Favourite Canadian on The Hour (This Week)
1) Roméo Dallaire
2) Debra DiGiovanni
3) Roy Dupuis
4) Rick Mercer
5) Nikki Payne
6) Georges St. Pierre
7) George StroumboulopoulosView Results
My vote is for Roy Dupuis. It was not the most compelling interview, but I like his work and there is something about him that intrigues me.
- Go Lightly -
Sept 27 2007 episode
It was an interesting mix of personalities and topics tonight. First up we had an interview with Roméo Dallaire and Roy Dupuis about the film Shake Hands With the Devil based on Dallaire’s autobiography about his experiences in Rwanda. The interview was focused on the experience of the two men ad it [...]
Note: Check the comments of this entry to read about our contributors’ thoughts on the Sept 26 2007 episode. Seems we all had a bunch to say.
Now a little anecdote.
My husband (you can call him Mr. Go Lightly) was a volunteer for an organization that was hosting a presentation by Jane Goodall. This [...]
Sept 25 2007 Episode
Wow.
Phil Donahue. I had forgotten just how powerful and commanding this man can be. With his mind sharp as ever, bringing us through his opinions of the war, I was hit with so many great and truthful quotes I had to start writing them down.
Body of War is one of [...]
Sept 24 2007 Episode
Rick Mercer
Everyone knew what to expect, I mean come-on, its Rick Mercer. Possibly one of the fastest moving Canadian minds out there, can’t wait to see him and Conrad Black keep up with each other on his (Rick Mercer’s) first show of the season. I was wondering myself…. how the hell [...]
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Sept 20 2007 episode
Tonight’s show featured conversations with two guests who have been on The Hour before, Paul Franklin and Lisa Ray. I appreciated both of them for their frankness. Well, a partial frankness. It seemed to me that they spoke their minds, but that there were some things they wanted to keep private. Likely [...]
Sept 19 2007 episode
I have 6 minutes to write something half decent, before someone commandeers this very computer.
The Canadian Dollar doing “well”? Really? I am pretty sure it just means that the American dollar is doing badly, not that our economy is doing anything better. Am I wrong? Regardless, this is terrible for most industries.
Historical [...]
How Do You Watch The Hour?
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