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Thomas Peace

@tpcanoe.bsky.social
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Community. History. Place. Author of the Slow Rush of Colonization: Spaces of Power in the Maritime Peninsula and editor at ActiveHistory.ca. Visit my website at tpcanoe.ca

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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This piece is somewhat nuanced, but the Chronicle of Higher Education’s infatuation with “leftist” political thought in universities is tiring. The US has an acute problem with Moral Majorityesque Colleges & Unis, that actively damage democracy. Instead, this: www.chronicle.com/article/neil...
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Neil Gross Knows What Broke College
How political polarization became the organizing logic of academic life.
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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 28/09/2026
“Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There's something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym." —Bill Nye, Science Guy.
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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Universities have been hiring contract staff for too long instead of tenure track faculty. They are underpaid with no job security. I stand with @uwofa1.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/london/artic...
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Western faculty vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike mandate
Faculty members represented by the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of giving their bargaining team a strike mandate as contract negotiatio...
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every patch represents a devastating tragedy that will stain the history of the United States for decades to come. The last two years will be set beside the Trail of Tears as one of the US’s darkest moments.
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminder: Liberals reduced university and college income by $10 billion/year.
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The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada, 2026 | HESA
Morning all. The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada 2026 is out today, and you can download it here. Sincere thanks to our partners at Studiosity, Riipen, Pearson, Duolingo, Intellectual Prop...
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is 100% correct. We see this in how the political elite & - sadly - too many leaders in #cdnpse talk about the university. Their words don’t align with what is actually happening on the ground. We should be weary about politicians who are comfortable with this practice. #cdnpoli
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staring blankly into the abyss @irmsby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Believing in it while cutting literally all the efforts to mitigate it while doubling down on fossil fuels, doing almost nothing on renewables--hard to take seriously.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is a good summary of @alexusherhesa.bsky.social ‘s post on the “Concordia Revolution.” It contrasts with what I posted yesterday, & reminds me of Ray Ivany’s time at Acadia in the early-2010s, where he had to fix a decade plus of bad Presidential leadership. #cdnpse bsky.app/profile/ianm...
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just spent an hour trying to book one night’s room at #Delta Armories for a colleague visiting campus. Online has no ability to book for someone else, phone requires #AI, which does not understand my needs, & phoning locally left me perpetually on hold. If this is the future, it stinks. #ldnont
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Turns out I forgot to link to this piece. In sum, it is everyone else’s problem that university presidents cannot build followers. The way Stoicheff depicts the community, & the role of the President, is simplistic & part of the problem. #university #cdnpse - universityaffairs.ca/opinion/it-t...
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It Takes a Village - University Affairs
University presidents require longer time in office and broad support from within and outside their institutions to confront today’s biggest challenges.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I agree with the end goal of this piece about university presidency, but the problem is manifest in the argument. Presidents must support their #CommunityOfScholars, not require loyalty/obedience of that community. Real leadership in many #universities is missing, which is the core problem. #cdnpoli
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hold on. Serious question: you can no longer protest on #ParliamentHill? When did that happen? #cdnpoli #cdnmedia?
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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 22/09/2026
Funny, because the Truckers got three weeks to hang out before police lifted a finger. Interesting.
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This lawyer breaks down why the so-called guardrails Carney includes in this bill just create a cog in a machine built to deny workers their right to strike. Then ministers, in deciding what the “national interest” is in quashing a strike, can consider the “impact on the Canadian economy.”
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Just in time for #Homecoming @westernu.ca, we talked #TouchdownHorses #Mustangs & #BigAl for this week’s #HiddenHistory of #swont. You can listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Setting aside all of the other reasons to avoid the US, there are several changes brought about by this administration that make it tangibly unsafe for all. Air Traffic Control & Food Safety are two big examples. It shocks me that there are not more people in the streets.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I loved The City We Became. Jemsin has such a wonderfully creative mind that helps us better see the world in which we live.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
There are a lot of #MunicipalElections taking place in Canada right now. Remember, if the candidate claims they are low tax & they are not advocates for cycling & transit they are either ignorant or lying to you. No mode of transportation costs us more than roads for cars & trucks.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yeah. It is shocking that this sort of thing can be said aloud without people completely walking away from his leadership. It points to the ethical vacuum that certainly exists in the #RepublicanParty, but also #Conservative circles more generally, the world over.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m lukewarm on @mark-carney.bsky.social, especially because he seems to be serving up Canadian infrastructure to the oligarchy at home - despite our long term collective interests - but on the international front, he is firing on all cylinders & building the right types of relationships. #cdnpoli
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
There is a lot to consider here, but this piece doesn’t delve into the fiduciary responsibility of boards of governors/trustees for this situation. This is a problem. Universities are not fiefdoms of their Presidents. Weak boards must be addressed. www.chronicle.com/article/high... #pse #cdnpse
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Opinion | Higher Ed’s Middle-Manager Problem
It’s time to get serious about administrative bloat.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Yesterday marked 141 years since #Jumbo the Elephant was struck & killed by a passing freight train in St. Thomas. We talked about the elephant’s tragic & exploited life for this week’s #CBC #HiddenHistory of #swont: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The pathway to destroying a #LiberalArts education begins with the elimination of tenure & the message it sends about freedom of thought & speech. #pse #cdnpse #university - www.chronicle.com/article/push...
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Pushed by the Governor, a Small Liberal-Arts College Is Erasing Tenure From Its Faculty Handbook
Professors at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma are alarmed by that change and others.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One thing that struck me 25 years ago was that it seemed almost everyone I knew, knew someone at or near #GroundZero. The tragedy of 9/11 drew my attention to the amazing sense of global, resilient community & culture in #NYC. Today we mourn the lives lost on this day & over the years that followed.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
There is a reason the Ford govt indemnified themselves against injuries/death caused by removed bike lanes. Very direct blood to hand link.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The headline here is provocative, but I am on board with the general thrust of this interview: for those of us working with #undergraduates, our institutions must become “radically more communal.” www.chronicle.com/article/harv... #cdnpse #pse #CommunityOfScholars
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Harvard College’s Dean: ‘Everyone Is Using AI All the Time for Everything’
David J. Deming regards his approach as realistic. Others see it as defeatist.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Canadians have lots of reasons to take this type of action, but we need the international community to make similar moves. The international community brings so much good, but it is clear that the US is no longer interested in cooperation & collaboration. They have asked for isolation.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
#BackToSchool (or schools…) for this week’s #HiddenHistory of #SWONT. You can listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnhist #edhist
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Bottom of the 11th 5-5 @londonmajors.bsky.social vs @wellandjackfish.bsky.social . We’ve got some great baseball tonight in #ldnont
Baseball field at night
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is quite right. Canada cannot totally extract ourselves from military integration with the US, but if they are unfriendly & unwilling partners, we should be differentiating our military procurement. Such a move would be highly symbolic. #cdnpoli
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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
With 22 out of 24 Ontario colleges having published their financial statements, we can have a good look at the annus horribilus of 2025-26. Sector-wide: Total fee income down 43% (about $2bn) Total income down 30% (about $2.3 bn) Net margin went from +8% to -3% (625M surplus to $160M deficit)2
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is exactly the sort of policy every institution & large business should adopt. People on bus routes & in walking distance should pay a premium to park on campus, alongside incentives to keep the car ar home. It would lead to less traffic & less pollution. www.journaldequebec.com/2026/08/28/n...
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Nouvelle politique de stationnement au cégep: les autobus de la STLévis «sont pleins à craquer»
Des autobus de Lévis débordent en période de pointe depuis la rentrée des classes en raison d’un changement à la politique de stationnement au cégep.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I work from campus most days & believe that the #CommunityOfScholars, that underpin #University Life, is healthiest when faculty are present most of the work day. BUT! What is reported here deeply erodes the flexible conditions required for faculty to do their jobs. www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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The Face-Time Ultimatum
When faculty are required to be on campus, even to teach online, they may just quit.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
For the first time ever we did a #HiddenHistory of #SWONT that isn’t about our region. This week, Chris & I talk #LakeOntario, live from the #ThousandIslands: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #cdnhist #cdnpoli
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Absolutely thrilled to see that #PorterAirlines is coming to #ldnont this fall. We need more, & better, travel connections than the commuter link to Toronto & Calgary. Pre-COVID, we could fly direct to Montreal & Ottawa, let’s bring it back! flyyxu.ca/press-releas...
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Porter Airlines sets course for growth at London International Airport - London International Airport
Porter Airlines is launching service in London, Ont., for the first time in the airline’s history.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is 100% correct. Perhaps, @ontarioliberal.bsky.social challenge is that they are not meaningfully engaged with these issues to mount an influential campaign. Really, this critique applies to all of #onpoli, where central leadership stifles local voices in favour of command & control.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Font matters. I’ve always been a big believer in Al and Al’s summaries.
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Tim Asks Al to Hold Nail for George Forman
Alt: Tim Asks Al to Hold Nail for George Forman. I don’t think so, Tim!
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is THE iconic Tim Curry role, as far as I am concerned. Listening to the radio media today, they seem to have missed it. He was the BEST Long John Silver. Who’s even heard of Frank-n-Furter or Pennywise ? ;)
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Province of #Ontario is named after the lake, not the other way around; same with #Michigan. Both are anchored in the names given these bodies of water by the People who have been here since time immemorial. When it comes to #Canada-#US relations, let’s start here & fix centuries of mistakes.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’ve been choosing @chapmans.ca since #COVID. They have been making the right decisions for their employees & community, often at some personal cost. They deserve your choice too: www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
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Chapman's Ice Cream faces backlash and boycott over vaccination policy | CBC Radio
When Ashley Chapman announced a new vaccine policy at his Ontario ice cream company, he never expected people would boycott his product, send him hate mail, and call his elderly father a Nazi.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
It’s the last of our museum-focused #HiddenHistory of #swont. Today, Nav & I talked about our region’s dairy museums. Take a listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Introducing the kids to 9 to 5 tonight!
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Saddened to learn of #DollyParton ‘s death. It took me a long time to listen to her music because she was sexualized in ways that marginalized her powerful voice . She was a brilliant musician & amazing human. May she rest in peace. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
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Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80
Songwriter of I Will Always Love You, Jolene and 9 to 5 also invested millions in child literacy, Covid-19 vaccine development and other causes
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The kids took it apart. Can they fix it?
A picnic table missing one leg and a beam; located on a lawn.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is a thoughtful interview. Daniels is actually more balanced than the headline makes it seem. We must recognize that Left/Right poorly encapsulates the political spectrum. If Conservative approaches are missing, let's hear about what they would add #cdnpse #pse www.chronicle.com/article/cons...
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Conservative Scholars Are Rare. Johns Hopkins Wants More of Them.
Ronald J. Daniels says the ideological imbalance is bad for the academy and for the country.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The comments about this post target people who won’t retire, and that certainly can be a problem. A bigger problem is that university management is loath to replace them. The lack of under 35s has more to do with unsustainable university finance, & program management, than too many over 70s. #cdnpse
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This is exactly what is necessary, needs to be fast tracked, & our European partners need to be clear that the US has crossed too many lines in terms of international diplomacy. I long for a close & strong international relationship with the US, it is too bad their leadership has spurns that.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Reading about the outlook that underpins US decision makers these days (almost all of them men) & the only conclusion I can reach is that these people seem to be leading unhappy lives that neither wealth nor power can assuage; similar observation for many of the tech bros. Big contrast from Obama.
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I know it has only been a day since trade talks broke down, but we need to hear about international solidarity with Canada in the #TradeWar. It is globally beneficial for this to be an inflection point where world leaders stand up & push back against the bullying from the White House. #cdnpoli
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Thomas Peace @tpcanoe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The app that runs my heat pump is currently trying to sell me a barbecue. If this is what they are teaching in business schools, let’s be clear: it’s not welcome.
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