City Scars
Allow me to get a little provincial for a moment… actually, a little municipal. At The Ottawa Citizen, I cover the topic of a cancelled bridge project and the effects on one particular community, Lowertown...
Author: Jonathan McLeod
Canadians, Men’s Rights and our Problems with Rape
Canadians are horrible people, apparently. A recent Angus Reid poll commissioned by the Canadian Women’s Foundation discovered some rather disturbing views of a greater-than-negligible percentage of the population. Asked if a woman can provoke...
Twitchy-Eyed, Machete-Wielding Savages can’t catch a break
Remember when National Post‘s Chris Selley made a joke in defense of Edmonton that their mayor just couldn’t understand? Well, now it’s Maclean’s Colby Cosh… except he’s actually making fun of Edmonton, and her mayor: A fine-dining...
Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Edward Burkhardt is a bit of a Jerk
There was a tragic derailment in the Québec town of Lac-Mégantic this weekend. At about 1:00 AM Saturday mordning, a runaway train went off the tracks in the town’s downtown, causing multiple explosions and...
Friday Jukebox – The Decline of Culture
In a recent post, Rufus referred to Hamilton as the “epicenter for the decline of culture in Ontario“. So how about some music from Hamiltonians. And do you know who was born in Halifax...
Well, his name does start with “Snow”
Writing in The Toronto Star, Thomas Walkom argues that Canada should provide sanctuary for Edward Snowden: “By all rights, Snowden should be a Conservative poster boy. He has upheld the rights of the individual against...
Sarcasm victim of vicious machete attack
I was planning on following up on the Twitchy-Eyed, Machete-Wielding Savages, but The Ottawa Citizen‘s Kate Heartfield beat me to it (and I thank her for making my work here so much easier). Ms. Heartfield...
Nepotism!
The charming and insightful Darlene McLeod was recently published in Geez, asking a few questions:
Canada Day Jukebox and Open Thread
I’m not a huge fan of vulgar displays of nationalism, but I’ll certainly enjoy a party and a day off, so let Canada Day roll! Bryan Adams is the quintessential Canadian rock star, and...
Twitchy-eyed, machete-wielding savages
The National Post’s Chris Selley got into a bit of a thing with Edmontonians, including their blustery, I-don’t-understand-sarcasm mayor, Stephen Mandel. Here’s what Mr. Selley wrote: Get dry soon, Alberta The Calgary Herald’s editorialists could...
Twitchy-eyed, machete-wielding savages
The National Post’s Chris Selley got into a bit of a thing with Edmontonians, including their blustery, I-don’t-understand-sarcasm mayor, Stephen Mandel. [Continue reading at the 49th.]
Next Up: Polygamy
It is an unalloyed joy that marriage equality is spreading across North America. I know how this subject personally touches many contributors and commenters to this blog, and I revel in the joy they...
The Myth of a Man
In Linky Friday #29, Will highlights a recent column in The Atlantic by Hugo Scwhyzer that asked, “What If Men Stopped Chasing Much-Younger Women?” His argument, that the Old Man/Young Woman relationship dynamic intrinsically harms...
Thursday Night Jukebox: Turkey & Brazil
My friend Eric has a one-man ambient/drone/shoegaze act, thisquietarmy (I may have mentioned this before). He’s currently in Brazil, and recently toured Turkey. The other day he uploaded this video, World Protest, and dedicated it...
Wednesday Jukebox: Franco-tastic Part II
Apparently, I’m making this a series. There was some pretty good Rap and Hip Hop that came out of France in ’90s. The seminal act was probably IAM. This is one of their hits,...
Trayvon Martin, the criminalblackmale
Being perfectly willing to pick at an old scab, I’ll highlight this column in The Guardian about the start of the George Zimmerman trial. Mr. Zimmerman’s attorneys are attempting to paint a very specific picture...
Saturday Jukebox – Franco-tastic
One benefit to growing up near some francophone communities was being able to watch MusiquePlus, Quebec’s MTV. There’s a lot of good French music out there that I would never had heard without Musique+,...
Military Pride
Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Edmonton has marked a new first in the history of the Canadian military. They are flying the Pride Flag. From CTVNews.ca: n a show of support by the Canadian Armed...
