It is Pride Month. Throughout this month, I will be sharing the stories of how Canadians fought for equality. Today it is the story of Jackie Shane.

It is Indigenous History Month. Throughout this month, I will be sharing the stories from Canada's Indigenous history. Today it is Mary Two-Axe Earley. Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 buff.ly/1cJ2rfw

Anti-fash counter-protests outnumber fash marches all the time and it would be cool if the press made a big deal about it.

The answer to Canada Post's financial crisis has been in the law since 1981. The government just has not used it. By Si Thu Naing @policyalternatives.ca #cdnpoli #canlab www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

big fascist vibes

Reminder, that the next #TWSOchat is this Sunday, June 14th at 10:30am (PT) and the subject is: Cutting Down Your Manuscript. Join in on the chat with #TWS writers, alumni & mentors to refine your writing practice. Ask questions & share your experience #WritingCommunity #Writers

Excited to read some new poems for this and to hear these fine poets. Tune in, tomorrow! You'll need to email [email protected] to get an invite to join. (Note that if you're in or around Vancouver it will be starting at 3pm)

Cruelty to migrants, Canada style.

A society with one trillionaire and millions of people in poverty is something to be deeply ashamed of, actually

Very interesting article on signed vs. inscribed books www.abaa.org/articles/sig... #booksky 💙📚 #collecting

Looking at the illustrations Alice and Martin Provensen did for the Iliad and the Odyssey in 1956 and taking pleasure in noting how diverse they made that world. Everyone bitching about the new movie’s casting is more racist than a children’s book publicist in *1956*

To be very precise, on top of being a useless conman, he is one of the biggest mass-murders in history, a genocideer on par with any of history's other monsters.

Grim, though we could really see it coming: queer fiction (especially queer romantasy) has bern treated as a trend more than anything else by big presses; there isn't much depth to the commitment. & a lot what we see now was acquired years ago. Real risk pipeline for queer authors is switched off.

Robert Munsch books to be translated into 4 Yukon First Nations languages #CanLit #KidLit www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Following a thorough review, the EPA has found that napalm, with its ability to burn at temperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, is highly effective for both weed management and pest control,” said Administrator Lee Zeldin

"Jenny owns a crematorium. John’s propane company gives her a $20 billion investment in return for 5 percent of her operation. Jenny throws $10 billion into the incinerator, then pays John $10 billion to buy propane to burn that money to ashes..."

Maybe it was the whole primitive, hateful idea of the feminine as dark, blind, weak, and evil that I saw shaking itself to pieces, imploding, crumbling into wreckage on a desert ground. And I rejoiced to see it fall. I still do.

you hear no news; read no gazettes; extras with startling accounts of commonplaces never delude you into unnecessary excitements; you hear of no domestic afflictions; bankrupt securities; fall of stocks

Toad looked at the sunshine coming through the window. “Frog,” he said, “I am so glad that you came over.” “I always do,” said Frog.

Toad sat and did nothing. Frog sat with him.

What’s in a name?

On this day in 1995, Alanis Morissette released her third studio album Jagged Little Pill. It sold 33 million copies, went #1 in 14 countries (including Canada) and won five Junos and four Grammys. Today, it is ranked among the greatest albums ever made.

On this day in 1908, Anne of Green Gables was published. Written by Lucy Maud Montgomery, it became one of the most famous books of the 20th century. The book has sold 50 million copies in 36 languages and been adapted into TV series, movies, plays and much more.

On this day in 1918, Percy Rodriguez was born. He acted on Broadway, television and films and often played doctors, detectives, lawyers and politicians. He is most famous for his voice-over work in movie trailers from the 1970s to the 2000s. He died in 2007. 📸 ABC

Happy birthday to Natalie MacMaster, born on this day in 1972 in Troy, Nova Scotia! In her career as a fiddler, she has earned two Junos, the Order of Canada, the Order of Nova Scotia and is in the Canadian Fiddle Hall of Honour. She also has three Gold records. 📸 Ryan Taplin

Arden Village A.J. Casson 1957

Morning Tide Ken Danby 1983

Sunset, Canoe Lake Tom Thomson 1915

Canadian Flag Charles Pachter 2025

Point on Green Lake, Manitoba Robert Genn 2005

Beaver Holly Cheverie ~ Anishinaabe c. 2023

'But it matters, in this case, because the #police force is using it as an excuse to exclude Indigenous journalists, and journalists whose beat is to cover #Indigenous stories, from official updates critical to their work.' ricochet.media/media/thunde...

FIFA tells Toronto shop to stop selling World Cup bong “Kady says he sold just one to a customer who paid in cash and didn’t even plan on smoking with it.” www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/socce...

BREAKING: Thunder Bay police retaliate against award-winning journalist. Force refuses to send official communications to journalist who won Canadian Screen Award for exposing misconduct in their department. “Flies in the face of basic transparency,” says CAJ head. ricochet.media/media/thunde...

WORLD CUP: Canada ties with Bosnia-Herzegovina, reignites WWI

In 2018, the new vertical $10 was released. It features Viola Desmond, an important figure in Canada's civil rights history. The reverse side has the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and an eagle feather with a quotation from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. 🧵 8/9

Happy birthday to Christine Sinclair, born on this day in 1983 in Burnaby, BC! She spent 20 seasons with Canada's national team and is the all-time leader in international goals among men and women with 190. She has a star on Canada's Walk of Fame. 📸 Jennifer Gauthier

On this day in 2005, Scott Young died. Born in 1918 in Cypress River, Manitoba, he was one of Canada's most acclaimed writers. In his career, he wrote 45 books on a variety of topics and genres. He is the father of rock legend Neil Young. 📸 Tony Bock

It is Pride Month. Throughout this month, I will be sharing the stories of how Canadians fought for equality. Today it is the story of The Body Politic.

It is Indigenous History Month. Throughout this month, I will be sharing the stories from Canada's Indigenous history. Today it is Chief Poundmaker.

I'm sharing Canada's soccer/football history throughout the World Cup! Today, it is the story of Canada's first foray into World Cup competition.

We started with 96 Fiction and 96 Non-Fiction Books and over the course of the voting rounds and over 100,000 votes, we have our winner! Canada's Favourite Book is....Anne of Green Gables! Thank you to everyone who voted. Canadian polls will return after my summer trip.

The Shopify bros are denouncing the Globe and Mail as socialists fomenting intolerance and hate against billionaires

Famously Bolshevik Globe and Mail.

Reminder: Library of Brothel is coming to the US in January.

Book Launch: sometimes, forest Shelf Life Books June 16, 7:00 PM Elee Kraljii Gardiner launches her new book of poetry, sometimes, forest, a “hylofeminist”  work exploring how our bodies and those of the ecosystems around us are permeated and interwoven.

Ken and Robin Consume Media: Daredevil, Warp Marine Corps, Christopher Nolan

Sell when you can, you are not for all markets.

In the days of horse-drawn carriages, horses’ hooves often DASHED mud onto passengers in wet weather. To block the mud, people installed wooden BOARDS up front. They called them ‘dashboards.’