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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Oscar Peterson |
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This episode marks what would have been the 100th birthday of jazz legend Oscar Peterson, celebrating the artistry and influence of one of Canada’s greatest musicians. Jazz pianist Taurey Butler shares how Peterson shaped his own sound, while Kelly Peterson, Oscar’s wife and trustee of his estate, offers personal stories about the man behind the piano. Featuring performances by both Oscar and Taurey, the episode honours a legacy that continues to inspire musicians and audiences around the world. |
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Check out the latest episode of What Happened Next |
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This week on What Happened Next, host Nathan Whitlock is joined by writer Niko Stratis. Niko’s writing has appeared in Xtra, Catapult, Spin, Paste, The Walrus, and more. She is the co-editor of the Lambda Literary Award–winning anthology 2 Trans 2 Furious and its follow-up, Sex Change and the City. Her debut book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, was published by the University of Texas Press earlier this year. Niko and Nathan talk about the roots of her intense connections to music, about the online chuds who have not been happy with a trans author writing about their favourite artists and bands, and about her novel-in-progress, which began life, like those award-winning anthologies, as kind of a joke. |
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Corporate Canada
Christopher Pollon’s “Annexation, Eh” (September/October) is an excellent article about Donald Trump’s desire for Canadian resources, but it doesn’t include what worries me. As Canadian citizens, we say “Elbows Up,” but will Canadian corporate entities stand with us when they are under threat? Do we feel our Canadian corporations—and their leaders—are more loyal to democracy than our American equivalents? I think many of them would have no problem with a vassal state if it allowed them to avoid Trump’s wrath. They may simply look for the transition that least interferes with their business. As a country, we need to convince our elites that there is no going back to being run from the outside.
Robert Hope
Owen Sound, ON
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Fight or Flight
I don’t think the title of David Moscrop’s essay “Air Canada Flight Attendants Faced Down Ottawa—and Won” is accurate. The flight attendants won ground pay equating to an extra thirty and thirty-five minutes based on size of plane, with slight increases in the future. That’s it. If the flights are delayed, nothing. The only thing they won was exposing the collusion between Ottawa and Air Canada. Maryse Tremblay, for example, the chair of the Canada Industrial Relations Board, which issued a back-to-work order amid the strike, was formerly legal counsel for Air Canada. If anything comes from this strike, I hope it is that the Liberals think twice about interfering with the right to strike, which is protected under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Ilan Levy
Calgary, AB
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