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Archive for November, 2008

Black Friday: Public Space Intervention

Posted in art, politics, tagged , , on November 29, 2008 | No Comments »

Yesterday, I witnessed what I would call a public space intervention at the Royal Bank on Sherbrooke, close to McGill University. When I say banking, I mean an exercise rather like sticking one’s finger in the dyke; depositing a few dollars into an account in an attempt to avoid getting washed away in a sea [...]

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Québec Politics II

Posted in politics, tagged , on November 27, 2008 | No Comments »

Having soundly bashed Québec politics yesterday, let me recant a little today. I watched the first hour and ten minutes of the debate last night, and I was impressed with what I saw, especially from Jean Charest. I saw a level of articulacy and knowledge of the issues that is not always present even in [...]

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Québec politics

Posted in Montreal, politics, tagged , , on November 24, 2008 | No Comments »

There is an article that I co-wrote with my buddy Cyrus coming out in The Edmonton Journal. It’s about the Québec election, taking place December 8. More news on that soon.
While I am a big believer in the necessity of voting, I honestly might not vote in this election. I love Montreal, but I am [...]

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Montreal’s great neighbourhoods

Posted in Montreal, writing, tagged , on November 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »

There are so many great neighbourhoods in Montreal. A short while ago, I had the oppportunity to write about one for a new magazine, the warehouse. Little Burgundy is an up-and-coming quartier, near downtown, but nearer even still to the Lachine Canal, the centre of Montreal’s former industrial heartland. My article is now online, and if you have ten minutes to [...]

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Publish or perish

Posted in cat, writing, tagged , on November 10, 2008 | No Comments »

I have an article about the American election coming out in tomorrow’s Lebanon Valley News in New Hampshire. It’s called, “From Canada, with Envy.” I am happy the trip to the US yielded at least one publication. There are a few more publications coming up, closer to home here in Montreal, and so a muted [...]

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An inspiring victory

Posted in politics, tagged on November 6, 2008 | No Comments »

I returned from my day trip to Vermont and New Hampshire early this afternoon. Montreal is basking in warmth and sunshine, but it’s America that is basking in the hope of a new era in politics. Obama’s victory was inspirational. I have plenty of photos of the election and beautiful New England on my flickr [...]

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