Paul Wells thinks the Harper government should be given credit for slaying Quebec separatism. I’d suggest its been deceased since 1995 and Harper has merely presided over the last twitchings of the body. I would further suggest that Harper’s uncritical trumpeting of tar-sands development threatens to awake a far more
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: Life In Scarborough: Scarborough Youths Reject The Lure Of Tar-Sands $
Overheard a young couple yesterday in one of Scarborough’s relatively upscale pubs. He had taken her out for dinner. They were both Millennials, sporting elaborate tattoos. He said that he had considered leaving for Fort Mac to shovel bitumen outta the tar-sands, but decided that doing so would mean
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Neil Young And The Tar Sands
Just to stave off the usual complaints about Neil’s being a washed-up rocker. It’s true I don’t wait for his new music like I used to, but every once in awhile he can still pull off a real corker. It usually involves screaming guitars and feedback And all the money
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