Carney changes messaging, says chances are low for tariff-free trade deal with U.S. theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

Interesting reading list by The Atlantic on the problems of (and facing) modern universities (gifted article). theatlantic.com/books/archive/…

An excellent point. Billions and billions were spent, just not on good causes.

In this week's episode of the Champlain Society Witness to Yesterday Canadian history #podcast Greg Marchildon and Mary Janigan explore the history of equalization–one of Canada’s most important yet least understood #socialprograms. Listen at: bit.ly/WTYa12025 @mcgillqueensup

I’m sure this was a useful meeting, but am I the only one who finds “Canada Stong” irritatingly ungrammatical?

On this day in 1992, the final episode of The Raccoons aired on CBC. It ran for five seasons and 60 episodes. During its run, the show won the Gemini for Best Animated Series. Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇 canadaehx.com/2021/05/29/the…

Opinion: Free-trade lessons from the Macdonald Commission — 40 years later | Montreal Gazette montrealgazette.com/opinion/op-eds…

Very pleased Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity (UBC Press) is included on the J.W. Dafoe Prize Longlist for 2025. The Prize is awarded to the best book on Canada, Canadians, and/or Canada’s place in the world published in the previous calendar year.

Stay tuned for the winner announcement of the 2025 #ShaughnessyCohen Prize this Wednesday! Read the finalists: Raymond Blake, Stephen Maher, Jane Philpott, Alasdair Roberts & Tanya Talaga 👉writerstrust.com/awards/shaughn… Sponsored by Canadian National

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Congratulations to Raymond B. Blake (Raymond Blake), winner of the 2025 Writers' Trust’s #ShaughnessyCohen Prize for Political Writing, for Canada’s Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity awarded at Politics and the Pen in Ottawa tonight. #polipen #cdnpoli

Regina author Raymond B. Blake wins $40K Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing | CBC Books share.google/7HRkxBnJ0Ran9H…

LAST CALL TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT (LIVE OR ONLINE) 📚 Writing History: A Conversation Between Two Storytellers 🗓 September 26th | 7PM EST | Hybrid Event What happens when two of Canada’s most celebrated storytellers sit down to talk about history? Join award-winning

Christopher Moore's History News: Prize Watch: Raymond Blake for the Shaughnessy Co... christophermoorehistory.blogspot.com/2025/10/prize-…

uregina.ca/stories/2025/1… The University of Regina posted this morning.

The Annual Meeting of the Canadian Historical Association will be in our neck of the woods this year, hosted by UPEI. Please note that the deadline for paper proposals is November 15. For more info: event.fourwaves.com/cha-shc-2026/p…

Go Toronto Blue Jays! The Writers’ Trust team is rooting for you. 💙🍁 #WANTITALL

How Canada's Prime Ministers Shaped its Identity - Policy Magazine policymagazine.ca/how-canadas-pr…

Great week for Canada's Prime Ministers and the Shaping of a National Identity: reprinted; conversation with Colin Robertson cgai.ca; Listed in The Globe 100 Best Books theglobeandmail.com/culture/books/…; 20% discount for December at UBC Press ubcpress.ca

Christopher Dornan, The Hill Times, comments on my book Prime Ministers and Identity. He writes the book focuses on how Canada has come to understand itself over the decades, and how a workable political union was forged. hilltimes.com/story/2025/12/…