Canuck

  Saturday, 5 February 2005

Mitsou to represent Quebec on Newsworld < 11:48:12 PM>.


The CBC's choice of Mitsou to represent Quebec on Newsworld has ruffled a few feathers.
[Via montreal city weblog]

Canadians Fight for Privacy < 11:44:54 PM>.


A government decision to outsource health records to a company in the states has Canadians worried that sensitive information will wind up in the hands of the U.S. government. By Kim Zetter.
[Via Wired News]

Montreal's anglo pop gets another notice < 1:26:44 AM>.


First Spin, now the New York Times gets into the act with a notice about how cool Montreal's anglo pop music scene is getting. Not too bad, but the writer should stick to pop factoids and avoid analyzing the political background.
[Via montreal city weblog]

Haze and smog worsen over the city < 1:16:31 AM>.


Yesterday I couldn't see Mount Royal from a spot near Jean-Talon where it's usually crisply visible, and the Environment Canada weather page had a smog warning. The warning's back today, and there's a story about how bad the air is this week.

The irony is that a major culprit is wood-burning stoves. I'm sure that many of the people reinstalling these retro heaters think they're being oh-so-natural and environmentally friendly, but the opposite is true. London long ago passed clean air laws to clear its famous fogs, and we may have to do something like that here too.
[Via montreal city weblog]

I'm in Montreal today. Geoff mentioned that he couldn't see the city on his way back in from work today. I was too busy being amazed at how warm it was in Montreal in February.