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The CBC should consolidate its operations in Montreal

Recently announced cuts to the CBC/Radio-Canada got me thinking: why is this particular crown corporation’s operations split between three different major Canadian cities and why is the CBC/SRC trying to rid itself of potentially lucrative real-estate? I can’t fathom why … Continue reading

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Vince Li and the Politics of Fear

This article was originally published on Forget the Box and can be read here. Toronto-based criminal lawyer David Butt makes a profoundly solid argument, in a way one might expect from a seasoned legal expert, for why Vince Li deserves … Continue reading

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Irony

I came across this at Paragraphe the other day. The image on the cover caught my eye before I even realized what I was looking at, I knew I had seen this image somewhere else. But where? It dawned on … Continue reading

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Montreal Goonery Inspires The Wall

So here’s the deal. It’s the night of July 6th 1977 – Olympic Stadium is filled to capacity with a heaving mass of 80,000 die-hard Pink Floyd fans. Two records were broken that day – one for concert attendance at … Continue reading

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