Shirley Tillotson
@stillots1.bsky.social
Prof. Emeritus at Dalhousie/King's in Halifax, NS. Canadian history (with sources), public finance, pix of woodland and coast. Slow to anger. Stage IV MBC https://ukings.ca/people/shirley-tillotson/
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Shirley Tillotson
@stillots1.bsky.social
· Jan 11
My fave political history is the backstories of politicians: the agenda-making and network building worlds of volunteering, fundraising, and policy / interest advocacy.
So I'm your dial-a- Canadian-historian on lots of specialist topics. But it's all political history.
So I'm your dial-a- Canadian-historian on lots of specialist topics. But it's all political history.
I don't it will work this time either, but here is the gift link again
@terriclarke.bsky.social @carolannesundahl.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/330b5b5...
@terriclarke.bsky.social @carolannesundahl.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/330b5b5...
February 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I don't it will work this time either, but here is the gift link again
@terriclarke.bsky.social @carolannesundahl.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/330b5b5...
@terriclarke.bsky.social @carolannesundahl.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/330b5b5...
DOJ operating at "C student in first year survey course" level
The hilarious part is that they never attached Appendix A, which supposedly included their only evidence, were told that they'd left it out, and then failed to submit it before the deadline. So when the court ruled, there was literally no supporting evidence at all.
February 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM
DOJ operating at "C student in first year survey course" level
Brutal massacre of an Acadian community in January 1759. The expulsion continued.
Janvier 1759 - Le lieutenant Moses Hazen et des miliciens arrivent à Ste-Anne-des-Pays-Bas (auj. Fredericton). Ils brûlent les 150 maisons, chapelles, granges &grain. Les Acadiens s’étaient enfuient mais sur le chemin de retour, ils
La destruction de Sainte-Anne-des-Pays-Bas
À l’automne 1758, le village de Sainte-Anne-des-Pays-Bas (sur le site de la ville actuelle de Fredericton) échappe à la destruction des établissements
www.acadienouvelle.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Brutal massacre of an Acadian community in January 1759. The expulsion continued.
Data nerds who don't subscribe to the Globe and Mail!
My best gift link for you!
If you rank cities by best feature and select climate and transportation, Halifax is #4 in the country. 🧐
"Average" is doing a lot of work in, say, transit commute time.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/330b5b5...
My best gift link for you!
If you rank cities by best feature and select climate and transportation, Halifax is #4 in the country. 🧐
"Average" is doing a lot of work in, say, transit commute time.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/330b5b5...
Canada’s 100 Most Livable Cities
Explore our third data-driven ranking of the most desirable places to live in the country
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Data nerds who don't subscribe to the Globe and Mail!
My best gift link for you!
If you rank cities by best feature and select climate and transportation, Halifax is #4 in the country. 🧐
"Average" is doing a lot of work in, say, transit commute time.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/330b5b5...
My best gift link for you!
If you rank cities by best feature and select climate and transportation, Halifax is #4 in the country. 🧐
"Average" is doing a lot of work in, say, transit commute time.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/330b5b5...
Big storm-prep energy at the grocery store.
It'll be 20 minutes in the check out lineup
Audiobook salvation!
It'll be 20 minutes in the check out lineup
Audiobook salvation!
January 31, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Big storm-prep energy at the grocery store.
It'll be 20 minutes in the check out lineup
Audiobook salvation!
It'll be 20 minutes in the check out lineup
Audiobook salvation!
D: I am maneuvering with difficulty
But there needs to be cheerful signal flags, too.
"I'm feeling frisky"
"Nice weather for sailing"
"Just starting the voyage - excited"
"Yum. Fresh hard tack and an extra rum ration"
But there needs to be cheerful signal flags, too.
"I'm feeling frisky"
"Nice weather for sailing"
"Just starting the voyage - excited"
"Yum. Fresh hard tack and an extra rum ration"
Tag yourself: I'm Z (I NEED A TUG) #vexillology
January 31, 2026 at 3:46 PM
D: I am maneuvering with difficulty
But there needs to be cheerful signal flags, too.
"I'm feeling frisky"
"Nice weather for sailing"
"Just starting the voyage - excited"
"Yum. Fresh hard tack and an extra rum ration"
But there needs to be cheerful signal flags, too.
"I'm feeling frisky"
"Nice weather for sailing"
"Just starting the voyage - excited"
"Yum. Fresh hard tack and an extra rum ration"
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I am loving this banger of a chart crime from the White House. Look at the y-axis and try not to laugh. Looks like a gain of about 1 metric ton. 🤡
January 31, 2026 at 3:19 AM
I am loving this banger of a chart crime from the White House. Look at the y-axis and try not to laugh. Looks like a gain of about 1 metric ton. 🤡
A pen portrait of the Alberta separatists.
Among those interviewed is Barry Cooper "with" (aka retired from) U of Calgary
Cooper has been repeating himself for decades. Maybe there are no separatists among succeeding generations of politics profs in AB.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Among those interviewed is Barry Cooper "with" (aka retired from) U of Calgary
Cooper has been repeating himself for decades. Maybe there are no separatists among succeeding generations of politics profs in AB.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Amid a wave of Canada-wide unity, Alberta’s separatism movement pushes back
Alberta separatists are taking their message on the road, campaigning across the province for an independence referendum
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A pen portrait of the Alberta separatists.
Among those interviewed is Barry Cooper "with" (aka retired from) U of Calgary
Cooper has been repeating himself for decades. Maybe there are no separatists among succeeding generations of politics profs in AB.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Among those interviewed is Barry Cooper "with" (aka retired from) U of Calgary
Cooper has been repeating himself for decades. Maybe there are no separatists among succeeding generations of politics profs in AB.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
Once more:
Please charge me appropriate taxes to live in a safe, accessible, vibrant, and interesting city.
Please.
I want this and will pay for it.
I do not want to live in an asphalt hellscape with crumbling libraries and 96-hour snow clearing standards.
Please charge me appropriate taxes to live in a safe, accessible, vibrant, and interesting city.
Please.
I want this and will pay for it.
I do not want to live in an asphalt hellscape with crumbling libraries and 96-hour snow clearing standards.
Janet Steele “we haven’t been charging the tax rate we should have been charging to pay for everything planned”
!!!
!!!
January 31, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Once more:
Please charge me appropriate taxes to live in a safe, accessible, vibrant, and interesting city.
Please.
I want this and will pay for it.
I do not want to live in an asphalt hellscape with crumbling libraries and 96-hour snow clearing standards.
Please charge me appropriate taxes to live in a safe, accessible, vibrant, and interesting city.
Please.
I want this and will pay for it.
I do not want to live in an asphalt hellscape with crumbling libraries and 96-hour snow clearing standards.
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
I... don't hate this move tbh. Bedford Hwy BRT is far more valuable to the city that a fuckin' boat.
January 28, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I... don't hate this move tbh. Bedford Hwy BRT is far more valuable to the city that a fuckin' boat.
There will be some nostalgia value in this shot for some of you, and a puzzle for others.
These were my sister's Girl Guide badges, earned in the 1960s
Some are obvious. Others (pickaxe and hatchet) not much. "Introduction to Prospecting?" maybe? 😅
These were my sister's Girl Guide badges, earned in the 1960s
Some are obvious. Others (pickaxe and hatchet) not much. "Introduction to Prospecting?" maybe? 😅
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
There will be some nostalgia value in this shot for some of you, and a puzzle for others.
These were my sister's Girl Guide badges, earned in the 1960s
Some are obvious. Others (pickaxe and hatchet) not much. "Introduction to Prospecting?" maybe? 😅
These were my sister's Girl Guide badges, earned in the 1960s
Some are obvious. Others (pickaxe and hatchet) not much. "Introduction to Prospecting?" maybe? 😅
Great idea for a show! Reading David Foot's Boom, Busy, and Echo, published in 1996 and looking at its predictions and its influence.
New epsiode! Canada’s housing crisis. Youth unemployment. Immigration debates. A broken healthcare system.
What if we told you a book published in 1996 predicted almost all of it?
Watch here:
What if we told you a book published in 1996 predicted almost all of it?
Watch here:
They Predicted Canada’s Housing Crisis in 1996 — Why Didn’t We Listen?
Canada’s housing crisis. Youth unemployment. Immigration debates. A broken healthcare system.
What if we told you a book published in 1996 predicted almost all of it?
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt revisit the Canadian classic Boom, Bust & Echo to explore how de
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Great idea for a show! Reading David Foot's Boom, Busy, and Echo, published in 1996 and looking at its predictions and its influence.
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
New epsiode! Canada’s housing crisis. Youth unemployment. Immigration debates. A broken healthcare system.
What if we told you a book published in 1996 predicted almost all of it?
Watch here:
What if we told you a book published in 1996 predicted almost all of it?
Watch here:
They Predicted Canada’s Housing Crisis in 1996 — Why Didn’t We Listen?
Canada’s housing crisis. Youth unemployment. Immigration debates. A broken healthcare system.
What if we told you a book published in 1996 predicted almost all of it?
In this episode of The Missing Middle, Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt revisit the Canadian classic Boom, Bust & Echo to explore how de
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
New epsiode! Canada’s housing crisis. Youth unemployment. Immigration debates. A broken healthcare system.
What if we told you a book published in 1996 predicted almost all of it?
Watch here:
What if we told you a book published in 1996 predicted almost all of it?
Watch here:
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
When did red and white and the maple leaf first signify Canada in international sports? With six days until Flag Day, I have a contender for the first "Team Canada" to use this on its uniforms. Spoiler alert: it wasn't a hockey team. Learn more in this 🧵:
#vexillology #cdnhist
#vexillology #cdnhist
February 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
When did red and white and the maple leaf first signify Canada in international sports? With six days until Flag Day, I have a contender for the first "Team Canada" to use this on its uniforms. Spoiler alert: it wasn't a hockey team. Learn more in this 🧵:
#vexillology #cdnhist
#vexillology #cdnhist
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
Halifax! There is a trial of an inhaled vaccine for COVID that you can enrol in right now!
Phase 2 Clinical Trial Evaluating an Inhaled Aerosol COVID-19 Vaccine
Study description
www.ccfv.ca
January 29, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Halifax! There is a trial of an inhaled vaccine for COVID that you can enrol in right now!
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
Dying.
Andre Chabot, the city's longest-serving current councillor, believes that target could be reached without significant tax or rate increases — provided the city gets the right funding from elsewhere, like the private sector, the province and Ottawa.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Andre Chabot, the city's longest-serving current councillor, believes that target could be reached without significant tax or rate increases — provided the city gets the right funding from elsewhere, like the private sector, the province and Ottawa.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Calgary councillor says city can increase infrastructure spending to $5B without major tax hikes | CBC News
Calgary's essential infrastructure has come under scrutiny after last December's Bearspaw south feeder main break, the second such catastrophic water main failure in 18 months. City administration say...
www.cbc.ca
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Dying.
Andre Chabot, the city's longest-serving current councillor, believes that target could be reached without significant tax or rate increases — provided the city gets the right funding from elsewhere, like the private sector, the province and Ottawa.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Andre Chabot, the city's longest-serving current councillor, believes that target could be reached without significant tax or rate increases — provided the city gets the right funding from elsewhere, like the private sector, the province and Ottawa.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
Staff: "We have some hard decisions today"
Me: We've been making hard decisions this whole time, this is just the first year where we have to face consequences for past hard decisions
Me: We've been making hard decisions this whole time, this is just the first year where we have to face consequences for past hard decisions
January 28, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Staff: "We have some hard decisions today"
Me: We've been making hard decisions this whole time, this is just the first year where we have to face consequences for past hard decisions
Me: We've been making hard decisions this whole time, this is just the first year where we have to face consequences for past hard decisions
Wow. Flu A wastewater signal in Halifax is higher than it has been since monitoring started in 2021
Currently much higher than other respiratory viruses
Feeling like crap? Odds are it's flu.
Data for other Canadian places at health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/#...
Currently much higher than other respiratory viruses
Feeling like crap? Odds are it's flu.
Data for other Canadian places at health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/#...
January 28, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Wow. Flu A wastewater signal in Halifax is higher than it has been since monitoring started in 2021
Currently much higher than other respiratory viruses
Feeling like crap? Odds are it's flu.
Data for other Canadian places at health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/#...
Currently much higher than other respiratory viruses
Feeling like crap? Odds are it's flu.
Data for other Canadian places at health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/#...
Sun on fresh snow gives the rough forest floor some sinuous, fleshy curves
January 28, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Sun on fresh snow gives the rough forest floor some sinuous, fleshy curves
🤢😬😡
Steve Bannon has plans for Canada www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
🤢😬😡
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
Someone on CBC just described Halifax as the "birthplace of Canadian ukelele" and there is absolutely no call to be so rude
January 26, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Someone on CBC just described Halifax as the "birthplace of Canadian ukelele" and there is absolutely no call to be so rude
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
Had to drive Kid2 to work - the roads are not great. Most people were slowing down and driving to conditions, which was reassuring, but some intersections were quite dodgy and it's frozen in spots so that's fun
Sidewalks haven't been touched. A lot of people walking in the road.
Take 'er easy
Sidewalks haven't been touched. A lot of people walking in the road.
Take 'er easy
January 26, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Had to drive Kid2 to work - the roads are not great. Most people were slowing down and driving to conditions, which was reassuring, but some intersections were quite dodgy and it's frozen in spots so that's fun
Sidewalks haven't been touched. A lot of people walking in the road.
Take 'er easy
Sidewalks haven't been touched. A lot of people walking in the road.
Take 'er easy
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
Stepped out on to the street to take this photo and the snow was up to my knees. And I'm 6 feet tall.
January 25, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Stepped out on to the street to take this photo and the snow was up to my knees. And I'm 6 feet tall.
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For the "homes used to be places to live but now they're investments" crowd: An ad from 1911 showing the investment potential and "surest speculation" of buying land in the Glebe.
(Given how much land prices have gone up here... they're not wrong.
(Given how much land prices have gone up here... they're not wrong.
January 25, 2026 at 6:15 PM
For the "homes used to be places to live but now they're investments" crowd: An ad from 1911 showing the investment potential and "surest speculation" of buying land in the Glebe.
(Given how much land prices have gone up here... they're not wrong.
(Given how much land prices have gone up here... they're not wrong.
Reposted by Shirley Tillotson
Gentle reminder that, whether it’s boulder snorgling or lying on the floor with the dumbest possible novel, unplugging from the dumpster fire now and then is not just ok but necessary for well-being.
Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.
January 23, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Gentle reminder that, whether it’s boulder snorgling or lying on the floor with the dumbest possible novel, unplugging from the dumpster fire now and then is not just ok but necessary for well-being.