Heather Reisman; president and CEO of Indigo/Chapters
shes rich, shes powerful, she supports literacy…
40% of Canadian adults are functionally illiterate! Thats crazy. She’s helping to bring this to the government’s attention. However, why we would need a bookstore owner to bring this to the government’s attention says a lot about our government.
The Hour did a fantastic [...]
Read all about it! The Hour misses the mark with Reisman
One Million Acts of Green
This is brilliant. Kudos to The Hour for stepping it up. As George and David Suzuki said in their conversation today, its not about being perfect its about taking steps toward being more green. So go for it, make a decision, register it on the site and prove that people can affect change.
Here is the [...]
Get to the Point- Make Poverty History Ad
George Stroumboulopoulos is one of many famous Canadian faces that can be seen in a new Make Poverty History ad pleading to the governement to reach their target and fulfill their promise to give .7% of our national income as foreign aid. This amount is necessary in order for the world to make any real progress towards [...]
Dr. Samantha Nutt knows who is to blame…
Dr. Samantha Nutt, former guest of the Hour was in Toronto this past March to lecture at the university of Toronto. A friend of the Red Chair Lounge was there, and found a message worth sharing. READ ON!
CLUSTER BOMBS: We are all implicated.
In March I went to see Dr. Samantha Nutt, founder and executive director [...]
War and Sex.
I don’t have too much to say about tonight’s show.
Chris Hunter
The first interview with Chris Hunter was interesting mostly because my knowledge of war is lacking. My only real comment on the interview was the incredible phrase that i had never heard before, “operational theatre.” So creative, such a great euphemism. yes, i am being sarcastic.
Ryan Phillippe [...]
Peter Mansbridge and Douglas Coupland
The Mansbridge interview was compelling. They touched on many topics, and i would like to rant about some of them…well, sort of.
American primary election..etc.- who cares? I do. I am interested in how quickly the election topics go from being discussed with substance, to being overshadowed by savvy political tactics and fancy phrases. Like how Kerry got [...]
Dr Abdullah Abdullah, “Pinball” Clemons and more!
So I don’t really care much about football, but even I enjoyed that clip showing the miami dolphins’ victory… but its quite misleading… football is rarely ever that exciting.
Have you guys noticed the new segment, “The Backstory”… Iam pretty sure its just a revamped version of “the set-up,” but I like it. Definately a better [...]
Jean Chretien: you cant take the politician out of the man
Please note, these comments are based on the televised interview, not the uncut one that can be found on The Hour’s website.
I liked this interview for many reasons. for instance, jean chretien’s personality: he was funny, he said what he wanted to say, he was confident and commanding, he is the epitome of a “politician.”
His personality [...]
The Virgin Megaman, Newborn Alan Alda and a difference of opinion
Tonight’s show featured interviews with Richard Branson and Alan Alda… Two conversations that equaled a(n) (possibly?) unintentional argument about the pros and cons of celebrity endorsements.
First, Branson was available to discuss the death of the “record store,” and to promote Virgin Unite and their endeavor to get aid to remote areas of Africa. He estimated that chain [...]
Vicente Fox and Kenny Vs. Spenny
October 31
Vicente Fox -
Hearing Fox speak of his relationships not only with his country, but with Presidents and Prime Ministers (past and present) was fantastic. The love he has for his country is evident. He’s not only out doing interviews to hock his book, but he speaks of his country with true [...]
