#NewBio! A Nova Scotia native, Norman McLeod Rogers (1894–1940) overcame serious injuries suffered during #WWI to become an influential scholar, civil servant, and politician. Mackenzie King mused that Rogers might succeed him as prime minister. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/roger...
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#NewBio! A Nova Scotia native, Norman McLeod Rogers (1894–1940) overcame serious injuries suffered during #WWI to become an influential scholar, civil servant, and politician. Mackenzie King mused that Rogers might succeed him as prime minister. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/roger...
#NewBio! John Penman (1845/46–1931), textile and clothing manufacturer and philanthropist.
He set out to dominate the woollen industry in Canada. The company was best known for its combinations – all-in-one winter underwear for men, women, and children. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/penma...
He set out to dominate the woollen industry in Canada. The company was best known for its combinations – all-in-one winter underwear for men, women, and children. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/penma...
September 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#NewBio! John Penman (1845/46–1931), textile and clothing manufacturer and philanthropist.
He set out to dominate the woollen industry in Canada. The company was best known for its combinations – all-in-one winter underwear for men, women, and children. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/penma...
He set out to dominate the woollen industry in Canada. The company was best known for its combinations – all-in-one winter underwear for men, women, and children. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/penma...
#NewBio! William James Roche (1859–1937) was an MP for #Manitoba from 1896–1917 and served as minister of the interior under Robert Laird Borden. He championed the replacement of the prevailing patronage system with one based on merit. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/roche...
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#NewBio! William James Roche (1859–1937) was an MP for #Manitoba from 1896–1917 and served as minister of the interior under Robert Laird Borden. He championed the replacement of the prevailing patronage system with one based on merit. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/roche...
#NewBio! William Egerton Phin (1863–1939), travelling salesman, contractor, and businessman.
W. E. Phin grew up on his family’s farm in Upper Canada, and went on to become one of Canada’s leading businessmen. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/phin_...
W. E. Phin grew up on his family’s farm in Upper Canada, and went on to become one of Canada’s leading businessmen. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/phin_...
December 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
#NewBio! William Egerton Phin (1863–1939), travelling salesman, contractor, and businessman.
W. E. Phin grew up on his family’s farm in Upper Canada, and went on to become one of Canada’s leading businessmen. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/phin_...
W. E. Phin grew up on his family’s farm in Upper Canada, and went on to become one of Canada’s leading businessmen. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/phin_...
#NewBio! Délia Tétreault, known as Marie du Saint-Esprit (1865–1941), founded the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, the first Canadian religious community dedicated to overseas missions. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/tetre...
April 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#NewBio! Délia Tétreault, known as Marie du Saint-Esprit (1865–1941), founded the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, the first Canadian religious community dedicated to overseas missions. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/tetre...
#NewBio! Richard Deans Waugh (1868–1938), businessman, public servant, and politician.
A Scottish immigrant, he made a name for himself in #Winnipeg's real-estate industry before serving as its mayor in 1911, 1915, and 1916. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/waugh...
A Scottish immigrant, he made a name for himself in #Winnipeg's real-estate industry before serving as its mayor in 1911, 1915, and 1916. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/waugh...
December 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
#NewBio! Richard Deans Waugh (1868–1938), businessman, public servant, and politician.
A Scottish immigrant, he made a name for himself in #Winnipeg's real-estate industry before serving as its mayor in 1911, 1915, and 1916. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/waugh...
A Scottish immigrant, he made a name for himself in #Winnipeg's real-estate industry before serving as its mayor in 1911, 1915, and 1916. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/waugh...
#NewBio! Maurice Hutton (1856–1940), scholar and educator.
A self-effacing man with immense personal magnetism, Hutton inspired generations of students who became the leaders of a growing country. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hutto...
🎨 Art Museum U of Toronto 📷 U of Toronto Archives
A self-effacing man with immense personal magnetism, Hutton inspired generations of students who became the leaders of a growing country. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hutto...
🎨 Art Museum U of Toronto 📷 U of Toronto Archives
October 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#NewBio! Maurice Hutton (1856–1940), scholar and educator.
A self-effacing man with immense personal magnetism, Hutton inspired generations of students who became the leaders of a growing country. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hutto...
🎨 Art Museum U of Toronto 📷 U of Toronto Archives
A self-effacing man with immense personal magnetism, Hutton inspired generations of students who became the leaders of a growing country. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hutto...
🎨 Art Museum U of Toronto 📷 U of Toronto Archives
Like @Bud_Smith before me - I too work in construction - well I mediate domestic building disputes between a homeowner and a builder. #newbio
December 2, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Like @Bud_Smith before me - I too work in construction - well I mediate domestic building disputes between a homeowner and a builder. #newbio
gluing a bunch of great fuckin frameworks together as a repeatable process; adding significant value to the lives of people that do the work #newBio
November 3, 2024 at 5:46 PM
gluing a bunch of great fuckin frameworks together as a repeatable process; adding significant value to the lives of people that do the work #newBio
#NewBio! Sir Herbert Meredith Marler (1876–1940), notary, businessman, politician, and diplomat.
In 1936 he was announced as Canadian minister in Washington, D.C. – but the prime minister soon regretted the appointment. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/marle...
In 1936 he was announced as Canadian minister in Washington, D.C. – but the prime minister soon regretted the appointment. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/marle...
December 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
#NewBio! Sir Herbert Meredith Marler (1876–1940), notary, businessman, politician, and diplomat.
In 1936 he was announced as Canadian minister in Washington, D.C. – but the prime minister soon regretted the appointment. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/marle...
In 1936 he was announced as Canadian minister in Washington, D.C. – but the prime minister soon regretted the appointment. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/marle...
April 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
#NewBio! Théodore Bochart's (1607–53) activities in New France during the 1630s provide useful supplemental information about the circumstances of the founding of Trois-Rivières, long vaguely attributed to Laviolette alone. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/du_pl...
BOCHART (Bochard), THÉODORE (Bochart du Plessis, Du Plessis-Bochard, Du Plessis-Bochart, Plessis-Bochart) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
In 1632 Théodore Bochart (1607–53) arrived in New France as Commandant Émery de Caën’s lieutenant. The following year Samuel de Champlain offered him a commission from Cardinal de Richelieu: command o...
www.biographi.ca
July 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#NewBio! Théodore Bochart's (1607–53) activities in New France during the 1630s provide useful supplemental information about the circumstances of the founding of Trois-Rivières, long vaguely attributed to Laviolette alone. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/du_pl...
#NewBio! John Bourinot (1811–84), who was from Jersey in the Channel Islands, became a leading merchant in Cape Breton and a champion of the island’s interests in the Nova Scotia legislature. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bouri...
📷 Library and Archives Canada
📷 Library and Archives Canada
April 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#NewBio! John Bourinot (1811–84), who was from Jersey in the Channel Islands, became a leading merchant in Cape Breton and a champion of the island’s interests in the Nova Scotia legislature. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bouri...
📷 Library and Archives Canada
📷 Library and Archives Canada
No #NewBio this week – today we highlight the story of Jean-Baptiste Canadien, called Big John Canadien (Raientonni, Aiontonnis, meaning “he works with wood”) (1840–1919), Mohawk raftsman, pilot, voyageur, and lacrosse player. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/canad...
📷 @banq-officiel.bsky.social
📷 @banq-officiel.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
No #NewBio this week – today we highlight the story of Jean-Baptiste Canadien, called Big John Canadien (Raientonni, Aiontonnis, meaning “he works with wood”) (1840–1919), Mohawk raftsman, pilot, voyageur, and lacrosse player. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/canad...
📷 @banq-officiel.bsky.social
📷 @banq-officiel.bsky.social
2 of 7 #artfight2024 attacks I did today ( for @ontapon.bsky.social and @bakertoons.com respectively)
July 2, 2024 at 1:48 PM
2 of 7 #artfight2024 attacks I did today ( for @ontapon.bsky.social and @bakertoons.com respectively)
#ActuallyAutistic #NewBio
This is the kind of stuff you’ll see in your feed if you follow me.
#Anarchism #Syndicalism #LGBTQIA #TransRights #Psytrance #Debian #Linux #GrapheneOS #Windows #Consumerism #Capitalism #Fascism...
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👉 Vote 'em Out!
This is the kind of stuff you’ll see in your feed if you follow me.
#Anarchism #Syndicalism #LGBTQIA #TransRights #Psytrance #Debian #Linux #GrapheneOS #Windows #Consumerism #Capitalism #Fascism...
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists
👉 Vote 'em Out!
July 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
#ActuallyAutistic #NewBio
This is the kind of stuff you’ll see in your feed if you follow me.
#Anarchism #Syndicalism #LGBTQIA #TransRights #Psytrance #Debian #Linux #GrapheneOS #Windows #Consumerism #Capitalism #Fascism...
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists
👉 Vote 'em Out!
This is the kind of stuff you’ll see in your feed if you follow me.
#Anarchism #Syndicalism #LGBTQIA #TransRights #Psytrance #Debian #Linux #GrapheneOS #Windows #Consumerism #Capitalism #Fascism...
#democracyhashtag/democracy" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#democracy #usaref="/hashtag/usa" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#usa #gopref="/hashtag/gop" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#gop #fascists/hashtag/fascists" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#fascists
👉 Vote 'em Out!
#NewBio! Abraham Lincoln McCrimmon (1865–1935), educator and author.
He was a faculty member at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social. The Toronto Daily Star welcomed him as “one of the foremost of Canada’s educationists.” www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mccri...
He was a faculty member at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social. The Toronto Daily Star welcomed him as “one of the foremost of Canada’s educationists.” www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mccri...
June 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#NewBio! Abraham Lincoln McCrimmon (1865–1935), educator and author.
He was a faculty member at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social. The Toronto Daily Star welcomed him as “one of the foremost of Canada’s educationists.” www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mccri...
He was a faculty member at @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social. The Toronto Daily Star welcomed him as “one of the foremost of Canada’s educationists.” www.biographi.ca/en/bio/mccri...
No #NewBio this week. Today we highlight the stories of Félicité Angers (1845–1924), novelist, biographer, journalist, and playwright, and Robertine Barry (1863–1910), journalist, writer, lecturer, feminist, and office holder. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/anger... / www.biographi.ca/en/bio/barry...
September 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
No #NewBio this week. Today we highlight the stories of Félicité Angers (1845–1924), novelist, biographer, journalist, and playwright, and Robertine Barry (1863–1910), journalist, writer, lecturer, feminist, and office holder. www.biographi.ca/en/bio/anger... / www.biographi.ca/en/bio/barry...