George Stroumboulopoulos 🐺

Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Michael Stipe, Aaron Dessner, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Tony Shanahan perform "People Have the Power" at Democracy Now!'s 30th anniversary celebration.

@JulieMarshall2 Thank you Julie! ♥️

Fantastic news and so well deserved. Your commitment to humanitarian work and amplifying voices that matter continues to inspire. Congratulations @strombo

@SardySays What !?

This scene is fire🔥 From one of my all time favourite movies - The Blues Brothers with a dynamite 🧨 performance from the one and only Aretha Franklin. The Queen of Soul was born on this day in 1942.

@Sea20222023 @sofislidesaway Hi.

@sofislidesaway Where is this guy? Best interview ever. It was almost a psychotherapy session!

this whole interview is the interviewer clocking noel

@SpinmanFinn lol

@strombo when he worked at CFNY with the late, great, Martin Streek, George was made out to be the dweeb of the crew. which he was.

15 year old me did not have this on the menu. #orderofcanada

@winter_canada @Pumpkanpie And specifically Rexdale and Malton

@strombo @Pumpkanpie Congratulations!

@DoogleRags Habs forever!

@strombo Congratulations, @strombo !! What an incredible honour to be recognized at the highest level in Canada. You represent our country with immense pride and dignity, and it’s truly inspiring. Well deserved George & congratulations once again! ⭐️👏 Oh.. and #GoHabsGo… 😄

@Jonathan_Dunphy @JeffMarek Thank you Jonathan

@strombo @JeffMarek Certainly well deserved. You made a massive impact on Canadian culture.

@blakebatson Brother works.

@strombo So what do we have to call you now? Sir George George of Canada George Tha God

David sits in rarified air. the edgiest sense of humour and an unwavering commitment to a place better for us. But he does it in a way that speaks to my Gen X heart where he doesn’t protect my feelings he just pushes for truth. Happy 90 th birthday Mr. David Suzuki 🎉

I am deeply saddened to share that Amanda Lathlin, the first First Nations woman elected to the Manitoba Legislature and MLA for The Pas-Kameesack, has begun her final journey. In a 2015 by-election, Amanda made history in Manitoba: though Indigenous women have been here since time immemorial, she became the first to serve in the provincial legislature. The barrier she broke helped pave the way for other Indigenous women to serve as MLA and Minister. It also contributed to my eventual election as Premier. Amanda was a one of a kind voice for the north, The Pas, and her community of Opaskwayak Cree Nation, where she’d previously served as councillor. Amanda was a great retail politician who loved to visit and laugh with her constituents. The first time I visited Trappers’ Fest in The Pas she blew me away by greeting every single person we met by their first name. Amanda was very proud of legislation she passed to provide stronger services for sexual assault survivors in the north and compassionate leave for those who miscarry. Amanda also fought for Oscar’s Place, a homeless shelter in The Pas, which was her late father’s legacy. Amanda’s dad, Oscar Lathlin, was an NDP Cabinet Minister who served in the Doer government before his passing in 2008. Amanda was proud of the Cree language. She began incorporating it into her remarks in the legislature starting when we were in Opposition. Amanda and I had a relationship like no other. I had her back through the many challenges she faced in the last few years. And she kept speaking to me in a way that few people do these days: we laughed, we argued, and sometimes she’d just tell me “awas!” Through these ups and downs she became a sister. The last time I spoke to her she made fun of me for wearing a suit to visit her in the hospital. Amanda was a devoted mother who, in the months before her passing, became a grandmother. Above all else, she loved her family deeply and devoted her life to her girls. My prayers are with Amanda’s loved ones in The Pas, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, and across Manitoba, as well as all who were touched by her leadership and friendship. Kinanaskomitin Amanda, for all you have done for Manitoba. Your girls are healthy and strong. Tell Oscar we miss him too.

@VanessaHeins Chalk board artwork by Mr Perry himself.

Photo capture by @VanessaHeins !

A moment with the wizard legend Lee Scratch Perry. He was born on this day 90 years ago in Hanover Parish, Jamaica.

🆕The number of people facing acute levels of hunger could reach record numbers if the escalation in the Middle East continues. A new analysis warns that vulnerable families managing to put some food on the table today may soon find they are only able to afford little or none.

Franz Ferdinand playing “Take Me Out” from my living room. With absolute consent of course. April 2018