[BRIEF NOTE] Anniversaries

Today is Canada Day, the national holiday that celebrates the beginnings of Canada's development as an independent nation-state. It's unfortunate that Toronto's gala has been canceled on account of the ongoing city workers strike, but still, the afternoon has had pretty decent weather and the popular mood seems to be good.

"The Smashing Pumpkins - Ava Adore" (Watch on YouTube)

Today is also Shakespeare's first birthday.

Shakespeare posing
Originally uploaded by rfmcdpei

It's a good day.

[DM] "On rural Canada's evolution"

Over at Demography Matters, I've a post up examining the specifics of the population dynamics of rural populations in Canada and likely futures. Go, read.