▲ 34 r/90sCanRock
Sass Jordan - Do What I Can
“Do What I Can,” a “lost 90s” radio single from her 1997 album Present. The lyrics hit on her death. You did what you could and you were amazing.
u/beverleyheights — 11 days ago
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▲ 50 r/CanadianMusic
Favourite Canadian Breakup Songs?
Moving on from a relationship might be timely in Canada. What are some of your favourite Canadian breakup songs? In English or French or other!
Some of mine. Links are to YouTube:
Chloé Leclerc, “J’te pointe la porte (d'un doigt d'honneur)” – for the “get out!” stage
k-os, “The Dog Is Mine” – further to the “get out!” stage
Dizzy, “Beatrice” – for the processing stage
Stars, “Your Ex-Lover Is Dead” – “I’m not sorry there’s nothing to save”
Laura Schembri, “Les muguets” – your friend comforts you, like a warm hug
Francine Raymond, “Pense à moi” – this is a burning song for a lingering flame
u/beverleyheights — 29 days ago
▲ 1 r/90sCanRock
Marie-Mai, Andrée Watters & Elizabeth Blouin-Brathwaite covering Johanne Blouin - Dors Caroline
Imagine if Bruce Cockburn wrote a song Jann Arden made a hit, and years later it was covered live by Avril Lavigne, with Chantal Kreviazuk, and Jann Arden’s daughter, and a surprisingly hard rocking Canadian backing band.
“Dors Caroline,” written by Pierre Flynn and released by Johanne Blouin in October 1989, was one of those devastating story songs about tragedy hiding in a beautiful adult contemporary radio ballad, like a Québécois “Luka” or “Fast Car.”
It describes best friends Julia and Caroline. Both are young prostitutes on the dangerous streets. Caroline is suffering hard from addiction. On the verge of death, she flashes back to her childhood. In the original music video (YT) Julia rescues Caroline. On their own, the lyrics leave the ending unstated.
In 2007 Marie-Mai, Andrée Watters, and Johanne’s daughter Élizabeth Blouin-Brathwaite covered it for the Show du refuge benefit concert for homeless youth. Their band includes Daniel Chewy Mongrain of Voivod. Their alternating vocals really underline the friendship in the storyline.
u/beverleyheights — 4 months ago
▲ 10 r/90sCanRock
Megan Metcalfe - Starbird Road
Extremely underrated Lost 90s CanCon. Is it heartland rock, folk-pop, or country-soul? Yes.
u/beverleyheights — 4 months ago
▲ 227 r/FrancaisCanadien
Le lieutenant-gouverneur du N.-B. doit être bilingue, tranche la Cour suprême du Canada
>La Cour suprême du Canada tranche que la personne qui occupe le poste de lieutenant-gouverneur du Nouveau-Brunswick doit parler l'anglais et le français.
>Le plus haut tribunal du pays a rendu sa décision vendredi avant-midi. Cela met fin à une lutte menée depuis 2019 par la Société de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick (SANB). …
>« La Cour déclare que la nomination d’un lieutenant-gouverneur au Nouveau-Brunswick n’ayant pas la capacité de comprendre les deux langues officielles et de communiquer dans celles-ci dans l’exercice de ses fonctions enfreint le par. 16(2) de la Charte, » lit-on dans la décision de majorité.
>La Cour suprême du Canada ne va toutefois pas jusqu’à invalider la nomination de Brenda Murphy en 2019 ni tout ce qu’elle a fait pendant ses années en poste. Cela signifie que les lois qu’elle a sanctionnées sont toujours valides.
>Le plus haut tribunal du pays précise d’ailleurs que cette décision a une portée limitée et qu’elle ne se prononce pas sur d’autres postes au Nouveau-Brunswick ou ailleurs au pays. On peut penser notamment au poste de gouverneur général du Canada.
Article complet de Radio-Canada via le lien !
u/beverleyheights — 4 months ago
▲ 125 r/AngineDePoitrine
Scientific American: How Canadian rock duo Angine de Poitrine play with neurobiology and physics to make viral music
“Physics and neurobiology can help explain why a band whose music uses notes that no one else does—literally—went so viral.”
Full article at the link!
u/beverleyheights — 4 months ago
A thoughtful chat with Former Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter
We’ve had the honour of speaking with Houston, MacNeil and current opposition leader Claudia Chender. We learn a new perspective every time we secure a guest who can speak to the challenges of our province -
Episode bio below. You can listen to the show on anyplace you enjoy your podcasts.
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Former NDP Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter walks us through what it’s like to govern when the economy melts down, revenues disappear, and voters still expect big change on a small budget. He’s candid about how fast a government can go from popular to punished, and why that doesn’t automatically mean the work failed.
We get into the real mechanics of “transformational” government versus “transactional” government, using Nova Scotia examples that still shape daily life: the Irving shipbuilding contract, the fight to keep Port Hawkesbury Paper running, and policy choices that aim for durable benefits instead of quick wins. Dexter also breaks down healthcare reforms like collaborative emergency centres, plus what COVID-19 taught him about crisis communication, public trust, and the hard tradeoffs leaders make when nobody has perfect information.
The conversation turns to what’s driving anger right now: cost of living, wage pressure, housing, and food prices. Dexter explains why targeted tax credits and a controversial HST move were designed as practical income support, then takes on the energy debates that never die in Nova Scotia politics: fracking, uranium, renewables, Muskrat Falls, tidal power, and the question of whether public ownership of the utility is realistic. He ends with a strong case for university research and the humanities as the foundation for better leadership.
If you care about Nova Scotia politics, Canadian public policy, energy policy, and what actually counts as a government legacy, you’ll want this one in your feed. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves politics, and leave a review, then tell us: what decision do you think Nova Scotia will judge differently 10 years from now?
u/beverleyheights — 5 months ago