Category Archives: Video

Gong Show {Part Deux}

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Thought this clip of Jean_luc Mongrain going off about mediocrity in Quebec from about twenty years ago was worth highlighting. Enjoy! The PQ has backed itself into a corner. The more they turn up the heat on the charter issue, … Continue reading →

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Andrew Coyne – Our Broken Democracy

Posted on March 29, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Worth the watch. Applies as much to the Fed as it does provincial politics. Specific note: this speech is in English and mostly focuses on federal politics, which Mr. Coyne follows closely. That said, it applies 100% to Quebec politics. … Continue reading →

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Montreal Cops, the Homeless Problem & Paradoxical Undressing

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Taylor C. Noakes

Today’s news is that the Montreal police (SPVM) will discipline an unnamed constable for threatening to lock a homeless man (seen on a remarkably frigid day last week in nothing but shorts and a t-shirt outside the Jean-Talon Métro station) … Continue reading →

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Consider our Water System

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Ralph Steiner – H2O (1929) You won’t look at water the same way again (don’t watch if you need to pee); on that note, everyone’s favourite evil multi-national corporation, British Petroleum (BP) has been given the green-light to dump large … Continue reading →

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Montreal – Horizon 2000

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

Fascinating clip I found on the YouTubes called Montréal Horizon 2000. Its a promo piece for the 1967 City of Montreal Master Plan, otherwise branded as ‘Horizon 2000’. Put together by the city’s planning department, this film, and the plan … Continue reading →

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Ah, the good old days…

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Taylor C. Noakes

This is a keeper. Back in the late 1980s there was a TV program called Caméra 88 (which aired on I’m not sure what – guess I’ll ask Fagstein) which was running a kind of early 48hrs type game, albeit … Continue reading →

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