Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Canadian Portrait Gallery

The project's been halted. It seems ridiculous to have any vacant property on Wellington.

The old building was planned to house the permanent collection. The new section would have a boutique, theatre, temporary exhibits and rooftop café overlooking Parliament Hill.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

maybe this is the problem?

Grover Norquist, the moderator and head of Americans for Tax Reform, asked each candidate to name his favorite Republican president. The tally: Reagan, 6; Lincoln, 0. "Okay, everybody got that one right," the moderator announced.