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Matthew Hayday

@mhayday.bsky.social

University of Guelph Canadian History Professor and Department Chair, Chocolatier, Inexpert Gardener. Author of Joe Clark: Progressive, Conservative, Canadian - to be published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in Winter 2027.

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Matthew Hayday@mhayday.bsky.social · 4d ago

Happy to recommend Unparliamentary - an enjoyable train read on my last trip. Like a lot of good history, it both entertains and debunks received popular mythologies. I have to rework a bit of a lecture, but now have a great anecdote for a new course I am developing. And I got to meet the author!

Charlie Feldman@parlcharlie.bsky.social · 5d ago

It seems the second print of “Unparliamentary” is now in stock! This is great because you can replace the copy you have with one that has fewer typos :p Book_final_v111_USETHISONE-new2.doc

Matthew Hayday@mhayday.bsky.social · 6d ago

A lot of the work of a department chair is putting out fires and emotional labour. But for me, it is genuinely delightful to craft a nomination letter putting a colleague forward for an award. Reading the letters of support in the package is heart-warming and inspiring.

Matthew Hayday@mhayday.bsky.social · 2w ago

Revising lectures for my Canadian political history fall course. My old notes about the 1988 Canada-US FTA included comments about parallels in the [then-recent past] CUSMA negotiations era. I've just added "[insert content depending on what happens in 2026 with CUSMA]" as a placeholder. 🤷‍♂️

The Hill Times@hilltimes.com · 2w ago

‘A disaster’ for access, expert says as cuts push Library and Archives to end proactive declassification work www.hilltimes.com/2026/07/21/a...

‘A disaster’ for access, expert says as cuts push Library and Archives to end proactive declassification work - The Hill Times

'It's just another tragedy in the access story,' says historian Timothy Sayle of the decision to axe the three-year-old program, and part of a 'broader pattern of underfunding access to information…

hilltimes.com

UofGuelphArts@uofguelpharts.bsky.social · 4w ago

This weekend at the Stratford Festival, Dr. Eric Fillion, director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation at the University of Guelph, will contribute to "Take the ‘A’ Train… to Stratford,” a conversation exploring Canadian jazz history.

Dr. Eric Fillion, director of the International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, University of Guelph, and assistant professor in the School of Languages and Literatures in the College of Arts at the University of Guelph
Carlos Noreña@carlosfnorena.bsky.social · last mo.

The reason why it is essential to read IN BULK when studying history is not simply to amass empirical knowledge—though that is important, too, of course—but because *interpretation* requires thick contextual awareness, and there is NO SHORTCUT for building that up that awareness.

Matthew Hayday@mhayday.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm quoted several times (along with my great peers!) in this thoughtful feature piece by the Globe and Mail's Nathan VanderKlippe about the many ways the United States has influenced Canada's development - penned for our neighbour's 250th anniversary. www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Canada is as much a product of the American Revolution as America is

American visionaries, money and ideas have shaped Canada over centuries, whether we like it or not

theglobeandmail.com

Matthew Hayday@mhayday.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy Canada Day! Bonne Fête du Canada! 🇨🇦 I often say that I think today can be a day for both celebrations and reflection. There are a lot of aspects of this country and its history that are remarkable and that make me glad to be Canadian - and I like to celebrate those today. (🧵)

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Sean Carleton@seancarleton.bsky.social · last mo.

Being "proud" of your country does not mean burying your head in the sand about its fundamental problems. In fact, Canadians support reconciliation precisely because they want to resolve - not inflame - those tensions to create a better future.

Matthew Hayday@mhayday.bsky.social · last mo.

It would figure that in a year when I am not doing a pile of Canada Day interviews, I have a perfect answer for the “and what are you doing to mark Canada Day this year?” question. “Why, painting my front door Fire Cracker red. Isn’t everyone?”

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Matthew Hayday@mhayday.bsky.social · last mo.

Peak CanCon premise here! I would be all over this show. And at the end, Wilfrid Laurier swoops in to save the day! (Or whatever the spiritualist equivalent of a presence from the beyond suddenly arriving is called.)

Charlie Feldman@parlcharlie.bsky.social · last mo.

I have legit thought about making a Canadian version for fringe - the premise is that one of WL Mackenzie King’s seances has gone wrong and the five are reunited to find WLMK’s missing dog, Pat… no, not that Pat, the other one (recurring joke) #cancon

Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Historian here. I really do know that marriage has for a long time been a mechanism in systems of property management and social power. My marriage-scepticism aside, I applaud marriage equality. The history of sexuality is political history. Happy Pride! 1/2

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