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With apologies to international readers, I've got another Canada-centric post for today. If you haven't heard, the government's on the brink of toppling, as the three opposition parties are attempting to form a coalition that would have more seats than the reigning Conservative party. This has sparked a lot of outrage in the country, and not just with Conservative supporters, either. Interestingly, I'm hearing the phrase "un-democratic" a lot, which irks me, since people are throwing the term around a lot for no other reason than provocation. I mean, this kind of action is mandated by the constitution. What's more, people seem to be forgetting that we elect members of parliament, and they all get a vote, whether or not they're part of the party with the most seats. So, if the opposition parties want to work together, why is that un-democratic? They were elected just as legitimately as Conservative MPs were.

Anyhow, I'm not sure this new coalition government is a good idea, and I'm even less sure that it'll actually work should it come to fruition. But calling it un-democratic? Come on, people.

Besides that, I went to see JCVD last night. We're living in an age of cinematic reboots, so it was only a matter of time before a washed up action star tried doing the same. And Jean-Claude Van Damme went a pretty interesting root, playing himself. The movie's part drama, part comedy, part satire, part suspense, with an extremely light sprinkling of action. I won't say it's a great movie, but there's something wildly fascinated about watching Van Damme act, and finding out that he's not half bad at it.

Keyword of the day: Someone came here looking for free ebooks by Octavia Butler. Can't offer that, but anyone who's read Butler's fiction or essays would probably agree with me that she was one of the most intelligent science fiction writers of her time (or any time, probably). An interesting interview, too (keeping in mind that I think most writers make for dreadfully boring interviewees). Here she is on Charlie Rose.


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