to be our own best customer.
Our new Buy Canadian policy means that when we build big, we’ll do it with Canadian materials, Canadian technology, and Canadian workers.
Our new Buy Canadian policy means that when we build big, we’ll do it with Canadian materials, Canadian technology, and Canadian workers.
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We’re going to be our own best customer.
Our new Buy Canadian policy means that when we build big, we’ll do it with Canadian materials, Canadian technology, and Canadian workers.
Our new Buy Canadian policy means that when we build big, we’ll do it with Canadian materials, Canadian technology, and Canadian workers.
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
Mandoline ... I mean really ... who the heck designed the damn things
Am attempting candied orange slices today out of some blood oranges.
I’ve never made them before, so should be interesting. Managed to use the mandoline without cutting myself this time, so yay!
(And yes, I had to check which spelling was the correct one)
I’ve never made them before, so should be interesting. Managed to use the mandoline without cutting myself this time, so yay!
(And yes, I had to check which spelling was the correct one)
December 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Mandoline ... I mean really ... who the heck designed the damn things
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Culture Minister Marc Miller is expressing support for the removal of a religious exemption for hate speech in the Criminal Code--says he doesn’t believe people should be using religion to escape from prosecution for a hate crime.
I agree. #Canada #NoHate
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/02/l...
I agree. #Canada #NoHate
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/02/l...
Liberal minister backs Bloc call to eliminate religious exemption for hate speech
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller is expressing support for the removal of a religious exemption for hate speech in the Criminal Code. Miller, who chaired the justice committee until he rejoined c...
halifax.citynews.ca
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Culture Minister Marc Miller is expressing support for the removal of a religious exemption for hate speech in the Criminal Code--says he doesn’t believe people should be using religion to escape from prosecution for a hate crime.
I agree. #Canada #NoHate
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/02/l...
I agree. #Canada #NoHate
halifax.citynews.ca/2025/12/02/l...
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In a dangerous and divided world, Canada and Europe are elevating our defence partnership.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In a dangerous and divided world, Canada and Europe are elevating our defence partnership.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
That means more access to new equipment for our Armed Forces, more investment in Canada, and massive opportunities for Canadian workers and businesses.
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With this agreement, #Canada will become the only country outside of #Europe with preferential access. Canada's participation in SAFE will be facilitated by the new Defence Investment Agency, which will remove red tape, centralise review and approval, and bolster industrial capacity.
Canada now in the 'tent' of EU's loans-for-weapons programs #Canada #EuropeanUnion #Defence #SAFEProgram
Defence minister says details about cost still being worked out
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Defence minister says details about cost still being worked out
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Canada now in the 'tent' of EU's loans-for-weapons programs | CBC News
Canada and the European Union have concluded a deal that allows Canadian companies access to the continent's €150-billion ($244-billion) loans-for-weapons program.
www.cbc.ca
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Welcome to SAFE, Canada!
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
When like-minded partners join forces on security and defence in a turbulent world, our countries grow stronger, our industries benefit and our citizens are safer.
Our Joint Statement ↓
link.europa.eu/QCDtpr
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Help needed to identify Canadian soldier killed more than a century ago #Canada
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Help needed to identify Canadian soldier killed more than a century ago
A team of experts working to identify the remains of a Canadian soldier killed during the First World War is hopeful the public can help solve a 108-year-old mystery.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Help needed to identify Canadian soldier killed more than a century ago #Canada
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Oh gosh ... Bill Evans ... just amazing
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Oh gosh ... Bill Evans ... just amazing
Ginger ... are you planning something we ought to be worried about?
I can make biscuits & look you in the eye at the same time. Nite beautiful babies. Hugs 💤💙💤
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Ginger ... are you planning something we ought to be worried about?
And maybe, just maybe, pay attention and see if there is an opportunity to offer a bit of help. Decency is easy.
Remember when U lose patience with an older person ahead of U at checkout. They move slower. Takes a minute to find cards or coupons.
Keep your snarky remarks to yourself. Don’t bother sighing so loud they can hear U in bakery dept. Because guess what skippy?
You will be a senior citizen 1 day.
Keep your snarky remarks to yourself. Don’t bother sighing so loud they can hear U in bakery dept. Because guess what skippy?
You will be a senior citizen 1 day.
December 1, 2025 at 11:45 PM
And maybe, just maybe, pay attention and see if there is an opportunity to offer a bit of help. Decency is easy.