Jeffrey Street 🇨🇦🇺🇦
@streetwriter.bsky.social
Author/co-author of several bestselling books about Canadian military history. Currently writing a biography of Cdr Campbell Clouston and 'The Miracle of Dunkirk.' More at https://bio.link/jeffreystreet.
This was a terrific celebration of a great Canadian historian now sadly missed. Worth watching.
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This was a terrific celebration of a great Canadian historian now sadly missed. Worth watching.
As Sherlock Holmes would say, "the game is afoot." I'm so close to chasing down a memoir written by a W/T operator who, with Basil Irwin et al, was part of British missions to the Partisans in Yugoslavia in the #SWW. One of the last pieces before revising my book about Major Colin Scott Dafoe.
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 AM
As Sherlock Holmes would say, "the game is afoot." I'm so close to chasing down a memoir written by a W/T operator who, with Basil Irwin et al, was part of British missions to the Partisans in Yugoslavia in the #SWW. One of the last pieces before revising my book about Major Colin Scott Dafoe.
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Canada lost a legend. Colleen Jones was beloved in Nova Scotia and across Canada as a giant in the world of curling.
She represented the best of Canadian sport and the Canadian spirit.
My deepest sympathies to her family and colleagues.
Go to the angels.
She represented the best of Canadian sport and the Canadian spirit.
My deepest sympathies to her family and colleagues.
Go to the angels.
November 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Canada lost a legend. Colleen Jones was beloved in Nova Scotia and across Canada as a giant in the world of curling.
She represented the best of Canadian sport and the Canadian spirit.
My deepest sympathies to her family and colleagues.
Go to the angels.
She represented the best of Canadian sport and the Canadian spirit.
My deepest sympathies to her family and colleagues.
Go to the angels.
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Best possible peace plan
November 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Best possible peace plan
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Each year #OTD I honour my great uncle, Pte Perry Archibald Massey, 116th Bn Cdn Inf, KIA 25.05.1917, now resting at Petit-Vimy Cemetery, and my cousin's maternal grandfather, Pte William Ernest Taylor MM, who carried forward a note re the end of hostilities at the 11th hour.
November 11, 2023 at 1:23 PM
Each year #OTD I honour my great uncle, Pte Perry Archibald Massey, 116th Bn Cdn Inf, KIA 25.05.1917, now resting at Petit-Vimy Cemetery, and my cousin's maternal grandfather, Pte William Ernest Taylor MM, who carried forward a note re the end of hostilities at the 11th hour.
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#OTD I honour my great uncle, Pte Perry Archibald Massey, 116th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, KIA 25 May 1917 near Vimy, at age 21. Son of Elsie Massey of Hamilton, ON, and John Massey of Halifax, NS. Now resting at Petit-Vimy British Cemetery.
May 25, 2024 at 11:50 AM
#OTD I honour my great uncle, Pte Perry Archibald Massey, 116th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, KIA 25 May 1917 near Vimy, at age 21. Son of Elsie Massey of Hamilton, ON, and John Massey of Halifax, NS. Now resting at Petit-Vimy British Cemetery.
I received a royalty cheque for C$28 today. Party time!
November 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I received a royalty cheque for C$28 today. Party time!
Reading Alan Allport's terrific 'Demobbed: Coming Home After the Second World War,' one of the best books about the #SWW I've read in a while. Just brilliant. #histbookchat
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Reading Alan Allport's terrific 'Demobbed: Coming Home After the Second World War,' one of the best books about the #SWW I've read in a while. Just brilliant. #histbookchat
Finally, a Tory says what a Tory should now.
'When thieves and thugs fall out and fight
there's fell arrears to pay;
And soon or late sin meets its fate, and so it fell one day..."
- Robert Service
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
there's fell arrears to pay;
And soon or late sin meets its fate, and so it fell one day..."
- Robert Service
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I’m a former senior aide to Stephen Harper. Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, trustworthy Conservative Party we tried to build
Pierre Poilievre is dismantling the principled, serious and credible Conservative Party Stephen Harper worked so hard to lead and bring to power, one of substance, maturity and integrity.
www.thestar.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Finally, a Tory says what a Tory should now.
Very special.
He is a special kind of stupid, isn't he?
October 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Very special.
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I've never had the pleasure of meeting Alex and Annie in person, but I hope to remedy that one day.
I do know that Canada is a better place with them here.
Consider lending your support for their fundraiser :)
I do know that Canada is a better place with them here.
Consider lending your support for their fundraiser :)
I'm just going to nervously leave this here and hope that the information on the page explains it all...
gofund.me/24c8479a9
gofund.me/24c8479a9
Donate to Project: Keep Alex and Annie in Canada, organized by Annabel Bowers
Hello, chaps!
You may know us as the two Brits who pop up everywhere, you m… Annabel Bowers needs your support for Project: Keep Alex and Annie in Canada
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October 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I've never had the pleasure of meeting Alex and Annie in person, but I hope to remedy that one day.
I do know that Canada is a better place with them here.
Consider lending your support for their fundraiser :)
I do know that Canada is a better place with them here.
Consider lending your support for their fundraiser :)
Feeling this:
"In the dark times, will there be singing? Yes, there will be singing. About the dark times" - Bertolt Brecht, 1939
"In the dark times, will there be singing? Yes, there will be singing. About the dark times" - Bertolt Brecht, 1939
September 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Feeling this:
"In the dark times, will there be singing? Yes, there will be singing. About the dark times" - Bertolt Brecht, 1939
"In the dark times, will there be singing? Yes, there will be singing. About the dark times" - Bertolt Brecht, 1939
Nice to see the weathered #ParksCanada plaque in #Lachine QC honouring Cdr Campbell Clouston RN replaced to mark his 125th birthday. Clouston, born in #Montreal #OTD in 1900, was pier master of the east mole at #Dunkirk in 1940. Installation and pix by the indefatigable Ray Coutu.
August 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Nice to see the weathered #ParksCanada plaque in #Lachine QC honouring Cdr Campbell Clouston RN replaced to mark his 125th birthday. Clouston, born in #Montreal #OTD in 1900, was pier master of the east mole at #Dunkirk in 1940. Installation and pix by the indefatigable Ray Coutu.
Just spotted, a couple of hot air balloons passing by on a summer night in #Ottawa. Another one out of sight. We don't see these as often as we did a few decades ago. Sorry the image is a bit blurry.
August 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Just spotted, a couple of hot air balloons passing by on a summer night in #Ottawa. Another one out of sight. We don't see these as often as we did a few decades ago. Sorry the image is a bit blurry.
The party's over. We need to wake up and get serious about protecting this beautiful place.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canada finally faces a basic question: how do we defend ourselves? | Stephen Marche
For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approach
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The party's over. We need to wake up and get serious about protecting this beautiful place.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It is good to see our Prime Minister standing with Ukraine. Trump and Putin are trying to sell the people of Ukraine out. Canada must show solidarity against the gangsters.
August 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It is good to see our Prime Minister standing with Ukraine. Trump and Putin are trying to sell the people of Ukraine out. Canada must show solidarity against the gangsters.
This article in The Atlantic makes sense of the madness enveloping us as authors and humans. I agree with its premise. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
AI Is a Mass-Delusion Event
Three years in, one of AI’s enduring impacts is to make people feel like they’re losing it.
www.theatlantic.com
August 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This article in The Atlantic makes sense of the madness enveloping us as authors and humans. I agree with its premise. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Holy smoke, it's hot in #Ottawa. ~ 30 C with a Humidex of 37 now, which is a drop from earlier in the day. The planet is on fire.
Just glad it's not snowing. Shovelling in this weather would be brutal.
Just glad it's not snowing. Shovelling in this weather would be brutal.
July 17, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Holy smoke, it's hot in #Ottawa. ~ 30 C with a Humidex of 37 now, which is a drop from earlier in the day. The planet is on fire.
Just glad it's not snowing. Shovelling in this weather would be brutal.
Just glad it's not snowing. Shovelling in this weather would be brutal.
'Reports urge CAF to clamp down on extremism.' Yeah, start by teaching lads some history about real anti-fascist fighting, not the make-believe crap they're fed now on social media. Jeez.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Army investigating members allegedly involved in 'abhorrent' Facebook group, Canada's top soldier says | CBC News
The Canadian Army is investigating members who allegedly shared what the country's top soldier called "abhorrent" content within a private Facebook group.
www.cbc.ca
July 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
'Reports urge CAF to clamp down on extremism.' Yeah, start by teaching lads some history about real anti-fascist fighting, not the make-believe crap they're fed now on social media. Jeez.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
@alanallport.bsky.social Maybe you can answer this. I am curious about British Army enlistment after #Dunkirk. I've a service record for someone who volunteered with the East Surrey Regiment on 8 Jun 1940. Was this part of a general wave of enlistment in the days after the BEF was rescued?
June 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
@alanallport.bsky.social Maybe you can answer this. I am curious about British Army enlistment after #Dunkirk. I've a service record for someone who volunteered with the East Surrey Regiment on 8 Jun 1940. Was this part of a general wave of enlistment in the days after the BEF was rescued?
I have 14 tabs open in my browser at the moment. Is that normal? How's everyone else doing?
May 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I have 14 tabs open in my browser at the moment. Is that normal? How's everyone else doing?
I support a call for His Majesty to do this: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Monarchists hopeful King Charles will deliver Carney government's first throne speech | CBC News
Monarchists say such a move would be an important gesture from the country's head of state as Canada stares down U.S. President Donald Trump and his 51st state taunts.
www.cbc.ca
May 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I support a call for His Majesty to do this: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Posting again for my friend Dan Black, until I am able to persuade him to sign up for the social engagement, occasional enlightenment, and/or shameless self-promotion.
Here’s a link to his short blog post about why he wrote his latest book 'Oceans of Fate': www.dundurn.com/blog_/t43181...
Here’s a link to his short blog post about why he wrote his latest book 'Oceans of Fate': www.dundurn.com/blog_/t43181...
Swept Away on the Empress of Asia - Dundurn
www.dundurn.com
March 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Posting again for my friend Dan Black, until I am able to persuade him to sign up for the social engagement, occasional enlightenment, and/or shameless self-promotion.
Here’s a link to his short blog post about why he wrote his latest book 'Oceans of Fate': www.dundurn.com/blog_/t43181...
Here’s a link to his short blog post about why he wrote his latest book 'Oceans of Fate': www.dundurn.com/blog_/t43181...
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I have NEVER seen this country so united and so fucking ANGRY.
Elbows up, Canada.
Elbows up, Canada.
March 4, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I have NEVER seen this country so united and so fucking ANGRY.
Elbows up, Canada.
Elbows up, Canada.
@charlieangus104.bsky.social People are fighting back and proclaiming we're #strongandfree
Here's a musical example: www.quintenews.com/2025/02/26/3...
Here's a musical example: www.quintenews.com/2025/02/26/3...
Local retired teacher battling tariffs through song
A Prince Edward County man has put pen to paper in a response to the tariff threat made by U.S. President Dona...
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March 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
@charlieangus104.bsky.social People are fighting back and proclaiming we're #strongandfree
Here's a musical example: www.quintenews.com/2025/02/26/3...
Here's a musical example: www.quintenews.com/2025/02/26/3...