"It was fascinating to see how these cities are now thinking explicitly about competing — in terms of their housing, transportation, safety, culture, and IT enablement — to attract the creative class. Success produces a compound benefit, because the creative class is an engine of prosperity. Not only does it spend money, it also germinates new businesses. And those tend to be just the kinds of businesses that appeal to the creative class, so it can become a virtuous cycle.So are Canadian cities thinking this way? Montreal might be. Toronto surely is not - not at the civic government level anyway.
Is it elitist to focus on the needs of the creative class? I don’t think so. Every citizen cares about housing, transportation, safety, culture, and IT enablement. If cities do better in those areas in order to attract the creative class, everybody wins."
This would be hard to miss if you have been following the news at all, but Stephen Harper's Republicans continue to be anti-Ontario. Their new 'reform' measure would give (relatively conservative) Alberta and BC additional seats in Parliament to account for their growing populations but would not do the same for Ontario. The same article linked to above also states that the Federal Government is shortchanging new Canadians who settle in Ontario
"Citizenship and Immigration Minister Michael Chan said the Conservatives were over $100 million behind on payments, which go to agencies that help new immigrants settle in Ontario, not to the provincial government."
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/278661
CBC's Marketplace on ISP speeds, chances are you are paying for more than you're getting - Especially if your internet is coming from Bell.
Andrea Carson at View on Canadian Art (VoCA) takes a stab at defining greatness.
"We have long believed that great art stems from an investigation, by the artist, into those deep and universally experienced emotions for which there are no words. The visual artist, effectively, creates through imagery what is impossible to express another way. "
From the blog "Are You Gonna Eat That?" an ode to Chocolate Stout:
"The beer pours out deep black with a frothy head. It’s thick and tastes like dark chocolate with an aftertaste of dark roasted coffee. Quite nice. It’s got a kick too with an alcohol content of 10.6 per cent."And with that and some Montreal Bagels...Have a good weekend everyone! =)
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