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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm planning to attend the CHA next year - my Clark biography comes out in the spring, and I want to be there to sign copies. 😉 I'm on the fence about presenting a paper, but if anyone's looking for a third for a panel about Canada between 1956 & 2004 - I can probably find some way to connect!

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ben bradley @benbradleyca.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

two weeks left to propose a paper, panel, or "other formats" for the #chashc2027 conference, being held at st johns college, university of manitoba. #cdnhist

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 30/09/2026

📣Funded PhD Position exploring the social and political implications of the consolidation, death—and even rebirth—of local newspapers in rural communities in Canada and the United States. Supervisor: Clark Banack at the University of Alberta www.ualberta.ca/en/alberta-c...

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Funded PhD Position

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Charlie Feldman @parlcharlie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

On this day in Canadian parliamentary history - September 28, 1978: The Commons Speaker announces a new page cohort and, for the first time, women become Commons pages.

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Very excited to see my forthcoming book on page one of the Winter 2027 @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social catalogue. Joe Clark: Progressive, Conservative, Canadian will be released in early 2027!

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Great piece by historian Dimitry Anastakis in the Toronto Star comparing past and present Canada-US trade wars. I particularly loved this money quote from his last point (screen capped) about how things are different now. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Watching the drama in the BC Conservative Party I am thinking of the parallels from 25 yrs ago when the “Rebel Alliance” broke off from Stockwell Day’s leadership of the Cdn Alliance, and then caucused & sat alongside the federal Progressive Conservatives as the Democratic Reform Caucus.

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm not sure what @stillots1.bsky.social will think about the fact that I'm thinking of her as I construct my book index entries related to taxation - but it's intended as a form of praise for how she and others (looking at you Elsbeth and Jeff) have built out the field of Canadian taxation history.

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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Last week the College of Arts held its summer staff BBQ, during which the winners of its 2026 Teaching Awards were announced. History PhD candidate Aidan Hughes won the Graduate Teaching Assistant Award. And professor Ben Bradley received one of the two Faculty Teaching Awards. Congratulations! 🌞🍔🦨

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Guys: what's the best single-volume history of British Columbia?

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As I watch all these Canadian universities roll out their announcements about the “Eddie Goldenberg” (ugh - partisan branding) research chairs, I can only think of how much federal and university money that /could/ have gone to brand new, junior, or current faculty already in Canada it represents.

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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Find out who you are and do it on purpose” -Dolly

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Lara Campbell @lcampbel.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Re-upping the work of expunging American products from my life. And please, folks: do not travel to the United States unless it's a family emergency. And let's get serious about dropping interprovincial trade barriers, especially alcohol.

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The pessimist in me gets tired of being right all the time in this timeline. But I am reminded of what Brian Mulroney said when his Progressive Conservative government walked away from the FTA talks in September 1987: A bad deal is worse than no deal.

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I just received the page proofs for my book, Joe Clark: Progressive, Conservative, Canadian. Now to begin the work of creating the index and reviewing the proofs. It's really detail-oriented work, but it means the end is in sight!

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So, given that the orange one has announced a new Canada-US trade deal is imminent, am I correct, in 2026-speak, in thinking it is about as close as a deal between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Just trying to ensure my recalibration is accurate.

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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

With forest fires posing big challenges to summer tourism in western Canada, and communities and businesses facing uncertainty about how to respond, professor Ben Bradley discusses the cultural and economic history of roadside attractions with CBC reporter Justin McElroy. #cdnhist

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 17/08/2026

We haven't been serious about peacekeeping for 30+ years.

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I swear this cartoonist has a camera in my home. ;-)

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 01/08/2026

Okay, let it

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy to recommend Unparliamentary - an enjoyable train read on my last trip. Like a lot of good history, it both entertains and debunks received popular mythologies. I have to rework a bit of a lecture, but now have a great anecdote for a new course I am developing. And I got to meet the author!

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A lot of the work of a department chair is putting out fires and emotional labour. But for me, it is genuinely delightful to craft a nomination letter putting a colleague forward for an award. Reading the letters of support in the package is heart-warming and inspiring.

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McGill-Queen's University Press @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Get 25% off your Indigo.ca pre-order! A History of Terrorism in Canada dispels assumptions that terrorism is recent, un-Canadian, and easily understood, presenting a sustained history of terrorism and counterterrorism in Canada. Ends August 2. buff.ly/pHDFpy3

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Rebecca Beausaert (she/her) @rebeccabeau.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The UN recognized 2026 as the Year of the Woman Farmer and I'm so proud to announce the installation of a new exhibition at McLaughlin Library @uofguelph.bsky.social that honours women's contributions to Canadian agriculture. Will be on display until Spring 2027. #womeninag #cdnag #ruralhist

Photograph of a display case containing items related to the history of the Ontario Agricultural College.

Photograph of a display case containing items related to the history of women's involvement in fall fairs.

Photograph of a display case containing items related to the history of the Macdonald Institute.

Photograph of the intro panel for the exhibit titled Breaking Ground: Women and Canada's Agricultural Past.

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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A good job in Canadian military history: emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/ap...

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Chief Historian

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Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Read the room, Air Canada.

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Revising lectures for my Canadian political history fall course. My old notes about the 1988 Canada-US FTA included comments about parallels in the [then-recent past] CUSMA negotiations era. I've just added "[insert content depending on what happens in 2026 with CUSMA]" as a placeholder. 🤷‍♂️

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Behold my Face ID failing and despair!

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UofGuelphArts @uofguelpharts.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This weekend at the Stratford Festival, Dr. Eric Fillion, director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation at the University of Guelph, will contribute to "Take the ‘A’ Train… to Stratford,” a conversation exploring Canadian jazz history.

Dr. Eric Fillion, director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, University of Guelph, and assistant professor in the School of Languages and Literatures in the College of Arts at the University of Guelph

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I'm excited to share the jacket design for my forthcoming book Joe Clark: Progressive, Conservative, Canadian. I'm currently working through the copy edits, and it will be in the winter catalogue from @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social. I'll be sure to share links for pre-ordering!

Book jacket. Joe Clark is standing at his House of Commons desk. The title of the book is Joe Clark: Progressive, Conservative, Canadian. Author is Matthew Hayday

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Adele Perry @adeleperry.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

As a researcher and even just as an inquiring human, I would take a basic search engine circa 2015 above any of today’s ai-addled machines.

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I'm quoted several times (along with my great peers!) in this thoughtful feature piece by the Globe and Mail's Nathan VanderKlippe about the many ways the United States has influenced Canada's development - penned for our neighbour's 250th anniversary. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

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Canada is as much a product of the American Revolution as America is

American visionaries, money and ideas have shaped Canada over centuries, whether we like it or not

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I did an interview for Radio-Canada about la fête du Canada that aired today, en français. I can’t bring myself to listen to all my errors, but should the spirit so move you… ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premie...

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Fête du Canada : l'historien Matthew Hayday raconte | OHdio | Radio-Canada

Écoutez l’extrait de l’émission Pas comme d'habitude : Fête du Canada : l'historien Matthew Hayday raconte

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Happy Canada Day! Bonne Fête du Canada! 🇨🇦 I often say that I think today can be a day for both celebrations and reflection. There are a lot of aspects of this country and its history that are remarkable and that make me glad to be Canadian - and I like to celebrate those today. (🧵)

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Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thanks to @theglobeandmail.com for giving me a little space to talk about a moment in my life. I hope maybe it'll be useful to (possibly give a laugh to?)others with metastatic cancer? share.google/8dRbC0go2heN...

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I am still physically fit, but metastatic breast cancer took away my ability to plan ahead

Patients are living longer with MBC but don’t tell them they look ‘great’ in spite of the disease

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Sean Carleton @seancarleton.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Being "proud" of your country does not mean burying your head in the sand about its fundamental problems. In fact, Canadians support reconciliation precisely because they want to resolve - not inflame - those tensions to create a better future.

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It would figure that in a year when I am not doing a pile of Canada Day interviews, I have a perfect answer for the “and what are you doing to mark Canada Day this year?” question. “Why, painting my front door Fire Cracker red. Isn’t everyone?”

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Matthew Hayday @mhayday.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I agree! Just have the government pay for the renovation and be done with this never-ending tempest-in-a-teapot story. It's such a petty, petty issue.

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UGuelph History Department @uguelphhist.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

On Wednesday, Ben Bradley spoke with Bill Fee of CBC Radio's Daybreak North show about the historical context behind an "audacious" new proposal to build a highway that would link B.C.'s north and central coast regions with Vancouver and Prince Rupert. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnhist

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