David Webster
@dwebster.bsky.social
Historian: Canada, Quebec, Asia, Timor-Leste, human rights, development. Latest book Challenge the Strong Wind https://www.ubcpress.ca/challenge-the-strong-wind . On unceded Abenaki land, maintenant connu sous le nom Estrie/Eastern Townships.
Guest speaker Danny Beaton ( Mohawk) this week at @ubishops.bsky.social Sherbrooke Quebec.
January 19, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Guest speaker Danny Beaton ( Mohawk) this week at @ubishops.bsky.social Sherbrooke Quebec.
Love is all around...
January 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Love is all around...
In case you haven't seen it yet, MAGA influences are already threatening to invade Canada.
No, this is not yet the US government, but it is making thoughts like invading Canada more thinkable.
Is our own govt up to the challenge?
No, this is not yet the US government, but it is making thoughts like invading Canada more thinkable.
Is our own govt up to the challenge?
January 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
In case you haven't seen it yet, MAGA influences are already threatening to invade Canada.
No, this is not yet the US government, but it is making thoughts like invading Canada more thinkable.
Is our own govt up to the challenge?
No, this is not yet the US government, but it is making thoughts like invading Canada more thinkable.
Is our own govt up to the challenge?
12 full time positions to historians? This really is science fiction!
(From Stephenson and Galland, The Rise and Fall of DODO)
(From Stephenson and Galland, The Rise and Fall of DODO)
January 2, 2026 at 6:29 PM
12 full time positions to historians? This really is science fiction!
(From Stephenson and Galland, The Rise and Fall of DODO)
(From Stephenson and Galland, The Rise and Fall of DODO)
"The most destructive idea in existence..." - Oldman Juma
December 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"The most destructive idea in existence..." - Oldman Juma
It is actually fascinating how easily Liberal partisans abandoned all they claimed to believe in, and their once belived Trudeau, and are in thrall to Carney every bit as much as Republicans are to Trump.
December 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It is actually fascinating how easily Liberal partisans abandoned all they claimed to believe in, and their once belived Trudeau, and are in thrall to Carney every bit as much as Republicans are to Trump.
NEW DOCUMENT RELEASE: The United Nations and the invasion of Timor-Leste
timorarchive.ca/undocs
Indonesian military forces invaded Timor-Leste on 7 Dec 2025. To mark the 50th anniversary, TiSA presents selected United Nations documents on Timor-Leste in the lead-up and aftermath to the invasion.
timorarchive.ca/undocs
Indonesian military forces invaded Timor-Leste on 7 Dec 2025. To mark the 50th anniversary, TiSA presents selected United Nations documents on Timor-Leste in the lead-up and aftermath to the invasion.
December 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
NEW DOCUMENT RELEASE: The United Nations and the invasion of Timor-Leste
timorarchive.ca/undocs
Indonesian military forces invaded Timor-Leste on 7 Dec 2025. To mark the 50th anniversary, TiSA presents selected United Nations documents on Timor-Leste in the lead-up and aftermath to the invasion.
timorarchive.ca/undocs
Indonesian military forces invaded Timor-Leste on 7 Dec 2025. To mark the 50th anniversary, TiSA presents selected United Nations documents on Timor-Leste in the lead-up and aftermath to the invasion.
Without downloading any new pics, describe your vibe for today using an image from your gallery
December 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your vibe for today using an image from your gallery
Love the joy on the face of the Dean of Philosophy and Human Sciences as she talks about plans for a new History department at the National University, Timor-Leste. At a History departments gathering organized by UNESCO, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
November 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Love the joy on the face of the Dean of Philosophy and Human Sciences as she talks about plans for a new History department at the National University, Timor-Leste. At a History departments gathering organized by UNESCO, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
It keeps on giving
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 AM
It keeps on giving
Facebook wants me to rate the product "Mark Carney." I am not satisfied with this product. It did not deliver the good or service that was promised.
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Facebook wants me to rate the product "Mark Carney." I am not satisfied with this product. It did not deliver the good or service that was promised.
Nothing better than reading memoirs
October 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Nothing better than reading memoirs
6. Luckily, the #notwithstanding clause cannot over-ride Indigenous or minority-langauge rights. But the clause is only a "last resort" as intended when politicians use it responsibly, when all other options are exhausted. Our politicians today have gone trigger-happy. #cdnhist #cdnpoli
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
6. Luckily, the #notwithstanding clause cannot over-ride Indigenous or minority-langauge rights. But the clause is only a "last resort" as intended when politicians use it responsibly, when all other options are exhausted. Our politicians today have gone trigger-happy. #cdnhist #cdnpoli
5. In the last decade, provinces are pressing the #notwothstanding "nuclear option" button like they are playing an arcade game. Sask in 2017 (over Catholic schools). Ontario in 2018 (over the size of a city council!). Quebec in 2019. Ontario in 2020. Both Ontario AND Quebec in 2022. Now Alberta.
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
5. In the last decade, provinces are pressing the #notwothstanding "nuclear option" button like they are playing an arcade game. Sask in 2017 (over Catholic schools). Ontario in 2018 (over the size of a city council!). Quebec in 2019. Ontario in 2020. Both Ontario AND Quebec in 2022. Now Alberta.
The "notwithstanding" clause in Canada's 1982 constitution was meant as a "nuclear option."
Section 33: “Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare ... that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding" the Charter of Rights. #cdnhist #notwithstanding /2
Section 33: “Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare ... that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding" the Charter of Rights. #cdnhist #notwithstanding /2
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The "notwithstanding" clause in Canada's 1982 constitution was meant as a "nuclear option."
Section 33: “Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare ... that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding" the Charter of Rights. #cdnhist #notwithstanding /2
Section 33: “Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare ... that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding" the Charter of Rights. #cdnhist #notwithstanding /2
The joy that comes from learning. Victoria BC, Lək̓ʷəŋən territory.
October 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The joy that comes from learning. Victoria BC, Lək̓ʷəŋən territory.
Memikwaldamnana, we remember. Vigil for the Rogers Raid on the Abenaki village Odanak, October 4, 1759 and the 34 massacred that day.
October 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Memikwaldamnana, we remember. Vigil for the Rogers Raid on the Abenaki village Odanak, October 4, 1759 and the 34 massacred that day.
Not surprisingly, apologists for Israel's genocide have a soft spot for war criminal Prabowo Subianto, president of Indonesia.
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Not surprisingly, apologists for Israel's genocide have a soft spot for war criminal Prabowo Subianto, president of Indonesia.
Truth and reconciliation march at @ubishops.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Truth and reconciliation march at @ubishops.bsky.social
The Guardian calls this "a flesh colored ziggurat"
Who has flesh this colour?
Who has flesh this colour?
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Guardian calls this "a flesh colored ziggurat"
Who has flesh this colour?
Who has flesh this colour?
"There is an earth that bears you. And the four directions surround you. So look north as your last breath. Keep it for tomorrow. You'll need it."
September 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"There is an earth that bears you. And the four directions surround you. So look north as your last breath. Keep it for tomorrow. You'll need it."
"what Hamas has done and what has been done in Gaza" ??
Cannot imagine a worse choice for UN ambassador than failed pol David Lametti. We need a professional Diplomats en poste.
Cannot imagine a worse choice for UN ambassador than failed pol David Lametti. We need a professional Diplomats en poste.
September 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"what Hamas has done and what has been done in Gaza" ??
Cannot imagine a worse choice for UN ambassador than failed pol David Lametti. We need a professional Diplomats en poste.
Cannot imagine a worse choice for UN ambassador than failed pol David Lametti. We need a professional Diplomats en poste.
Sky full of gannets declared terrorist organization.
September 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Sky full of gannets declared terrorist organization.