John Geddes

 John Geddes

John Geddes writes on politics and policy, with occasional reporting and comment on arts and culture.

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And we thought he was great in "Away From Her"

by John Geddes on Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:34pm - 4 Comments

Gordon Pinsent’s phrasing, in his plea for artists to be heard in the campaign debate about cultural funding, sounds like a tip of his hat to recent Maclean’s cover lines. “We know about Mr. Harper’s master plan, we know about Mr. Dion’s big idea,” said the iconic actor, echoing our three-cover election package last week. “But it would be hugely comfortable to know that we have a seat at that table – not just in the children’s section, not just below the salt, but right there, smack dab in the middle of the big meal.”

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  • Dot

    Quentin Durgens M.P. lives on (“an idealistic rookie Member of Parliament learning to deal with the complex realities of politics.” – wiki)

  • David

    While the Conservative leader included Quebecers in his English-language pitch Tuesday – “ordinary Quebecers, like ordinary Canadians, understand that,” said Harper – he declined to repeat his gala comment in French after a francophone reporter invited him to do so.

    Funny, I thought ordinary Quebecers WERE ordinary Canadians… and not merely “like” them. Or us. Or whatever. This identity politicking has me confused now.

  • TruthTeller

    Maclean’s should run a contest: “Decipher Gordon Pinsent’s Metaphors!”

  • David

    Maclean’s should run a contest: Best Freestyle Pandering to Quebec Nationalists by Former Reformer Stephen Harper.

    And another: Best 100-Yard Saying One Thing in English and Something Else Altogether in French.

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