Orville Peck at Montreal Jazz Fest. I got overwhelmed thinking about how just a few years ago, I didn’t know if we’d ever be able to do stuff like this again. And yet here we were, thousands of us, sharing the incredible art this man has given us. I want more nights like this.

What is the joke here?

I don't understand when people say the suburbs aren't walkable. Growing up in Chateauguay, Quebec, you could walk to the field and get shot with a pellet gun. You could walk to the railroad tracks and get drunk. You could walk to the swamp. So much walking opportunity!

Good thread.

Included in this episode: a great idea for a crime novel set at the hot air balloon festival in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu

This was my position on Broken Social Scene for several years of my life

Five ways that Canada’s housing market is broken theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-d…

If you listen to any episode of our show, make it this one. Canadian writers are withdrawing their books from consideration for the biggest literary prize in Canada. Today, I talked to Omar El Akkad about it. open.spotify.com/episode/7iKjcX…

The ICJ determined Israel's occupation of Gaza, the West Bank & East Jerusalem *as a single territorial unit* is illegal by examining Israel's policies and practices in place before Oct 7. But the Court was clear that Israel's assault on Gaza is *part of* of the occupation. 🧵

devastating day for people who say presidential debates don't matter

1) Breaking: Quebec last year reported the biggest single increase in doctors quitting the public system to charge patients for a wide range of procedures that would normally be covered under medicare, especially for hip and joint replacements. See below.👇montrealgazette.com/news/local-new…

A perfect encapsulation of Twitter is that virtually all mentions of Kamala Harris going to school in Montreal come from people complaining about not wanting to hear that Kamala Harris went to school in Montreal.

1) Exclusive: Afters targeting businesses, Quebec's French-language inspectors are now shifting their focus to inspecting hospitals in Montreal. See my story below. montrealgazette.com/news/local-new…

Great news (though why on Earth did this take 3 years?) I’ve been thinking a lot about how this show had a crisis and came back feeling like a fresh and renewed version of itself. Other shows have fall apart under similar circumstances. That’s a feat!

As always, reading about a tragedy can't prepare you for seeing it.

Calling politicians weird because they’re out of touch and don’t know how to relate to people is unfair to the true freaks.