Geoff Read 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
@drgeoffread.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History at Huron University, Montreal Canadiens fan, music lover. Opinions my own.
From the party that brought you seven dead in Walkerton, Ontario. Despite 68% of Ontarians wanting licenses for bottling water revoked altogether the Ford government is loosening the rules. No permit required!
#DougieDoesn’tCare
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#DougieDoesn’tCare
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Ford fast-tracking water permits despite environmental concerns
Despite strong public opposition, the Ford government is moving ahead with changes to Ontario’s long-standing rules for water use that critics say will weaken public oversight and eventually suck Onta...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
From the party that brought you seven dead in Walkerton, Ontario. Despite 68% of Ontarians wanting licenses for bottling water revoked altogether the Ford government is loosening the rules. No permit required!
#DougieDoesn’tCare
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/28/n...
#DougieDoesn’tCare
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/28/n...
Pony Girl is an indie rock band from Ottawa who’ve
been around since 2012. This song sounds like the soundtrack to an early morning dream. Number 923 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=GpbN...
been around since 2012. This song sounds like the soundtrack to an early morning dream. Number 923 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=GpbN...
Pony Girl - Age of Anxious (Official Video)
YouTube video by Paper Bag Records
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December 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Pony Girl is an indie rock band from Ottawa who’ve
been around since 2012. This song sounds like the soundtrack to an early morning dream. Number 923 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=GpbN...
been around since 2012. This song sounds like the soundtrack to an early morning dream. Number 923 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=GpbN...
Absolutely everything about this story reeks of government corruption.
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Absolutely everything about this story reeks of government corruption.
And this while record numbers of Ontarians are using the food bank, while our public institutions are crumbling, and while we are in the midst of the opioid crisis, with downtowns across the province flooded with the homeless, mentally ill, and those struggling with addiction.
#DougieDoesn’tCare
#DougieDoesn’tCare
The Ontario PC govt spent more on public advertising in the run-up to Feb’s snap election than any other Ontario govt in history, the auditor general has found, pushing commercials with a message that “promotes the governing party.”
#FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
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#FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
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Ford government sets spending record for commercials ‘promoting’ governing party | Globalnews.ca
Auditor General Shelley Spence’s annual review of advertising found, in the fiscal year ending in March 2025, the province spent $111.9 million on advertising.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
And this while record numbers of Ontarians are using the food bank, while our public institutions are crumbling, and while we are in the midst of the opioid crisis, with downtowns across the province flooded with the homeless, mentally ill, and those struggling with addiction.
#DougieDoesn’tCare
#DougieDoesn’tCare
Montreal’s Corey Hart released this Christmas song as a tribute to his late mother, Mina Hart. It serves as a reminder that Christmas can be tinged with sadness as we remember those we associate the holiday with who have passed on. Number 922 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=1aze...
Corey Hart - "Another December" - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Corey Hart Official
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December 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Montreal’s Corey Hart released this Christmas song as a tribute to his late mother, Mina Hart. It serves as a reminder that Christmas can be tinged with sadness as we remember those we associate the holiday with who have passed on. Number 922 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=1aze...
Doug Ford is cutting the Consumer Protection Act so that now your rewards points can expire. #ontario #onpoli #dougford #frankdomenic🍁
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Jonah Yano was born in Hiroshima, Japan, but raised in Vancouver. Here he is collaborating with Toronto-based instrumentalists BADBADNOTGOOD. Number 921 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=5JQP...
Key to Love (Is Understanding) feat. Jonah Yano
YouTube video by BADBADNOTGOOD - Topic
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December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Jonah Yano was born in Hiroshima, Japan, but raised in Vancouver. Here he is collaborating with Toronto-based instrumentalists BADBADNOTGOOD. Number 921 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=5JQP...
Nine years in a row that demand for the Food Bank has increased in Ontario. Remember when Doug Ford promised to “Get It Done” during the last election? Apparently, “it” didn’t include ensuring Ontarian families have enough to eat.
#DougieDoesn’tCare
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#DougieDoesn’tCare
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More than 1 million people in Ontario needed a food bank in the past year: Hunger Report | CBC News
The Hunger Report released by Feed Ontario on Monday says more than one million people needed to access a food bank or hunger-relief organization in the last year and they made more than 8.7 million v...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Nine years in a row that demand for the Food Bank has increased in Ontario. Remember when Doug Ford promised to “Get It Done” during the last election? Apparently, “it” didn’t include ensuring Ontarian families have enough to eat.
#DougieDoesn’tCare
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#DougieDoesn’tCare
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The Box was formed in Montreal in 1981 and the band went on to success in Canada particularly with its 1987 album, Closer Together, which included this song. The band sang in both English and French but disbanded in 1991 before later reforming. Number 920 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=HJti...
The Box - Ordinary People (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by UnidiscMusic
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December 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Box was formed in Montreal in 1981 and the band went on to success in Canada particularly with its 1987 album, Closer Together, which included this song. The band sang in both English and French but disbanded in 1991 before later reforming. Number 920 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=HJti...
A mass shooting at a kid’s birthday party. And yet, government, especially the Republicans, is so beholden to lobbyists and the weapons manufacturers that 1) this isn’t even shocking because mass shootings are so routine & 2) nothing will change, yet again. www.recordnet.com/story/news/c...
Stockton shooting leaves 4 dead, multiple injured at child’s birthday party
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting Saturday evening that left several victims injured.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A mass shooting at a kid’s birthday party. And yet, government, especially the Republicans, is so beholden to lobbyists and the weapons manufacturers that 1) this isn’t even shocking because mass shootings are so routine & 2) nothing will change, yet again. www.recordnet.com/story/news/c...
Pedestrian struck by motorist on Parkside a block from the speed camera that vigilantes kept tearing down that caused ford to remove them from all Ontario. Drive as you wish Ontario. Nobody matters. This is what you voted for.
November 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
13 Engines was active from 1985 to 1997. The members met as students at York University in Toronto and broke out with their 1993 album “Perpetual Motion Machine,” which included this hit song. Number 919 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=pxef...
13 Engines - Smoke and Ashes - 1993
YouTube video by Nickel City Scene
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November 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
13 Engines was active from 1985 to 1997. The members met as students at York University in Toronto and broke out with their 1993 album “Perpetual Motion Machine,” which included this hit song. Number 919 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=pxef...
Before Auston Powers used the song, there were jazz rappers the Dream Warriors, hailing from Toronto, who sampled Quincy Jones’ “Soul Bossa Nova,” to excellent effect. Number 918 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=LoE5...
Dream Warriors - My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style
YouTube video by The Best Of - Home Of Classic Music
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November 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Before Auston Powers used the song, there were jazz rappers the Dream Warriors, hailing from Toronto, who sampled Quincy Jones’ “Soul Bossa Nova,” to excellent effect. Number 918 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=LoE5...
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Calgarian (Leslie) Feist launched her recording career in 1999 and has released six studio albums as a solo artist. Along the way she has earned Grammy and Juno nominations and played with bands Beoken Social Scene and Mastodon. Number 917 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=cYF0...
Feist - Mushaboom
YouTube video by FeistVEVO
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November 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Calgarian (Leslie) Feist launched her recording career in 1999 and has released six studio albums as a solo artist. Along the way she has earned Grammy and Juno nominations and played with bands Beoken Social Scene and Mastodon. Number 917 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=cYF0...
This Canadian folk song was written in 1842 by college student Antoine Gerin-Lajoie in memory of the “Patriotes” who had participated in the rebellion of 1837-8 and faced deportation to Australia and possible execution as a result. Number 916 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=JIjo...
Whitehorse - Un Canadien Errant (The Road To Massey Hall)
YouTube video by Six Shooter Records
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November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This Canadian folk song was written in 1842 by college student Antoine Gerin-Lajoie in memory of the “Patriotes” who had participated in the rebellion of 1837-8 and faced deportation to Australia and possible execution as a result. Number 916 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=JIjo...
Death From Above was a rock duo from Toronto who enjoyed some financial success and considerable critical acclaim in the early 2000s but broke up in 2006. Number 915 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=DN6b...
Death From Above 1979 - Black History Month (Official Video)
YouTube video by lastgangrecords
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November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Death From Above was a rock duo from Toronto who enjoyed some financial success and considerable critical acclaim in the early 2000s but broke up in 2006. Number 915 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=DN6b...
Wolf Parade is a Montreal rock band. They formed in 2005 and were active until 2017. Fans continue to hope they will put out new music. Number 914 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=xO7d...
Shine A Light
YouTube video by Wolf Parade - Topic
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November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Wolf Parade is a Montreal rock band. They formed in 2005 and were active until 2017. Fans continue to hope they will put out new music. Number 914 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=xO7d...
Montreal’s Diane Dufresne sang in cabarets and commercials until breaking out as a solo artist in the 1970s. She had a long and successful collaboration with songwriter Luc Plamondon who wrote the lyrics for this song. Number 913 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=OJr4...
Diane Dufresne ~ J'ai rencontré l'homme de ma vie
YouTube video by fmdd943
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November 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Montreal’s Diane Dufresne sang in cabarets and commercials until breaking out as a solo artist in the 1970s. She had a long and successful collaboration with songwriter Luc Plamondon who wrote the lyrics for this song. Number 913 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=OJr4...
St Catharine’s, Ontario’s Ron Sexsmith has been recording and releasing music since 1985. In 2005 he took home the Juno award for songwriter of the year. Number 912 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=IppS...
Ron Sexsmith - Strawberry Blonde
YouTube video by RonSexsmithVEVO
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November 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
St Catharine’s, Ontario’s Ron Sexsmith has been recording and releasing music since 1985. In 2005 he took home the Juno award for songwriter of the year. Number 912 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=IppS...
Every single news agency in Canada seems to have picked this up, which is a good thing, people in Ontario need to know Doug Ford is in fact corrupt. #Ontario
Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'
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Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt'
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Ontario NDP leader kicked out of question period after calling Ford government 'corrupt' | CBC News
NDP Leader Marit Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to hammer Labour Minister David Piccini over the
scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. Piccini has maintained he has done nothin...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Smithers, BC’s Dan Mangan’s brand of indie rock has earned him two Junos and a worldwide following of dedicated fans. Number 911 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=EIvB...
Dan Mangan - Rows of Houses
YouTube video by DanManganVEVO
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November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Smithers, BC’s Dan Mangan’s brand of indie rock has earned him two Junos and a worldwide following of dedicated fans. Number 911 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=EIvB...
Patrick Watson was born in Hudson, Quebec. His experimental musical style has earned him and his eponymous band rave critical reviews and a Polaris Prize, as well as legions of both francophone and anglophone fans. Number 910 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=YA2h...
Patrick Watson - The Great Escape (Official Video)
YouTube video by Secret City Records
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November 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Patrick Watson was born in Hudson, Quebec. His experimental musical style has earned him and his eponymous band rave critical reviews and a Polaris Prize, as well as legions of both francophone and anglophone fans. Number 910 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=YA2h...
Ottawa, Ontario’s Kathleen Edwards got her start in 2002 with her album “Failer.” Her 2012 album, “Voyageur”, including this track, has been her greatest commercial success to date, selling well in both Canada and the US. Number 909 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=vmjJ...
Kathleen Edwards - "Change The Sheets"
YouTube video by Rounder Records
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November 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Ottawa, Ontario’s Kathleen Edwards got her start in 2002 with her album “Failer.” Her 2012 album, “Voyageur”, including this track, has been her greatest commercial success to date, selling well in both Canada and the US. Number 909 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=vmjJ...