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Thank you! I appreciate that you understand what I was trying to explain. Fidelity to a civic idea vs fidelity to blood and soil. I see the latter sprouting in many parts of Canada.

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I really enjoyed my chat with Shauna Powers on CBC Saskatchewan Morning. We talked about my book True Patriot Love and all the adventures Canada has had over the decades.

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wonderful image! Thank you Myles!

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Great chat this am with Piya on CBC Sunday Eidtion. We talked about my book True Patriot Love and about the crucial differences between nationalism and patriotism. Have a listen if you can.

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I’ll post the full interview from Paikin’s podcast. And thank you for your comment about At a Loss for Words!

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

My books have arrived and my executive assistant has found a typo. Shocking! She accepts full responsibility since she walked on the keyboard while I wrote it. True Patriot Love is now in the stores. Dora thinks you should read it but ignore the mistakes.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Two weeks after 9/11, on this day, George Bush launched the "war on terrorism." The world would never be the same. This substack is about that retribution and Canada's role in it. It's free. substack.com/@caroloff/no...

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I Give You My Word (@caroloff)

https://caroloff.substack.com/p/fifteen-days-after-the-towers-fell?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1rszcv

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We quite rightly commemorate those killed on 9/11. But forget what happened two weeks later. This substack includes an excerpt from my upcoming book, True Patriot Love. This section is about Canada on the world stage. caroloff.substack.com/p/fifteen-da...

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My new book describes the journey of a young country finding its place in the world. The story I tell is historic but it's also personal; how I came to truly, patriotically, love this country. On sale October 13 but you can pre-order at your favourite bookstore.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I really Loved my evening at Kings college two years ago and hanging out with the co-op bookstore people. The best. Can't wait to do it again.

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Dan MacDonald 🇨🇦 @danmacphotos.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Carol Off’s @caroloff.bsky.social book “Ghosts of the Medak Pocket” was my introduction to this subject. I highly recommend it. Good of Charlie to speak of the battle as I’m sure many Canadians remain unaware of it.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

This is an extraordinary moment in Canada's evolution but there's a fascinating back story. Read all about it in True Patriot Love, pub date October 13. You can order it now from your fave bookstore.

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Barbara MacKinnon @barbaramackinnon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

YIKES!!! 🚨 Breaking news at Queens Park FYI re: FOI Ford just scheduled a late-night sitting to ram through a law that would permanently hide his phone records, while under RCMP investigation. The NDP are staying up all night to fight it.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

“Carol Off digs deep into six words whose meanings have been distorted and weaponized in recent years—including democracy, freedom and truth—and asks whether we can reclaim their value.” Sounds like an excellent and really important book. Would love to chat about @urbantruth.bsky.social, Carol.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Alberta teachers are extraordinary. Great questions. And always a delight to join forces with Tim.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Margaret is one funny woman and her Book of Lives: a Memoir of Sorts is one great book. Thanks for teaching me how to make a tit puppet, Margaret.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I will have a look. Thanks for the tip.

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I’m told that it can capture it. Or it soon will. maybe it will be sufficiently “human” to satisfy publishers and readers. Market forces.

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And I will always enjoy the task of writing. But I despair that one day the publisher will not bother waiting for me to prime the pump or stoke the wood stove.

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Yes books will survive. Written by AI. Technology will take over the task. I despair.

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Bluesky Strategy Group @blueskystrategy.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

As I struggle each day to write another book I can't help but think that this activity will one day be as obsolete as hand-pumping water from a well or stoking the kitchen stove with wood in order to cook dinner.

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Our #BlueskyBookClub pick today is from Senior Consultant @alysonfair.bsky.social: At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage, by Carol Off It's a powerful reminder that civil discourse isn’t just nice, it’s necessary. #BlueskyReads #BestPoliticalReads #ConversationMatters #canpoli

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Ha! I arrived at our cottage to find this issue from last year still on the coffee table. Before the US election. Before Trump 2. SCOTUS already in place to enable him. What a difference a year doesn't make.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Voting in favour of a bill that you know will hurt your people but presuming they won’t find out until you are re-elected is the height of cynicism. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...

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Tax Cuts Now, Benefit Cuts Later: The Timeline in the Republican Megabill

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Republicans want to slash food and medical aid for impoverished Americans in order to subsidize Jeff Bezos extravagance. These things are directly connected. How do these people sleep at night?

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I hear you. It’s a difficult time for those folks.

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It's dubbed the "None is to many" law. Canada sends asylum seekers back to the United States under a treaty that's supposed to protect their rights. We know it's not happening. Canada has legal obligations here. My latest substack. Free to read. Free to subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...

Mr. Carney, Tear down that wall.

Canada's urgent obligation to asylum seekers in the United States

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Violent attacks on journalists who are trying to cover the protests around Los Angeles, according to @adamrose, the Press Rights Chair at Los Angeles Press Club.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Trump wants to create violence in California as a distraction while his agents round up families, farm workers and students for detention and deportation.

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Canada is sending refugees back to the US -- a regime that violates their rights and deports women and children. We have obligations to those people. It's time we honoured them. Mr. Carney, tear down that wall. My latest substack. open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...

Mr. Carney, Tear down that wall.

Canada's urgent obligation to asylum seekers in the United States

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States is endangering the lives of countless people. It's immoral and probably unconstitutional. Mr. Carney, tear down that wall. My latest substack. Free to read. Free to subscribe.

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Mary Grace Scary Face 🎃👻👹😈💀 @emgeekay.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Beauty pageants, the flag, the search for symbols. “We are defined by what we do, not by what we wear or what authority figure we can trot onto stage. We have a lot of reconciliation still to do at home but, mixed as it is, I believe our record can speak for itself. It's better than most.”

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Good question! I would say our parks.

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Why is it so hard for Canada to show the world what we are? Canada: a nation in search of an identity and a symbol. My latest substack. Free to read; free to subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...

Canada - a nation in search of a symbol

Because nothing says "Canada" better than the king on his throne

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Carol Off @caroloff.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Canada is standing up to the global neighbourhood bully -Donald Trump. And the world is watching. Their takeaway? Never underestimate nice people. My latest free Substack. open.substack.com/pub/caroloff...