By Montreal Simon It seems only right that the day Spring finally arrived, was also the day that Fred Phelps finally departed. Fred Phelps — the founding pastor of a Kansas church known for its virulently anti-gay protests at public events, including military funerals — has died, the church said Thursday. And I must admit […]
Stacked odds topple Stackhouse
By Rod Mickleburgh And so my former colleagues at the Globe and Mail have another big change at the top to mull over in the bars. That is, if newspaper types still go to the bar during these daze of social media, wine and healthy eating . . . John Stackhouse, editor of the Globe […]
Immersed in the oil sands
By Rachelle Stein-Wotten “Fort McMurray, city of excess,” says the voice-over in the trailer for Fort McMoney. The documentary video game, produced by the National Film Board and the Montreal-based game developer TOXA, allows users to take control of the boomtown, and determine the virtual fate of the oilsands. Combining real footage and interviews with […]
Fair Elections Act: Getting out the kid vote
By Alison@Creekside The Elections Canada video above, promoting the youth vote, is exactly what the Cons intend their Fair Elections Act to put a stop to, an anonymous gov official told The Hill Times, providing them with a link to the video. As you can see, it shows Xs representing ballot votes moving from a rock concert […]
Pay to play
By TJ Dawe Musicians aren’t making money from album sales anymore, people say. They make their money on tour. They’ve been giving their music away themselves since Myspace. CDs are as dead as cassettes. Listen to anything you want on Spotify, Grooveshark, Pandora, YouTube. Bit Torrent it and rip it as you please. It’s damn […]
Peladeau kicks Sun TV to the curb
By Montreal Simon Well it wasn’t a total surprise, but it was still a stunning sight. Pauline Marois and her new star candidate Pierre-Karl Péladeau. Pierre-Karl Péladeau, controlling shareholder of the Quebecor media empire, on Sunday announced he will run for the Parti Québécois, saying his top motivation is to make Quebec independent. “My joining […]
L’affaire Butt: What’s not to get?
Are you confused by the Brad Butt affair? We can’t imagine why. Look, it’s simple: The Con MP for Mississauga-Streetsville rose in the House twice on February 6th to say, in defense of the Fair Elections Act, that he’d personally witnessed voter fraud going on in the lobby of “an apartment building.” Then he rose […]
The Video: Rob Ford on Jimmy Kimmel
Once upon a time, a Canadian lad with stars in his eyes, whose name was Rob Ford, went to Hollywood. He wanted to see the movie people up close — the ones who walked the red carpets, the ones who went on talk shows. He wanted to be, as the Little Mermaid sang in his […]
Jimmy Kimmel Live, Rob Ford suckered
By Montreal Simon Well he went down to Los Angeles where he was given the celebrity treatment by Jimmy Kimmel. It all went to his head like a hit from a crack pipe. Until he left Tinseltown tonight, feeling like a sucker. Mayor Rob Ford spent the weekend in Hollywood singing Jimmy Kimmel’s praises. He left […]
Tortorella’s Heritage Clunker
By Mark Leiren-Young Vancouver Canucks Coach John Tortorella really does have a sense of history. On Sunday he successfully reminded everyone of the days when it was embarrassing to cheer for the Canucks. And anyone who thought Torts couldn’t do anything tackier than try to fight another coach was proven wrong when he benched goalie […]
