Like everybody else I knew Gord Downie was dying, from an aggressive form of brain cancer that grows fast and spreads quickly.But I was amazed at how long he lasted before death finally claimed him.I was impressed by all the things he managed to do in the time he had left.And nothing
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Song of the Watermelon: 9 Favourite Tragically Hip Songs
I’ve never considered myself a Tragically Hip superfan, but in the wake of singer Gord Downie’s passing last night, it is hard not to feel impacted. The group produced many great songs over its three-decade career (as well as a few not-so-great ones) and gradually cemented its status as “Canada’s
Continue readingdaveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: The Secret Path by Gord Downie and Jeff Lemire topped Edmonton best-sellers last week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended April 23, 2017, compiled on April 24, 2017, by Audreys Books and provided by the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. Edmonton Fiction Bestsellers 1. Secret Path – Gord Downie, Jeff Lemire 2.
Continue readingWe Pivot: THIS Man Is Ahead By A Century
How about you? Are you ahead by a century, like Gord Downie is? Do you walk among the stars? I can only aspire to. I want to pivot to a new world of connection and rich culture and community. I … [Read more]
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Gord Downie, Chanie Wenjack, and the We Matter Project
This weekend will mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Chanie Wenjack, the Ojibway boy who ran away from a residential school, only to die of hunger and exposure.The boy Gord Downie, who is also dying, has made it his last project to remember.You know, this boy…Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Chanie Wenjack, Gord Downie, and the Secret Path
I never heard the story of Chanie Wenjack, an Ojibway boy who lived in Northern Ontario, until today.
And although it made me feel terribly sad, I’m glad I did.
Because it couldn’t be a more Canadian story, or a more powerful story of resistance.
Even if it ended so tragically.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Lesson In Living
Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.-Dylan ThomasAlthough I am of an earlier time musically, and cannot say that outside of about two songs I am familiar with the Tragically Hip’s oeuvre, I watched almost all…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Lesson In Living
Do not go gentle into that good night.Rage, rage against the dying of the light.-Dylan ThomasAlthough I am of an earlier time musically, and cannot say that outside of about two songs I am familiar with the Tragically Hip’s oeuvre, I watched almost all…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip, and the Canada I Love
It took me a few years to fall in love with the Tragically Hip. I always loved their name, I thought it was so cool or…um…so hip.And when I heard that their lead singer was a poet I was even more impressed.But it wasn't until my big brother …
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