Start of summer #ottawa
It's amazing that in Canada our former leaders don't need to travel with a security entourage and can eat at regular restaurants. Spoke with PM Chretien about signing the Kyoto accord, what he would have done to meet the targets if he stayed in office, and why the Paris Accord hasn't failed #cdnpoli #chretien #canada #sustainability
Incredible two nights last week with Broken Social Scene. Awe inspiring no matter how many times you see them. #brokensocialscene #montreal
I'm a bad Montrealer for never before visiting the Oratory
Maceo Parker bringing the funk at the Blue Note. 🎷Sax player on every James Brown hit, and played with Prince and Funkadelic-Parliament #maceoparker #jamesbrown #newyork #prince
Binge watching #oag #ottawa
Had the pleasure of hearing two of my human rights heroes speak today, marking the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide against the Tutsis. "Shake Hands with the Devil" inspired me as a high schooler to look beyond our privileged surroundings and work for a better world. Found myself frozen when I got to meet General Dallaire. Irwin Cotler was my MP for 16 years, was one of Nelson Mandela's lawyers, and remains one of the most vocal proponents of human rights in Canada. 🇷🇼🇨🇦 #rwanda #romeodallaire #irwincotler #humanrights
25 years ago today #ripkurt #nirvana
Train views #farinefiveroses #montreal
Apparently there was a time when it didn't hurt to go outside
#tbt: Broken Social Scene - Osheaga 2011 💫 ⠀⠀When I was 19 I emailed my favourite website and asked if I could cover Osheaga for them. The festival had just expanded to a three-day format, and with that the tickets became considerably more expensive. Broken Social Scene was the only band I wanted to see, and I couldn't afford to pay the newly inflated prices to see them play a mid-day set. Surprisingly, with only a brief writing sample, I was accepted to cover the festival with zero journalism experience. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Not having any idea what I was doing or where I was allowed to go, I ended up backstage after the BSS set. I only wanted the festival pass to see them play, and there I was about to meet my favourite band. I saw Kevin Drew walk off the stage and asked if I could get a picture with him. "I just got off the stage and I'm all sweaty, can't you hold on?". I cowered away and tried to blend in by talking to other bandmates. A little while later, Kevin Drew circled back toward me. "Shit. He knows I'm not supposed to be here." I thought my brief half-day as a "journalist" was about to come crashing down. Instead, he wrapped his arm around Brendan Canning and said, "We're ready for our photo now." I took the photo above, and have made it through another 8 years of pretending to know what I'm doing. Broken Social Scene went on hiatus after this tour, but thankfully they're back together and recently announced that they'll be returning to Montreal for two shows in May 2019. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸: Nikon D70s ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #brokensocialscene #kevindrew #brendancanning #osheaga #montreal #photography #musicphotography #musicphoto #concertphotography
#tbt: Patti Smith - Bell Centre, Montreal. November 23, 2012 💫 This is @thisispattismith, opening up for Neil Young & Crazy Horse in Montreal. I had heard “Because the Night” and some of her Neil Young covers, but to be honest I wasn’t very familiar with her work at the time. She took to the stage armed with a powerful band featuring long-time guitarist Lenny Kaye as well as her son and daughter, and for 45 minutes held the arena under her trance. Mid-set we locked eyes and our little staring contest felt endless. Only when I looked away did I notice that the rest of the crowd was just as spellbound. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The combination of poetry with a punk-rock aura (her spit-on-stage/minute ratio must have been record breaking) had never felt so seamless. Seven years later, Patti Smith remains a constant source of inspiration. There is no limit to the number of times that you can listen to “Horses”, or re-read “M. Train” and “Just Kids”. Neil Young went on to play a mostly disappointing set of half-hour versions of songs from "Psychedelic Pill", but the crowd left feeling they got their money's worth from Smith's performance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 📸: Nikon D70s ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pattismith #neilyoung #montreal #musicphotography #concertphotography
Saguenay, Quebec

Saguenay, Quebec