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Twitter account of the Old Canada Series. Associated with @oldtoseries - Run by @morgan_c_ross. Want to support? “buy me a coffee!” click ⬇️
Joined October 2019
I teamed up with the fine folks at CBC to look at the *real* history behind #MurdochMysteries
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Tacks through the generations. Did you have any?
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RT @Morgan_C_Ross: If Canadians decrease trips to the US by 40%- a realistic # - that would cost the US over $8 billion and well over half…
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RT @gilmcgowan: “With the stroke of my pen,” Trump says he can stop companies from manufacturing cars in Canada. And he says he could stop…
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If you’re Canadian you likely know what he’s doing.
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A threat this evening. Unacceptable. Buy Canadian.
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RT @CanadianPolling: "Which politician would do the best job negotiating with Trump?" Carney: 40% Poilievre: 26% Freeland: 13% Gould: 1%…
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Ronald Reagan in 1988 in a speech proclaiming that tariffs against Canada and Mexico are anti-America. "Our peaceful trading partners are not our enemies, they are our allies. We should beware of the demagogues who are ready to declare a trade war against our friends, weakening our economy, our national security and the entire free world. All while cynically waving the American flag. The expansion of the International economy is not a foreign invasion, it is an American triumph. One we worked hard to achieve and something central to our vision of a peaceful and prosperous world of freedom. After the Second World War America led the way to dismantle trade barriers and create a world trading system that set the stage for decades of unparalleled economic growth. Yes, back in 1776 our founding fathers believed that free trade was worth fighting for. And we can celebrate their victory because today trade it's at the core of the alliance that secures peace and guarantees our freedom. It is the source of our prosperity and the path to an even brighter future for America."
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RT @oldcanadaseries: Canadians cutting along the 49th Parallel in 1861 along the divider between Canada and the US. credit: Library & Archi…
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RT @Morgan_C_Ross: Cancelled a trip to LA. Going to travel within Canada instead. I suggest you do the same. Let’s all head out and see o…
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How many provinces and territories have you been to? A great time to travel and see our country. Spread the word. 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
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On 9 November 1975, the Edmund Fitzgerald departed Superior, Wisconsin with a load of 26,000 tons of taconite pellets bound for Zug Island, Detroit. Where a day later on 10 November, the vessel met with a terrific storm similar to the 1940 Armistice Day storm. Winds grew from 40-60 knots, waves grew to 10-25 feet high and it was snowing. Captain Cooper of the Arthur M. Anderson that was trailing the Fitzgerald just behind stated that "these were the biggest seas he has ever seen." At 3:30pm 10 November Captain McSorley of the Fitzgerald reported that the ship lost two vent covers, a fence railing, and was developing a list. The Fitzgerald had also lost its radar system, blinding the vessel. At 7:10pm Captain Cooper of the Arthur M. Anderson radioed McSorley on the Edmund Fitzgerald for an update on their situation to which McSorley replied: "We're holding our own." That was the last time anyone heard from the vessel and 10 minutes later, the Anderson lost the Fitzgerald on its radar. In the words of Steve Ackermen, professor at the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies at UW Madison: "It was the weather that brought the boat down." 29 lives were lost.
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RT @CanadianPolling: "Canada needs to reduce its reliance on the US as a trading partner" Agree: 91% Disagree: 9% Angus Reid / Feb 3, 202…
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RT @Morgan_C_Ross: Canadian actor and comedian, Eugene Levy, in high school in Hamilton, Ontario in the early 1960s.
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Bicycle license plates from Minnedosa, Manitoba in the 1960s and 70s.
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