Geoff Read 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
@drgeoffread.bsky.social
Associate Professor of History at Huron University, Montreal Canadiens fan, music lover. Opinions my own.
Apparently we’ve come to the stage in the Epstein scandal where Trump’s apologists need to see this.
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Apparently we’ve come to the stage in the Epstein scandal where Trump’s apologists need to see this.
Ria Mae is from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has been something of a protege of fellow Nova Scotian hip hop artist and producer Classified’s. Number 903 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=EAEk...
Ria Mae - Clothes Off (Official Video)
YouTube video by RiaMaeVEVO
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November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Ria Mae is from Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has been something of a protege of fellow Nova Scotian hip hop artist and producer Classified’s. Number 903 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=EAEk...
Calgary, Alberta’s Jocelyn Alice started out in the duo Jocelyn and Lisa but struck out on her own in the mid 2010s. She has released one studio album and has some hit songs to her credit including this one. Number 902 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=qqzZ...
Jocelyn Alice - Bound To You (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by JocelynAliceVEVO
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November 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Calgary, Alberta’s Jocelyn Alice started out in the duo Jocelyn and Lisa but struck out on her own in the mid 2010s. She has released one studio album and has some hit songs to her credit including this one. Number 902 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=qqzZ...
For SO MANY reasons, I just can't with Doug Ford, reason #2591: Blaming Liberal governments from 7 & 12 years ago for high energy costs today. He promised to reduce them. Mike Schreiner: Why is Galen Weston getting energy subsidies?
Critics call on Ford government to address rising hydro rates | CBC News
Critics are calling on the Ford government to stop spending billions subsidizing hydro rates, and to instead find ways to reduce the cost of electricity across the province’s grid after a 29 per cent ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oakville Ontario’s Anjulie released one massively successful self-titled album in 2009. She then wrote songs for and did guest performances with other artists. She continues to release music but independently through social media. Number 901 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=GGM0...
Anjulie - You And I
YouTube video by AnjulieVEVO
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November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Oakville Ontario’s Anjulie released one massively successful self-titled album in 2009. She then wrote songs for and did guest performances with other artists. She continues to release music but independently through social media. Number 901 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=GGM0...
I was listening to a Historian (I didn’t catch his name) on CBC’s the Current this morning who was generally quite good talking about WW1 and Remembrance Day. But he missed the opportunity to draw what seemed to me to be the obvious conclusion from the research he had done: that WW1 was senseless…
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I was listening to a Historian (I didn’t catch his name) on CBC’s the Current this morning who was generally quite good talking about WW1 and Remembrance Day. But he missed the opportunity to draw what seemed to me to be the obvious conclusion from the research he had done: that WW1 was senseless…
Toronto’s Shawn Mendes is now a global superstar. My wife and two daughters saw him early in his career when he opened for Taylor Swift and they predicted he would be a star. Number 900 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=5fcT...
Shawn Mendes - Life Of The Party (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by ShawnMendesVEVO
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November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Toronto’s Shawn Mendes is now a global superstar. My wife and two daughters saw him early in his career when he opened for Taylor Swift and they predicted he would be a star. Number 900 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=5fcT...
Edmonton, Alberta’s Ruth B has released two albums and two EPs. This is her biggest hit, which went double platinum and charted worldwide in 2017. It was on her first album, “Safe Haven.” Number 899 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=58TB...
Ruth B. - Lost Boy (Official Video)
YouTube video by RuthBVEVO
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November 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Edmonton, Alberta’s Ruth B has released two albums and two EPs. This is her biggest hit, which went double platinum and charted worldwide in 2017. It was on her first album, “Safe Haven.” Number 899 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=58TB...
Chromeo is a funk/dance duo from Montreal who have been active since 2002. They have released six studio albums with 2018’s Head Over Heals receiving a grammy nomination. Number 898 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=RhmU...
Chromeo - Jealous (I Ain't With It) [Official Video]
YouTube video by Chromeo
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November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Chromeo is a funk/dance duo from Montreal who have been active since 2002. They have released six studio albums with 2018’s Head Over Heals receiving a grammy nomination. Number 898 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=RhmU...
The Halluci Nation was once called “A Tribe Called Red” as
Yasin Bey was once known as Mos Def. They are from Six Nations of the Grand River and Cayuga First Nation in Ontario. Narcy is from Montreal and Black Bear is from Manawan Quebec. Number 897 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=_MD8...
Yasin Bey was once known as Mos Def. They are from Six Nations of the Grand River and Cayuga First Nation in Ontario. Narcy is from Montreal and Black Bear is from Manawan Quebec. Number 897 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=_MD8...
The Halluci Nation - R.E.D. Ft. Yasiin Bey, Narcy & Black Bear (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Halluci Nation
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November 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Halluci Nation was once called “A Tribe Called Red” as
Yasin Bey was once known as Mos Def. They are from Six Nations of the Grand River and Cayuga First Nation in Ontario. Narcy is from Montreal and Black Bear is from Manawan Quebec. Number 897 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=_MD8...
Yasin Bey was once known as Mos Def. They are from Six Nations of the Grand River and Cayuga First Nation in Ontario. Narcy is from Montreal and Black Bear is from Manawan Quebec. Number 897 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=_MD8...
Vancouver punk/rock duo Japandroids formed in 2006 and disbanded in 2024. Their heyday was in the 2009-2014 period when they released two widely acclaimed albums. Number 896 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=7_fY...
Japandroids - The House That Heaven Built [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]
YouTube video by Polyvinyl Records
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November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Vancouver punk/rock duo Japandroids formed in 2006 and disbanded in 2024. Their heyday was in the 2009-2014 period when they released two widely acclaimed albums. Number 896 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=7_fY...
Well this is simply catastrophic news for Ontario’s struggling post-secondary education system. This may deliver the coup de grace to institutions teetering on the edge.
At a time when we need to stimulate the economy this makes zero sense.
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At a time when we need to stimulate the economy this makes zero sense.
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Immigration plan slashes student visas, prioritizes economic newcomers
Canada’s 2026-2028 immigration levels plan aims to increase the number of economic immigrants coming to the country while cutting temporary migration, largely through a dramatic reduction in student v...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Well this is simply catastrophic news for Ontario’s struggling post-secondary education system. This may deliver the coup de grace to institutions teetering on the edge.
At a time when we need to stimulate the economy this makes zero sense.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
At a time when we need to stimulate the economy this makes zero sense.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Quebec City’s hip hop artists Loco Locass are Quebec sovereigntists but are perhaps best known for this track, which celebrates the Montreal Canadiens and has been used as the team’s goal song from 2013-2017 and as their victory song ever since. Number 895 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=tjRA...
Le but, Loco Locass
YouTube video by Exp0s67
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November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Quebec City’s hip hop artists Loco Locass are Quebec sovereigntists but are perhaps best known for this track, which celebrates the Montreal Canadiens and has been used as the team’s goal song from 2013-2017 and as their victory song ever since. Number 895 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=tjRA...
After the 2008 crash the Harper government offered corporations tax breaks on the theory that they would invest the savings and stimulate the economy; instead they banked the cash and sat on their hands.
This approach didn’t work then so I’m not clear why anyone thinks it will work now.
This approach didn’t work then so I’m not clear why anyone thinks it will work now.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
After the 2008 crash the Harper government offered corporations tax breaks on the theory that they would invest the savings and stimulate the economy; instead they banked the cash and sat on their hands.
This approach didn’t work then so I’m not clear why anyone thinks it will work now.
This approach didn’t work then so I’m not clear why anyone thinks it will work now.
Castlegar, BC’s Shawn Hook is a classically trained pianist who got his start as a songwriter in LA in the 2000s. He began to perform his own music in the 2010s and has released 3 albums to date. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2023. Number 894 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=B_YO...
Shawn Hook - Sound Of Your Heart
YouTube video by ShawnHookVEVO
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November 5, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Castlegar, BC’s Shawn Hook is a classically trained pianist who got his start as a songwriter in LA in the 2000s. He began to perform his own music in the 2010s and has released 3 albums to date. He was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2023. Number 894 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=B_YO...
This Burlington Ontario band, “Walk Off the Earth,” started as a cover act and broke out with a cover of Gotye’s “Somebody that I Used to Know”, which got nearly 200 million views on YouTube. Member Mike Taylor died tragically in late 2018. Number 893 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=1bt-...
RED HANDS - Walk off the Earth
YouTube video by Walk off the Earth
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November 4, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This Burlington Ontario band, “Walk Off the Earth,” started as a cover act and broke out with a cover of Gotye’s “Somebody that I Used to Know”, which got nearly 200 million views on YouTube. Member Mike Taylor died tragically in late 2018. Number 893 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=1bt-...
Ottawa’s Kristina Maria’s 2011 debut album was nominated for a Juno Award and two singles from it went gold and/or platinum. She quarrelled with her management and has been unable to sustain her success since going independent in 2017. Number 892 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=cKbS...
Kristina Maria - Co-Pilot ft. Corneille
YouTube video by Kristina Maria
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November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Ottawa’s Kristina Maria’s 2011 debut album was nominated for a Juno Award and two singles from it went gold and/or platinum. She quarrelled with her management and has been unable to sustain her success since going independent in 2017. Number 892 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=cKbS...
Victoria Duffield from Abbottsford, BC had a hit with this dance track in 2012. Her follow up single also did well but she was not able to replicate her commercial success thereafter. She retired in 2024 and is reportedly now a real estate agent. Number 891 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=5qIe...
Victoria Duffield - Shut Up And Dance - official video
YouTube video by Victoria Duffield
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November 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Victoria Duffield from Abbottsford, BC had a hit with this dance track in 2012. Her follow up single also did well but she was not able to replicate her commercial success thereafter. She retired in 2024 and is reportedly now a real estate agent. Number 891 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=5qIe...
The Blue Jays’ 7th inning stretch anthem was written by committee and performed by the fictional band, “The Bat Boys.” Everyone involved was Canadian and the song went gold in 1983 reaching number 47 on the Canadian charts. Let’s go Blue Jays!!! Number 890 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=FGLY...
Ok Blue Jays Song - Music Video
YouTube video by Connor Balzereit
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November 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Blue Jays’ 7th inning stretch anthem was written by committee and performed by the fictional band, “The Bat Boys.” Everyone involved was Canadian and the song went gold in 1983 reaching number 47 on the Canadian charts. Let’s go Blue Jays!!! Number 890 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=FGLY...
Doug Ford is back, and he's coming for Rent Control!
feat. @ivimey.bsky.social and @clareblackwood.bsky.social!
feat. @ivimey.bsky.social and @clareblackwood.bsky.social!
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Toronto’s Metric is not afraid of a little theatricality. Happy Halloween to all the monsters out there! Number 889 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=heEK...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Toronto’s Metric is not afraid of a little theatricality. Happy Halloween to all the monsters out there! Number 889 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=heEK...
No, the private sector doesn’t always do things more efficiently and effectively than the public.
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Anatomy of a mislaid railway: How the Eglinton Crosstown LRT went so wrong, for so long
Meddling politicians, a massive contract, multimillion-dollar lawsuits and a global pandemic equals a project that’s taken 14 years – and counting
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October 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
No, the private sector doesn’t always do things more efficiently and effectively than the public.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Mac DeMarco was born in Duncan BC but raised in Edmonton Alberta. He burst onto the music scene in 2012 with his unique brand of music that combines indie rock with an improvisational style that is reminiscent of jazz. Some call it “slacker rock.” Number 888 of #1000Songs youtu.be/6bfTTeZOrs4?...
Mac DeMarco // "Ode to Viceroy" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by CapturedTracks
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October 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Mac DeMarco was born in Duncan BC but raised in Edmonton Alberta. He burst onto the music scene in 2012 with his unique brand of music that combines indie rock with an improvisational style that is reminiscent of jazz. Some call it “slacker rock.” Number 888 of #1000Songs youtu.be/6bfTTeZOrs4?...
Hey Sportsnetplus - it would have been great to see the Jays’ breakthrough 7th inning. But I guess you didn’t take the 30% more everyone is paying you and put it into delivering a quality product.
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Hey Sportsnetplus - it would have been great to see the Jays’ breakthrough 7th inning. But I guess you didn’t take the 30% more everyone is paying you and put it into delivering a quality product.
Scott Helman is a singer-songwriter from Toronto. He is part of the folk revival of the 2010s. Number 887 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=EYA5...
Scott Helman - Bungalow (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Scott Helman
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October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Scott Helman is a singer-songwriter from Toronto. He is part of the folk revival of the 2010s. Number 887 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=EYA5...