Rob Wolvin
@torcentre.bsky.social
Understand what is. Imagine what could, perhaps should be #Monarchy #History #Christianity #HumanRights #Democracy #cdnpoli #Sustainability #UrbanFoodProduction
Washington Post's Drew Harwell posted this demonstrating top viewed political accounts on X..
"See that small blue dot at the top? That's @Acyn. His fast-cut clips of political combat get hundreds of millions more views than major news sources - "
Republican voices dominate, but not completely.
"See that small blue dot at the top? That's @Acyn. His fast-cut clips of political combat get hundreds of millions more views than major news sources - "
Republican voices dominate, but not completely.
April 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Washington Post's Drew Harwell posted this demonstrating top viewed political accounts on X..
"See that small blue dot at the top? That's @Acyn. His fast-cut clips of political combat get hundreds of millions more views than major news sources - "
Republican voices dominate, but not completely.
"See that small blue dot at the top? That's @Acyn. His fast-cut clips of political combat get hundreds of millions more views than major news sources - "
Republican voices dominate, but not completely.
Canada needs a Prime Minister that commands the respect of all of Canada's Premiers, one that has a shot at uniting the majority of Canadians in the up-coming election. Canada needs a PM with a plan to build up Canada. Today, one person looks like that.. Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
January 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Canada needs a Prime Minister that commands the respect of all of Canada's Premiers, one that has a shot at uniting the majority of Canadians in the up-coming election. Canada needs a PM with a plan to build up Canada. Today, one person looks like that.. Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
158 yrs ago Macdonald-Cartier duo forged a nation when US forces looked north. Could current Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne be a George-Étienne Cartier to @fordnation's Sir John A. Macdonald? Could such a duo save Canada again as we face American threats? #lpcldr
January 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
158 yrs ago Macdonald-Cartier duo forged a nation when US forces looked north. Could current Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne be a George-Étienne Cartier to @fordnation's Sir John A. Macdonald? Could such a duo save Canada again as we face American threats? #lpcldr
I think caucus must choose a new leader because of time constraints. IMO, if they want any chance of turning things around they must have someone from outside. Carney plays like an Ignatieff but great for Finance? Clark couldn't deal with NDP. That means best pick.. Andrew Furey.
January 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I think caucus must choose a new leader because of time constraints. IMO, if they want any chance of turning things around they must have someone from outside. Carney plays like an Ignatieff but great for Finance? Clark couldn't deal with NDP. That means best pick.. Andrew Furey.
1691 Lt. Nicolas Daussy, Seigneur de Saint-Michel on trial in Montreal, for his life. Accused of intimacy w soldiers. Judges were 6 lords & a Count. Two of them leaders of the colony, Governor & Intendant. Another two, sons of councillors to the king. thedrummersrevenge.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/t...
December 29, 2024 at 1:13 AM
1691 Lt. Nicolas Daussy, Seigneur de Saint-Michel on trial in Montreal, for his life. Accused of intimacy w soldiers. Judges were 6 lords & a Count. Two of them leaders of the colony, Governor & Intendant. Another two, sons of councillors to the king. thedrummersrevenge.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/t...
May 11, 1799 Nova Scotia's privateer "Charles Mary Wentworth" returns from Caribbean with 5 captured ships. Built in 1798, named after Charles Mary Wentworth, son of then governor, Sir John Wentworth. Among prizes American brig Morning Star, recaptured from French. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
December 29, 2024 at 1:00 AM
May 11, 1799 Nova Scotia's privateer "Charles Mary Wentworth" returns from Caribbean with 5 captured ships. Built in 1798, named after Charles Mary Wentworth, son of then governor, Sir John Wentworth. Among prizes American brig Morning Star, recaptured from French. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...
Wyandot, Toronto forebears had legends of Oniont, a dragon-like horned serpent of the Great Lakes that capsized canoes & ate people, not unlike Nessie or stories of St George & Hercules! They also told stories of Strendu, giants with skin as hard as stone. Why aren't these part of local imagination?
December 29, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Wyandot, Toronto forebears had legends of Oniont, a dragon-like horned serpent of the Great Lakes that capsized canoes & ate people, not unlike Nessie or stories of St George & Hercules! They also told stories of Strendu, giants with skin as hard as stone. Why aren't these part of local imagination?
John's father Samuel McKee, son of gentry, converted to methodism at 18 yrs, lost his position in 19th century Irish society. He became Samuel Kee, briefly a tanner in co. Armagh, then emigrated to be a saddlebag preacher & may have had connections with Wesleyan reformers like the Baldwins. #history
December 29, 2024 at 12:32 AM
John's father Samuel McKee, son of gentry, converted to methodism at 18 yrs, lost his position in 19th century Irish society. He became Samuel Kee, briefly a tanner in co. Armagh, then emigrated to be a saddlebag preacher & may have had connections with Wesleyan reformers like the Baldwins. #history
John's father Samuel & Earl of Durham, both descents of Sir John Spencer of Fawsley Hall. 1st Duke of Abercorn, was a distant cousin to his tory bride, Jane McKeown. Both Jane & the Duke were descents of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton. Jane's grandmother was a cousin to the 1st Earl of Lucan.
December 29, 2024 at 12:14 AM
John's father Samuel & Earl of Durham, both descents of Sir John Spencer of Fawsley Hall. 1st Duke of Abercorn, was a distant cousin to his tory bride, Jane McKeown. Both Jane & the Duke were descents of William Douglas, 7th Earl of Morton. Jane's grandmother was a cousin to the 1st Earl of Lucan.
1832 John's grandfather sold lands to James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn. Those funds bought 100 acre farms in Peel Co. for John, 4 brothers, 6 male cousins. Abercorn's son-in-law was 2nd Earl of Durham, the son of Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada whose 1838 Report led to Cdn democracy
December 29, 2024 at 12:13 AM
1832 John's grandfather sold lands to James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Abercorn. Those funds bought 100 acre farms in Peel Co. for John, 4 brothers, 6 male cousins. Abercorn's son-in-law was 2nd Earl of Durham, the son of Lord Durham, Governor General of Canada whose 1838 Report led to Cdn democracy
19 Jun 1964 Lucien Rivard arrested in Montreal. He was charged with smuggling heroin from Mexico to US; Texas sought extradition. Raymond Denis, Exec Assist. to Immigration Minister Rene Tremblay, attempted to bribe US agent Pierre Lamontagne. Maybe w/ govt aid, Rivard "Friend of the Party" escaped.
December 29, 2024 at 12:06 AM
19 Jun 1964 Lucien Rivard arrested in Montreal. He was charged with smuggling heroin from Mexico to US; Texas sought extradition. Raymond Denis, Exec Assist. to Immigration Minister Rene Tremblay, attempted to bribe US agent Pierre Lamontagne. Maybe w/ govt aid, Rivard "Friend of the Party" escaped.
30 Jun 1398 - Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney may have landed at Guysborough, Nova Scotia, visited sites of Pictou & Stellarton; says legend. Was he carrying the Holy Grail to Canada? Current Earls of Orkney live in Manitoba. A potential epic of Nova Scotian origin. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I...
December 28, 2024 at 11:59 PM
30 Jun 1398 - Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney may have landed at Guysborough, Nova Scotia, visited sites of Pictou & Stellarton; says legend. Was he carrying the Holy Grail to Canada? Current Earls of Orkney live in Manitoba. A potential epic of Nova Scotian origin. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I...
Norumbega was legendary settlement near today's Bay of Fundy & appeared on 1500s maps. Houses were said to have pillars of gold. Residents purportedly carried quarts of pearls on their heads. Legendary figures like Blomidon & Glooscap are among the fascinating characters that could populate an epic.
December 28, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Norumbega was legendary settlement near today's Bay of Fundy & appeared on 1500s maps. Houses were said to have pillars of gold. Residents purportedly carried quarts of pearls on their heads. Legendary figures like Blomidon & Glooscap are among the fascinating characters that could populate an epic.
Born in co Tyrone, Ireland, John Kee, 19, landed at Port Credit in 1829. Father descended from Cromwell, mother's cousin printed Declaration of Independence. Became enamored w/ Wm Lyon Mackenzie. On the eve of the Rebellion of 1837 he eloped with a tory's daughter, would raise a family of royalists.
December 28, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Born in co Tyrone, Ireland, John Kee, 19, landed at Port Credit in 1829. Father descended from Cromwell, mother's cousin printed Declaration of Independence. Became enamored w/ Wm Lyon Mackenzie. On the eve of the Rebellion of 1837 he eloped with a tory's daughter, would raise a family of royalists.
Battle of Waterford Lake. Death of William Davis 11 Jun 1925 is still remembered each year, as a Miners' Memorial Day. Roy 'The Wolf' Wolvin & Cape Breton's Coal Wars is another interesting event in Canadian history with a dramatic backstory, formative legacy. www.socialisthistory.ca/Docs/History...
December 28, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Battle of Waterford Lake. Death of William Davis 11 Jun 1925 is still remembered each year, as a Miners' Memorial Day. Roy 'The Wolf' Wolvin & Cape Breton's Coal Wars is another interesting event in Canadian history with a dramatic backstory, formative legacy. www.socialisthistory.ca/Docs/History...
#USpoli hacks assumed that most Canadians would rise against their crown & support invading Americans as liberators. As Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, conquering Canada would be "a mere matter of marching". #WarOf1812 #SirIsaacBrock #Tecumseh #History #FilmIdeas
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December 28, 2024 at 10:47 PM
#USpoli hacks assumed that most Canadians would rise against their crown & support invading Americans as liberators. As Thomas Jefferson famously wrote, conquering Canada would be "a mere matter of marching". #WarOf1812 #SirIsaacBrock #Tecumseh #History #FilmIdeas
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_B...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_B...
Pig War 1859 Gen. George B. McClellan, George Pickett’s West Point Classmate & friend, claimed Pickett & Gen. William S. Harney conspired to start war with Britain to create a common enemy & distract from north-south confrontation which lead to Civil War. Did they? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War...
December 28, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Pig War 1859 Gen. George B. McClellan, George Pickett’s West Point Classmate & friend, claimed Pickett & Gen. William S. Harney conspired to start war with Britain to create a common enemy & distract from north-south confrontation which lead to Civil War. Did they? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War...
Holmes-Pitezel Case. Murders that began in Philadelphia ended in a cottage on St Vincent's St., Toronto. "On the evening of July 10, 1895, Detective Frank Geyer invited reporters from Toronto’s major newspapers to his hotel room at the Rossin House." Drama worthy of film! archive.org/details/holm...
December 28, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Holmes-Pitezel Case. Murders that began in Philadelphia ended in a cottage on St Vincent's St., Toronto. "On the evening of July 10, 1895, Detective Frank Geyer invited reporters from Toronto’s major newspapers to his hotel room at the Rossin House." Drama worthy of film! archive.org/details/holm...
Early 20th century "even though controversial capitalist Sir Henry Pellatt and his wife, Lady Mary, only managed to live in it for about a decade, Casa Loma remains a lasting architectural, historical and tourism legacy for Torontonians" another fascinating character! www.thestar.com/news/gta/onc...
December 28, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Early 20th century "even though controversial capitalist Sir Henry Pellatt and his wife, Lady Mary, only managed to live in it for about a decade, Casa Loma remains a lasting architectural, historical and tourism legacy for Torontonians" another fascinating character! www.thestar.com/news/gta/onc...
I'd love to see a family film about a Romeo & Juliet relationship between a leprechaun & a bagwajinini set in the 1840s at Spadina, home of Robert Baldwin. It would dramatize the common themes of Irish & indigenous mythology set in a place where Canada's democracy & anglo-french duality were forged.
December 28, 2024 at 9:49 PM
I'd love to see a family film about a Romeo & Juliet relationship between a leprechaun & a bagwajinini set in the 1840s at Spadina, home of Robert Baldwin. It would dramatize the common themes of Irish & indigenous mythology set in a place where Canada's democracy & anglo-french duality were forged.
Bishop Macdonell appointed Father O’Grady to St. Paul's, Toronto. O’Grady's rise to Irish leader & his activism in reform politics drove wedge between Toronto's Catholics & their Bishop. Macdonell placed St. Paul’s under an interdict. O’Grady & others excommunicated. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/o_gra...
December 28, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Bishop Macdonell appointed Father O’Grady to St. Paul's, Toronto. O’Grady's rise to Irish leader & his activism in reform politics drove wedge between Toronto's Catholics & their Bishop. Macdonell placed St. Paul’s under an interdict. O’Grady & others excommunicated. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/o_gra...
Banting & Best discovered insulin but what about J B Collip? Born in Belleville, Ontario, he enrolled at Trinity College, UofT, 15 yrs old to study physiology & biochemistry. He earned PhD in Biochemistry from UofT when just 24 yrs old. I think he'd be great as subject of a feature film. #CDNHistory
December 28, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Banting & Best discovered insulin but what about J B Collip? Born in Belleville, Ontario, he enrolled at Trinity College, UofT, 15 yrs old to study physiology & biochemistry. He earned PhD in Biochemistry from UofT when just 24 yrs old. I think he'd be great as subject of a feature film. #CDNHistory
Fascinating geopolitics & people in 1940s Rideau Hall. One such was grandson to Duke of Connaught, who was son of Queen Victoria & GG of Canada. Also great-grandson to Edward VII & descendant of William IV. Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught was found dead at Rideau Hall 26 Apr 1943. #FilmIdeas
December 28, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Fascinating geopolitics & people in 1940s Rideau Hall. One such was grandson to Duke of Connaught, who was son of Queen Victoria & GG of Canada. Also great-grandson to Edward VII & descendant of William IV. Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught was found dead at Rideau Hall 26 Apr 1943. #FilmIdeas
Sir Isaac Brock's foresight, born & raised off the coast of Normandy, repulsed an American invasion. He forged alliances with Tecumseh's Shawnee, Norton's Haudenosaunee & Quebecois, saving Canada. After Brock died London, Washington & their enablers have cynically dismantled what Brock built.
December 28, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Sir Isaac Brock's foresight, born & raised off the coast of Normandy, repulsed an American invasion. He forged alliances with Tecumseh's Shawnee, Norton's Haudenosaunee & Quebecois, saving Canada. After Brock died London, Washington & their enablers have cynically dismantled what Brock built.