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his Saturday the 38th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival will have come to an end.

The eleven days came and went so fast that one seems to have little time to notice it. So far, that is

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until the day I'm writing this piece, the weather hasn't been bad, which has allowed Montrealers and

visitors alike to enjoy these days and nights of music without a problem.

The Jazz Fest started on June 28 with the traditional opening ceremony presided over by JacquesAndré Dupont, President of the Festival, and the presence of federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau, representing Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, and representatives from the provincial government and the City of Montreal.

As usual, the Jazz Festival showed once more its mass appeal. In a strict sense, it is not only about jazz, but about music in general, and also, it is the summer event par excellence. Children enjoy jumping on the giant piano keys, families can share special moments by sharing a meal and a few beers, and for tourists, it is

a formidable occasion to have a memorable time.

The Jazz Festival is one of the greatest in the world and certainly an asset for Montreal.

Since I'm writing this piece before the ending of the festival, I will only mention some few of the shows I have attended.

First, I must admit my admiration for the Harlem Gospel Choir. The iconic group formed in 1986 delivered a performance of high quality. The choir's rendition of Amazing Grace especially was at the same time moving and exhilarating. Of course, being a gospel ensemble, almost all the songs that they interpreted that night had a religious resonance, yet they can also be appreciated in their intrinsic musical and vocal quality as well. continued on Page 5

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omedian Ryan Hamilton admits that coming from a small potato farming community in Idaho, he was exposed to the world of comedy rather late during his younger years. However, once he discovered the world of comedy reading Dave Barry’s humor columns, devouring Gary Larson’s “Fare Side” cartoon book collections, and watching David Letterman and “Evening at the Improv” on TV, he was automatically drawn to it.

“I thought a comedian was the best job in the world,” said Hamilton during a recent phone interview.

Hamilton’s road to that career in comedy continued when he was in high school, but it was through journalism, not the club circuit. He got a job writing a column of high school happenings for his hometown newspaper, which led to a job doing a regular high school report for the local TV affiliate’s newscast. “It was during that time that I started writing jokes regularly for the 10 p.m. news cast, which I found thrilling,” he added.

“I was endlessly fascinated with stand-up comedy, yet by the time I was at college (Brigham Young University-Idaho, to be exact), I still never been to a comedy club.Yet me and a few of my fellow broadcast journalism classmates starting doing a stand-up comedy show for the college’s radio station, and was continually writing jokes all the time,” he said.

After getting his degree in public relations at BYU, he got a job with an advertising/public relations firm.

After he was laid off from that job, he decided to pursue his dream of being a stand-up comedian.

“When I got laid off, I decided to do more comedy, and I gave myself a year – and then another year – to pursue it,” he said.

After performing in clubs in Salt Lake City, Seattle and Boston, Hamilton began to cultivate a following, especially for his sarcastic, self-deprecating style of observational comedy that has been praised for its rather clean approach. It began to pay

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JFL - The Good, the Clean and the Nasty – In Conversation with Ryan Hamilton and Robert Kelly Ryan Hamilton

off for Hamilton by winning several comedy competitions, performing on Comedy Central, being a two-time semi-finalist on NBC’s reality competition show “Last Comic Standing”, and appearances at several comedy festivals including Just For Laughs, where his comedy has earned him many enthusiastic responses from audiences.

This year, Hamilton returns to Just For Laughs for the eighth time, this time with a new solo show called “Ryan Hamilton: Edgy and BoundaryPushing”, which will play at the Salle Claude-Leveille of Place des Arts from July 24 to 29 as part of the OFF-JFL Series. But will Hamilton begin to edge his stand-up comedy style towards more edgy material, as the show’s title suggests?

“Actually, I’m hoping that the show’s title will be more ironic in nature, and that it will all be a horrible mistake,” he said. “It all evolved from a joke I did

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in my act that dealt with hot air ballooning, which is quite a benign topic. Yet after the show, a couple came to me, and said they were genuinely offended, because they were passionate about hot air ballooning. They thought my joke misrepresented the hobby and told me that it was a rather safe and enjoyable hobby.”

Although he tackles such other non-edgy topics like his own personal experiences, the single life, sky diving, and his large smile, Hamilton admits that there are some topics that he doesn’t include as part of his stand-up routines. “I am not really a topicbased comic, yet there are some subjects that I don’t really tackle; for example, I don’t tackle religion that much because I don’t feel the need to do so,” he said. “And there are some jokes that are actually stories that deal with something that happened to me during my life.”

“Being a comedian is like an exaggerated version of

your own personality where you don’t have much control over. You have to tone it with who you are; it’s like a doing a big wide turn on yourself,” he added.

Robert Kelly discovered comedy not just as a passion, but as a means of release from a difficult upbringing in his native Boston, which included a stint in a juvenile detention facility.

“Every comic has discovered comedy as a release from a personal hairy situation. You enjoy getting laughs from it, and in turn, you are having a good time making someone laugh.

When I was in juvie hall, you were either tough or funny. And since I was definitely not tough, I chose to be funny,” said Kelly during a recent phone interview.

Kelly, who is a regular at New York’s Comedy Cellar and is a regular on the Sirius XM “Opie and Anthony Show”, as well as a member of the cast of the critically-acclaimed Louie

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C.K. TV series “Louie” on FX and Dennis Leary’s series “Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll”, returns to Just For Laughs as part of the lineup of the festival’s mega popular Nasty Show, which runs from July 1929 at the Metropolis. Joining Kelly for this raunchy, no-holds-barred showcase are host Ari Shaffir, Godfrey, Big Jay Oakerson, Yamaneika Saunders and Jimmy Carr.

“When I discovered who was going to appear with me on this year’s Nasty Show, I thought ‘Oh God … what’s going on with this thing?’ There is going to be no safe spot with this year’s show,” said Kelly, who enthusiastically rated his fellow comics who will be sharing the Nasty Show spotlight with him.

“Yamaneika Saunders murders with her set every time; Godfrey I have never seen him not kill; Big Jay Oakerson is a murderer onstage; Jimmy Carr kills all the time; and Ari Shaffir is one of my fa-

vorite comics who kills time after time after time,” said Kelly. “However, Ari likes to walk around naked a lot. Last time we performed together, I knocked on the door of his dressing room, and he greeted me stark naked. I hope he doesn’t appear naked during my podcast taping.”

And speaking of podcasts, Kelly will hold a live taping of his podcast “You Know What Dude” (YKWD) on July 27 at 4:30 p.m., in the Ovation Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Hotel, the festival’s official hotel. Deemed by the comedy website The Interrobang as “the Podcast You Absolutely Have to Listen To”, YKWD is a raw, intense, anything goes-type roundtable discussion with Kelly and a number of his fellow New York comics.

“When a comic appears on my podcast, they really have to be on their game.

If they mess up, or say a joke or line that ends up being a real stinker, I throw the ‘Bomb Bandanna’ at them and they have to place it on their microphone, and believe me, that bandanna gets tossed around quite a lot,” he said. “During one recent podcast, I kept on bombing really badly, and the bandanna ended up on my mic throughout the entire show!”

And Kelly firmly believes that audiences like to go to edgy comedy shows like the Nasty Show because comics talk about topics that audience members can relate to, but they talk about it the way the average spectator talks about it … or wants to talk about it but can’t seem to have the courage to do so.

“In a way, comics become as close to you as possible, and talk the way you talk,” he said. “They tackle controversial matters in ways you never thought they could be possible. And the more honest a comic is, the funnier he becomes. And audience members can easily relate to that; they think ‘Thank God he said that, so it must be OK.’” For more information – or to purchase tickets

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trumpet, drums, and bass.

Their presentation was a tribute to the legendary quartet Old and New Dreams.

The Montreal International Jazz Festival comes to an end this Saturday, July 8, with a major event featuring singer-rapper Anderson.Paak & The

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Free Nationals. It is a free concert starting at 9:30 p.m. at the TD Stage (Place des Festivals, corner of Jeanne Mance and Maisonneuve).

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Danilo Perez, a Panamanian pianist who has been at the festival on many occasions, came this time with two other musicians, Adam Cruz and Ben Street. The trio provided the audience with a selection of their own themes, all of them with a mixture

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of jazz and Latin rhythms, but in a more subdued tone.

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here are shows that are meant to be caught, and other shows that are meant to be experienced.

“Reveurs definitifs”, which is being presented as part of the Juste pour rire comedy festival until July 15 at the St. Denis Theatre II, falls into the latter category.

Currently on its inaugural run before it embarks upon a 400-show world tour, “Reveurs definitifs” is an unprecedented spectacle that eclectically combines magic, music, dance, comedy and illusion.

Under the guidance of di-

rector Raphael Navarro, you are taken into a dream-like world that is nothing short of an exercise in enchantment, as the audience is constantly amazed at what this company of dancers, magicians, illusionists and comedians can do to challenge and entertain.

Personal favourite segments in this show include two separate segments with Yann Frisch and Mick Holsbeke, in which the former wages a constant – and sometimes frustrating – battle with pesky red and green balls that just keep multiplying and disappearing (and gives new meaning to the expression “the hand is quicker than the eye”); dancer Ingrid Estarque’s routines that in-

clude instances of personal levitation; and a wonderful visual spectacular that involves an old man and a flock of doves in flight. As well, popular Montreal musician Patrick Watson provides the music soundtrack to this show, which wonderfully complements the show’s mystique.

“Reveurs definitifs” is enchanting entertainment for the whole family, and for those who believe in the power of dreams or not, will certainly find it quite the experience, not to mention what the new wave in live entertainment is all about. For more information, or to purchase tickets, go to: www.hahaha.com

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oday (July 8) is the final day of the 38th edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival. For the past 10 days, jazz music enthusiasts (or music enthusiasts in general) bounced back and forth between outdoor stages and indoor venues to catch top notch and up-and-coming acts that represent several

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genres of music, and not just jazz and blues.

Since the festival kicked off on June 28, I got to see my fair share of indoor shows, and here are some capsule reviews of some of my jazz festival highlights.

Ihave seen the future of jazz pianists, and his name is Daniel Clark Bouchard.

A protégée of legendary Montreal jazz pianist Oliver Jones, young Bouchard delivered a tight show at the intimate L’As-

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tral venue, as he attacked his baby grand piano as if the spirit of the late Oscar Peterson was possessing his fingers as he was tinkling the ivories. From duets, to interpretations of Peterson’s “Canadian Suite”, Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” and a couple of Michael Jackson’s hits, to good old fashioned boogie woogie, Clark can do it all, and I look forward to when he graduates to performing at larger venues at future jazz festivals.

Watching the nine-member Harlem Gospel Choir perform a repertoire of traditional gospel hymns and popular songs was indeed a rousing, spirited and spiritual experience.

These singers – both collectively and individually – know how to get their audience going with their energy and crisp harmonies, as if it was one big church congregation on a Sunday morning. And there was plenty of audience participation, too.

The popular 80s Montreal rock band Men Without Hats dazzled two sets of audiences last weekend at the festival; first as part of the July 1 “Discotheque” special event free outdoor concert, and at their own show the following night at Club Soda.

Their high energy sets, which included their two

best known hit songs “Safety Dance” and “Pop Goes the World”, were performed to perfection (as if you heard them for the first time more than 30 years ago) and certainly encouraged both sets of large audiences who gathered to see them to sing and dance along with them.

Perhaps the best double bill I saw at the jazz festival since I caught Lyle Lovett and Chris Isaak nearly five years ago was no doubt that of Melissa Etheridge and Joss Stone. The charming, engaging Stone started the show with an hour-long set that included her hit songs,

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which were punctuated with her appealing chats with the audience, which shows how unpretentious she is, not to mention how much she appreciates her audience (which she visibly displayed by throwing sunflowers to several lucky spectators).

What can I say about Etheridge? She delivered a powerful, high-octane performance that combined her greatest hits and songs from her latest album, which pays tribute to the blues and soul hits that were produced by the legendary Stax record label in Memphis. Each song was greeted with loud and enthusiastic ova-

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tions (which got increasingly louder and enthusiastic with each successive song that was performed).

And to top it off with a bang, Etheridge and Stone performed together for the first time since the 2005 Grammys (when Etheridge was battling breast cancer) in a duet that paid tribute to Janis Joplin. Definitely a show to remember.

In case you missed either or both of Men Without Hats’ performances at the jazz festival, you have another chance to do so next week.

The group will be part of the line-up of the 12th edition of Shazamfest,

which takes place from July 13 to 16 at an organic farm located in the Eastern Townships.The festival is a honest to goodness outdoor carnival filled with musical acts, circus, burlesque, theatre, dance, as well as wrestling, skateboarding, carnival games and so much more.

Along with Men Without Hats, this year’s Shazamfest will also feature the following: performances

by Montreal-based moog rockers Duchess Says and electro group We Are Wolves; an outdoor amphitheatre with performances of the play “4’ 33” in Baghdad”; “Candyland”, a village setting filled with classic carny games and interactive circus and acrobatic performances; a beard & moustache competition; circus workshops with Clowns Without Borders; an artisan market; riverside yoga and massage sessions; food vendors; free camping; and so much more. And there will be free shuttle buses to transport visitors to and from the Shazamfest site. Daily, weekend and family passes are available, with free admission for children 12 years of age and under, as well as free admission all day on Sunday.

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Valérie Plante throws hat in ring for Montreal Mayor A real vision for Montreal

he is intelligent, experienced, articulate and genuine - and she is leader of Projet Montréal, the official opposition party at City Hall.

Valérie Plante's interest in politics began in her early 20's when she studied at the Université de Montréal. She has worked as a project and communications coordinator in cultural community and unionized sectors - where her interest in social justice, fighting against poverty and citizen participation greatly increased.

Plante also sat on various boards such as the nonpartisan Groupe Femmes Politique et Démocratie and has been involved with the Broadbent Institute - Canada’s leading 'progressive, independent organization, championing change through the promotion of democracy, equality, and sustainability and the training of a new generation of leaders'.

In 2013 she got into

Valérie Plante talks with Montreal Times Reporter Bonnie Wurst

party's official platform for the upcoming municipal elections on November 5th 2017, I chose to ask her about more specific issues that have greatly concerned our readers and Montrealers about the actions and decisions made by Équipe Denis Coderre since they came into power. Where did she and her party stand on these issues?

And how might she have chosen to do things differently, or not? Plante was sharp, focused and open discussion.

By Bonnie Wurst to*This interview has been edited for space. mtltimes.ca On the Pit-Bull 'Type' municipal politics when (Breed Specific) Bylaw: elected the party's coun- B - Mayor Coderre did cilor for Sainte-Marie, de- not listen to expert opinfeating former provincial ions, nor did he listen to owners who minister Louise Harel. She pet became the opposition protested against it and critic for downtown begged him to approach it tourism as well as differently, like Laval's danwomen's affairs - and was gerous dog by-law that also named vice-president puts the responsibility on of City Council and sub- dog owners. There were stitute mayor for the Ville- children crying who did Marie borough.

In not understand why they December of 2016 she had to put a muzzle on was chosen to lead Projet their dogs. The SPCA has Montréal into the munici- been trying to fight it in pal election next Novem- the courts, but now with ber against Mayor Denis Bill 128 on the provincial level and soon to be Coderre.

It is an impressive port- adopted, the battle seems folio to date, but do not lost. Where do you stand think it will stop there. on this issue?

Valérie Plante intends to VP - Since the beginning become the next Mayor of the whole situation of Montreal - or rather Projet Montréal has been 'Mayoress', as she would on the side of wanting to be the first woman to approach it globally and to hold that office. I had the look at the best practices, opportunity to interview because we are not the her recently at City Hall first city to be confronted and afterwards left with with this issue. By the rethe impression she could search we did, and you very well prove to be a talked about the Laval great leader and also what model, there is also the Calgary one - and in all of Montreal needs.

Not focusing on the those models the respon-

sibility is connected to the person who owns the dog. We are really disappointed the Mayor did not listen to experts, did not listen to citizens, did not have a more positive approach like the other cities - and decided to just go 'his way' and not listen, even with all the concerns and studies that came out.

And to me that is not a proper way to approach such a sensitive subject… once we will be in City Hall, once I am Mayor, it has always been very clear for us - we will repeal the bylaw. We will get all the experts together and again, we have models… 'breed-specific' is a problem, this is very wrong, the whole approach is.

Infrastructure Work and Construction: B - There are so many infrastructure projects going on at the same time in Montreal, to the point experts in the field of

mental health are concerned about the rise in stress and anxiety Montrealers are experiencing.

Besides the urgent work that clearly has to be done, such as the water and sewer systems, do you feel some of the work could have been done at later date - and/or could it have been better organized?

VP- Yes, yes. This is a huge subject. What we are seeing right now is the lack of coordination and this is where the stress comes in. As a city Councilor myself, most of the complaints I get is not about a resident who has a hole in front of their house because they are doing some pipes or something that needs to be done… what's difficult for them is that they finish it - and then there is something else that needs to be done, like Hydro Quebec or other work three

weeks after and then reopening it again. It's still happening. People are just tired of this non-communication between the different companies involved. It could be the city, but sometimes it could be the borough or it could be HydroQuébec or Gaz Metro… there needs to be more coordination. I hear the citizens… they are tired we open streets then close them and nothing has been changed on the outside and I agree with them, there is no improvement (like) more trees, wider sidewalks, maybe a cycling path… people don't see a plus to the stress, to the dust, to the noise.We have to plan the work differently.There is no forward thinking.

This very frustrating for citizens, they pay the price. continued on Page 9

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STM… $25 million! He doesn’t talk about that much. Right now we are in a catching up mode since then and it is not surprising to see there are buses missing on the road, it's not surprising to see the delays. The development program of the STM was cut off, this is what happened - and it's a fact. I tell Coderre on every occasion I have when I hear him saying 'take the bus, take the metro!'… he doesn't know, he doesn’t take the bus. He never experienced a shutdown. So the first thing would be to reinvest this $25 million cut from the budget, it needs to be back, it needs to be better.

B - Would you put air-conditioning in the buses?

VP - Of course! It's not comfortable, we need to be proud of our public transit system… it's not a crazy idea. Everywhere you travel… even in Mexico, they have air-conditioning in some of their buses! If we want people Public Transit, Cars and to not use their cars or to Cyclists use them less, there has to be comfortable, fast B - Coderre's answer to the options - and we will extreme congestion drivers come up with a global are experiencing due to all plan. It has to be realized the construction work and and put together by the detours is for them to use STM and the transport Public Transit, which makes agencies. It has to start sense in theory - but not in with experts who know reality. Montreal's public what they are doing. I do transit system continue to not understand how this persist and have become administration can lecture more apparent - metro de- us on not using cars… lays and shutdowns, buses they decided at first to not showing up or too cut into the STM (budget) packed to get on. First, I and to me it is so wrong, hear you are an avid cyclist, they don’t get it. are you still cycling a lot?

B - What about cyclists, VP - All the time. even pedestrians, and the B - Do you use Public Transit infrastructure they have to as well? work with? There seems to VP - I do. It's a mix. We be no thinking to the future. don't have a car, but it's VP - Just the fact we reimportant to understand, build streets as they were we (her family) made this before, without thinking decision because we were about cycling paths is a able to. I live close to the huge problem. And for Blue line and the Orange me, the big issue we have line. I have a bus line close is the reserved lanes - and to me… it's really easy to it would be so easy to navigate and easy to get change. We have this big around - because I have cycling circuit, but at the those options.There is no same time it's mostly just way, with two kids, I painted lanes - and for a would have been able to lot of cyclists this is not make that decision if I the way to go.There's not would live close to the a lot of money being put Olympic Stadium for ex- into it right now.What we ample… I'm not even want to do is improve it talking about the West Is- and make the circuit bigland, it would have been ger - but with divided bike impossible. It's because I lanes and not the painted have options - and this is ones. And another thing what I want for all Mon- as well, the pavement (of trealer's, to have more the cycling lanes), there is options. There is no way I'm going to tell somebody, 'Hey, just don’t take your car!'. No. It depends where you live. For example, I have a friend who lives in the east side and we took the bus together because I wanted to try it - and from his house to downtown it took an hour and a half.

B - And how would you address that?

VP- One way, one easy way, is to re-invest in the STM - and why I say that is because in 2015, Denis Coderre decided to cut $25 million out of the B - What about the devastating effect on business especially small business?

VP- There are different things to consider there… but for me the biggest problem is that we don't financially support our small businesses during these times, and they do lose a lot of money.

And the response they get from the city is 'oh well, but it will get better, later it will be fine' - but they pay the price now.

They don't understand the situation of 'Mom and Pop' shops, and they do need to survive through the construction. We've seen it, we've seen the devastating effect on small business on Saint-Laurent and St-Denis. I am determined, although it is not a sexy issue, but I will fight for this… go back to Quebec where Denis Coderre was not able to deal properly and to get more flexibility around the source of incomes for the city of Montreal.

no money being invested in it as well, in repairing holes. It becomes very dangerous, although potholes are not cool for cars either… if there is a big hole what happens?

Cyclists have to suddenly go around it… it's dangerous, even for pedestrians.

B - What about proper crosswalks for pedestrians?

What we have now is ineffective and is rarely respected by drivers and cyclists.

VP - We need to make sure that priority goes to pedestrians in terms of security, then cyclists, cars and trucks. It's backwards right now.

and there. The projects they decided to finance are not really connected and like the diversity, we missed it… there are so many problems with that.

And with the 375th anniversary committee, we have no idea how much money they have and how they are spending it. They are not disclosing that.

B - Would you say the relighting of the JacquesCartier Bridge was really about Mayor Coderre's ego, to go and actually spend more money on it?

VP- He was not happy about the (police) protesting… but most of the people there did see it from another location Montreal's $1 Billion and it was a great success 375th Anniversary that (first) night. His Celebration wanted to do it over again - but at the same time, B - Mayor Coderre felt let's be honest… Denis Montrealers needed to 'lift Coderre was counting on their spirits' and decided to the 375th to do publicity put on a one-year long for him. mega-bash to celebrate the B - About the $1 billion city's 375th anniversary and dollar price tag, would the cost of this mega-bash you have spent that? has now been estimated at VP - Oh my god… no, no $1,000,000,000. Moreover, - or at least some of it the goal of the 375th party would have been about was to celebrate the 'city's addressing the important rich, culturally diverse com- issues like social housmunities and their history', ing… what I want as the but the party appears to be first woman Mayor of missing its mark on exactly Montreal is to make sure that - our rich, culturally di- everything is put together verse communities and their to keep Montrealer's on history.The 375th is a cause the island - and one of the for celebration but perhaps biggest issues is housing. not the degree it was taken. Right now there are not Would Project Montréal many options, even for have put on a party - and the middle-class, they are how would you have ap- moving away because they proached it? don’t have options. And VP - The problem right now is that the anniversary is being seen as 'let's do a party and this is where it ends'. To me it should have been seen as a springboard of what Montrealer's want for their city. I wish we would have consulted Montrealer's and asked 'what do you envision for your city in the next twentyfive, fifty years'… so we could have put the conditions together to create projects that speak to those wishes. For example, if it would have been me… we're an island and I'm hoping the city would invest more to make sure the idea of being an island is connected more to the water, and that it's part of our day to day lives.This is where the problem is. Of course we like to have parties, but ultimately there is no vision. I feel like it's been pieces here

this is something we can act on. Let's have a party, but these issues I will fight for Denis Coderre to speak about during the campaign.

using my car… I decided to raise my kids here because I love the island. I've worked in so many different neighborhoods, I know the city, I know how important it is to connect Trust and Transparency: with Montrealers in order to understand what their B - Many people have lost reality is, because I believe faith and trust in politicians. every person is the exThere has been so much pert of their own life… I corruption and broken need to talk to people promises… what words can and understand what they you say to our readers to have to say - that's what convince them it would be people want. They are any different with you and tired of being taken for Projet Montréal to restore granted. I go out there, I their faith and hope? talk to people… and it VP - Three years ago I takes more time than just thought the same way, so a photo-op. I truly believe I hear that, I hear the cyn- that social change and imicism and the people who proving the city happens are discouraged by politi- through those conversacians, the corruption and tions, involving people toeverything. So I truly be- gether. lieve Montrealer's want a B - And about transparency, transition, and what they will concrete measures be want is a vision for their put into place? city. They want to know VP - Yes, we have to… what we are ready to fight with transparency there for - and what I am ready are so many areas and we to fight for.As Valérie Plant are looking at it all - and who wants to be the first we have ideas for every woman Mayor, I decided specific one. to go into active politics because I care… and I Valérie Plante listens and know it's very simple to lives with Montrealers consay, but this is not about cerns - and is clear about promoting myself, it's not what she envisions for the just (part of) a big career city. She is up against an 'old plan. I've been living in boys club' and perhaps it is Montreal for twenty years time for voters to help make using my bike, walking, the change.

Several other issues we discussed like Social Housing,Waste Management and Light-Rail Electric Transit (REM) were not included in this space - but if you want to know more,Valerie has been attending private citizen's potluck barbecues, where she's been more than pleased to address Montrealer's concerns and answer their questions. You simply have to contact her via email or on social media and extend an invitation.

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putting down the effort of those who with great dedication, manage to organize events such as the Canada Day Parade, which indeed should be hailed as a successful activity which is mainly the result of volunteer work.

This year, being the 150th anniversary of the Confederation, the July 1 celebration was special, and in general, it had in our city the resonance that it was supposed to have. Canadians after all, are rather restrained in showing off their own pride.Therefore the occaBy Sergio Martinez sion was not marked in any extreme or exaggermtltimes.ca ated way as it would have still a young country, probably been south of which means that the cel- the border. Some would ebrations might still have say that is because Canaa kind of fresh flavour: lots dians are not patriotic or of partying and also some nationalist enough.

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ebrations themselves.The weather didn't cooperate much, although for most of the duration of the parade on Ste. Catherine St. the intermittent rain was not so pervasive as to cause any disruption to the close to 70 groups and floats that were present that day. As usual, the participation of many ethnic communities was a highlight of the event. The Chinese community involvement was certainly the one that had a greater impact with its many marchers, its float and colourful dragons. Also notable was the presence of the Filipino community, the Scandinavians with their famous Viking boat, and a significant presence of new participants Peruvians and Brazilians, adding to an already strong Latino presence of Bolivians and Panamanians.

The Canada Day in Montreal celebrations continued with events programmed at the Old Port including a fireworks display and numerous artistic performances, although during the afternoon the weather became even less cooperative. There was also the Discothèque 150 organ-

and the other countries on this continent. Unlike the European nationstates, founded by what we may consider their "indigenous" peoples, or at least, peoples who have lived long enough on those territories to have a legitimate claim to the land, the countries in the New World were created not by their indigenous peoples, but by the descendants of conquerors and colonizers. Moreover, they intended to make them in the image of the European states.

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I'm really more anti-capitalist than any of you; I can prove it because unlike you, who don't risk anything with your rhetoric, I put my life on the line in both Chile and Argentina because of my anti-capitalist commitment. At the time I was challenging the military in those countries, not comparable with challenging some unarmed young guys, women and children parading on the street!

Not very courageous on the CLAC's part I should add.

On the other hand, it is undeniable that the 150th anniversary of Canada provided an opportunity to highlight some real injustices committed against the Aboriginal people for which the country has not yet fully offered full reparation. But this indigenous demand cannot be seen or presented as de-legitimizing the very existence of the Canadian state and the fact that despite its historical dark moments, Canada today is a quite decent society, providing opportunities to most people, and an example regarding the valuing of diversity. The errors and injustices of the past should not obscure the achievements of the present.

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ach wine region of the world has their flagship grape. For Argentina, it is Malbec. Tuscany has their beloved Sangiovese and Burgundy will not be the same if they did not had Pinot Noir. In Roussillon, it is all about Carignan.

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by law, is the principal variety in the palette of CĂ´te du Roussillon appellations. Carignan yields structured and powerful wines with predominant notes of ripe red fruit when young and evolving towards the floral and animal side with age.

Old Carignan vines at Domaine Lafage

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n June 15th, 2017, a conference by the Regroupement des organismes humanitaires et communautaires pour les mesures d’urgence à Montréal (ROHCMUM) was held at l’Université du Québec à Montréal, where many organizations such as Sun Youth gathered for the signature of the agreement on emergency measures with the City of Montreal's Centre de sécurité civile.

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to play, grooms himself well, doesn't get into too much mischief, but when he does, one falls for his big doll eyes!"

Henry is a lucky cat, who as the King, clearly rules their home and their hearts - and is certainly special enough to be the Pet of the Week!

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