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Is there a piece of fiction that describes our current moment as well as something like 1984 and Dr. Strangelove did for theirs?

Huh. Cold November rain.

The days don’t last long this time of year but they sure can be pretty.

Halloween Mixes (2014 - Present) - YouTube Every October, Vintage Halloween Mixes.

No one does Halloween mixes better than @vintageobscura.net. Here's a decade-worth of their playlists to set the right mood for today.

Could increased employee ownership restore confidence in Canada’s economy?

Interesting seeing conservatives arguing for restoring faith in capitalism by giving workers ownership of the means of production and access to the surplus value of their labour.

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At some point we should really learn that relying on norms instead of legislation is a bad idea. "You have these rights unless the government really wants to overrule them, but don't worry they probably won't" strikes me as a pretty weak system.

I knew about the federal notwithstanding clause. I didn't know we also had one in our provincial bill of rights and human rights act.

If the reasoning federally was to get provinces to sign on to the constitution, what was the reasoning provincially?

Anyway, why can’t we all be more like this guy?

A whole lot of people make it their mission in life to read everything in the least charitable way possible, and to make sure you know it.

My friends are getting elected to public office and I’m sharing songs I like on campus radio. Pretty much equal, right?

My ride was three minutes away twelve minutes ago and has worked their way up to six minutes out. Cool.

Is there a word for when you see your Lyft driver getting farther away every time you check?

It’s the opposite of the role he played as a councillor, but I’m hopeful that he sees the necessity of it. This is likely the closest Calgary will get to a clean slate in council in my lifetime. I’m sure it’ll descend into politics as usual at some point, but it’d be nice to stave that off a while.

If Farkas is serious about his whole personality turnaround (and folks I respect a lot swear that he is), he should be doing everything he can to start building bridges between councillors from day one. Anything you can do to keep them from seeing each other as caricatures and factions.

I was pretty uninspired going into the election but I’m settling into a quiet optimism? We have the most new councillors we’ve had in over a century, heading basically straight into budgeting. Seems like as good a time as any to reach out and make your voice heard, before positions get entrenched.

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Especially when Wong’s biggest advantage was a fractured opposition. This was basically him screaming “here’s who has the best chance of beating me,” for multiple hours.

And then following it up with a pseudo-Dr. Seuss poem for some reason?

I’m being pandered to, and I like it.

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Maybe they’re just putting a friendly headline on it to make it seem like less of a hit piece. But yeah, “demanding” isn’t my takeaway from this one.

Obviously I can’t speak to the accuracy of the piece. But I do know that you can be demanding and also supportive. You can be demanding and forgiving, receptive, open-minded. Demanding and also a jerk is the easiest and least effective combo.

Mark Carney Is a Very Demanding Boss - Macleans.ca His elbows-up enthusiasm won him the election. Now he’s governing like a Bay Street exec.

90% of this article is calling Carney arrogant, thin skinned, short tempered, dismissive, and maybe borderline manipulative. One paragraph says he put in a dress code and wants people to be punctual. “Demanding boss” is by far the most flattering framing a headline could give.

I’m trying to internalize the idea that you can be a goofball who does silly dances and also sing in four languages, quote 13th century poetry and drop life lessons in deceptively deep but also sometimes just plain silly songs.

But “The wine is for tasting, not discussing,” so I’ll be quiet.

I’m future-proofing myself by never saying anything that matters.

Funny thing was my trip was booked before the concert was announced. I’m just lucky the dates worked out.

I’m a little surprised how rusty I could feel after just three weeks off? Still a great mix of music, though. Despite everything, people are putting out great tunes these days.

Thanks for sharing this Jeremy, totally forgot this was happening today and this is very helpful.

Have you watched Feels Good Man? Great doc that goes into exactly this.

Heading into my 21st movie of TIFF. 22 if you count the MOVI movie I watched on the flight over.

Outside a festival context this would be a cry for help. Inside it means I am just lagging behind the actual cinephiles.

Turns out yes, some of them are good. So that’s a relief.