Category Archives: Canada
Disenfranchised
Well, Canada’s off to the polls for a federal election on Monday, May 2. As a good (albeit non-resident) citizen, I thought I’d check out the party positions (on the off chance they’d changed, ha ha, since last time I … Continue reading
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A fistful of Euros
Here’s a neat Spanish-Canadian connection: Margaret Atwood just won the 2008 Príncipe de Asturias prize for Literature, which is almost as good as winning a Nobel (there have been a few winners of both awards over the years, such as … Continue reading
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Home away from home
I’m not truly “home”, since home is now in Spain…but I am back in Montreal (with travel insurance to visit my own country, if you can imagine). My three month ticket return date came up, and since all my Spanish … Continue reading
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Nature loves me…?
I’ve had a series of wonderful “nature moments” in the last week… I was awakened early Tuesday morning by a bugling bull elk outside my open window, expressing his rutting randiness with that eerie trumpeting sound. My goosebumps were not … Continue reading
Down with bridges
At least, that’s where they seem to be going, these days. Things are falling down, whether it’s the Concorde overpass in Montreal last year (five dead), the I35W bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis a month ago (13 dead) or the … Continue reading
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How do I get in on U-20 action?
I know this sounds a bit dubious, like something you might accidentally stumble across on the Internet. But no, I’m talking about the FIFA World Cup, and in particular the “under-twenty” version of the championship that’s being held in Canada … Continue reading
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Happy B to thee, Country-C
…yes, Happy Birthday to Canada! It’s the big four-oh (plus one hundred). Lucky us: here in Quebec we’re enjoying our second long weekend in a row, more time to enjoy the Jazz Fest and the strangely cool weather of the … Continue reading
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Something to look out for
…with those eyes of yours. The makers of a new Canadian short film have integrated real eye performances with stop-motion animated puppets. The result looks quite spectacular: both emotionally engaging and spooky. The NFB-supported film, Madame Tutli-Putli, looks fantastic, at … Continue reading
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In close quarters with our neighbours
A story that has to be read to be believed: The U.S. government was investigating claims of a top secret Canadian “spy coin” that we crafty Canadians were allegedly planting in the pockets of U.S. government contractors to track their … Continue reading
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Expo…say! Quarante ans et “counting”
Or should I say: “Expo…say friend!” Today, 40 years ago (that would be 1967, for those not so quick on the math), Montreal’s World Exposition had its opening ceremonies, and it opened to the public on April 28th, which was … Continue reading
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