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December 2012 Archives

Friday December 28, 2012

Happy New Year's from All in a Day

We're off ringing in the new year's in style, so you won't hear All in a Day at our regular time on Monday Dec 31st, or Tuesday, January 1st.  Instead, you'll hear some great national programming.  And we'll return with our regular show on Wednesday, January 2nd.  Happy New year to all!

Friday December 28, 2012

Snowed in at Gatineau Park

Sentier 1 près du relais Western 26 déc. 2012.JPGA walk in the park took a very different turn for a couple of snowshoers last night. The pair set off yesterday afternoon on an off-limits trail near Meech Lake in Gatineau Park.

 

Then, in all that snow, they lost their way...

 

Two experienced outdoorsmen went in to try and rescue them...but they TOO got disoriented. All four ended up spending the night in the park -- where temperatures felt like -19C with the windchill.

 

A rescue operation found all four people early this morning - one of whom had to be airlifted out to be treated for hypothermia.

 

We talked with Adam Sherman who was part of the rescue team that helped find the missing adventurers. Then we checked in with Renee Bonnehumeur who is with Gatineau Park and the NCC.

 

(The image above is of trail #1 at Gatineau Park after Thursday's snow storm!)  

 
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Friday December 28, 2012

Friday's Show - Links, Info and Music

 

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • Jivewires, "Choo Choo Chaboogie" from the album Jives Do Jordan
  • Jackie Mittoo, "Freak Out"
  • Bahamas, "I Got You, Babe" from the album Barchords

Between 4 & 5:

  • Jenn Grant, "I've Got Your Fire" from the album Beautiful Wild
  • Mighty Popo, "Gakondo" from the album of the same name

Between 5 & 6:

  • Susie Arioli, "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?," from the album Chrismas Dreaming
  • Divine Fits, "Would That Not Be Nice?," from the album Thing Called Divine Fits 

Friday December 28, 2012

Gearing up for the Bell Capital Cup

It's become something of a tradition at this time of year.

 

In the week between Christmas and New Year's, thousands of kids descend on Ottawa to spend their days living and breathing hockey at the Bell Capital Cup, the world's largest minor hockey tournament.

 

 Now in its 14th year, the event attracts teams from across Canada and from as far away as Hong Kong, Germany and Finland. In fact, close to 400 teams are participating this year.

 

Rory Fitzpatrick is a former NHL-er who coaches the Rochester Mavericks. He, his 11-year-old son Brady, and 11-year-old Jack Feola made the trek to Ottawa to compete this year, and they stopped in at the studio just before heading off to their first game.

 
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Thursday December 27, 2012

Giacomo Panico's Favourite News Story of the Year

It's never a dull moment for a CBC reporter - chasing down a new story every day and a new angle every hour. But for every reporter, there's some stories that stand out. Reporter Giacomo Panico hits the road to tell us about his favourite news story of the year.... and why the adrenaline kept him going for thirty hours straight.

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Thursday December 27, 2012

Thursday's Show - Links, Info and Music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • Amos the Transparent, "Lights, Cameras and Actions" from the album I'm Falling Apart
  • Roxanne Potvin, "Iron and Solder" from the album No Love For the Poisonous
  • Esther Phillips, "Cherry Wine" from the album I Paid My Dues

Between 4 & 5:

  • Elliott Brood, "Oh, Alberta" from the album Tin Type
  • Matt Day, "Winter Waltz" from the album Do You See What I Hear

Between 5 & 6:

  • Julie London, "Hot Toddy" from her album Julie is Her Name, Vol 2

  • The Minotaurs, "Split the Atom" from their album New Believers

Friday December 21, 2012

Happy Holidays from All in a Day

christmasornament2.jpgWe're taking a bit of a holiday break here at All in a Day, so you won't hear us on your airwaves from Mon the 24th to Wed the 26th. You will hear some great national programming, though. And we'll be back with a regular show on Thursday, December 27. Happy holidays until then!

Friday December 21, 2012

Final political panel of 2012: a year-end round-up

It's been a year of fighting, deal-making, and sleepovers in the House of Commons. From the Trudeau-Brazeau boxing match, to the friction over F-35s, to the all-nighters over the omnibus budget bill...there's certainly been plenty of action on the Hill.

 

Our political panel was there for it all - and they joined us once more in 2012 to reveal their favourites from the year in politics that was.

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Friday December 21, 2012

Nick's last tour of the Christmas lights

xmas-lights-aiad.jpgEarlier this week, a long, white stretch limo pulled up outside of CBC Ottawa -- one of those stretch-limos that look like an extended SUV. Nick Newton and about 9 of his friends and family had invited Stu to come along for a tour of Ottawa's Christmas lights, plus a stop by a high-end restaurant to pick up up some fresh oysters and champagne. Sort of a holiday tour, and a tradition for Nick, too.

 

But this year is different. Nick Newton has lung cancer, and doctors say he has about 2 weeks left to live. This is our Christmast lights tour with maybe the most upbeat, and inspiring, man we've ever met.

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Friday December 21, 2012

Friday's Show - Links, Info, and Music

Music

Between 3 and 4:

  • Alexandre da Costa's performance of "Assembly Line" from the album Fire & Blood.
  • Alexandre da Costa's performance of "Volcano," from the same album.
  • PJ Perry, "Parker's Mood" from the album Nota Bene.

Between 4 and 5:

  • Kishi Bashi, "Bright Whites" from the album Room for Dream.
  • Diana Panton, "Snowbound" from the album Christmas Kiss.

Between 5 and 6:

  • Joel Plaskett, "Rollin, Rollin, Rollin" from the album Three.
  • John K Samson, "Stop Error" from the album Provincial.
  • Robi Botos Trio, "Emmanuel" from the album Place to Place.

Thursday December 20, 2012

Thursday's show - links, info & music

  • Holly Cole's new album is called Night, and she plays a sold-out show at the NAC tonight
  • You can find more of Mirella Amato's beer tips on her web site
  • If you're interested in Shirley Manh's idea for a "trade school co-op," check out her web site
  • There is a local Idle No More event tomorrow at noon on Victoria Island

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Viva Las Vegas" by Holly Cole, from the album Night
  • "You've Got a Secret" by Holly Cole, from the album Night
  • "Ohm" by Yo La Tengo

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Vie est Ailleurs" by Coeur de Pirate, from the album Coeur de Pirate

Between 5 & 6:

  •  "Out the Door" by Claude Munson, from the album Claude Munson
  • "Dynamite" by Brenda Lee

Categories: Music Playlists

Thursday December 20, 2012

Robert reviews Hitchcock

It's a love story of sorts, chronicling the relationship between Alfred and Alma Hitchcock during the making of Psycho...

 

 

And you can hear Robert's thoughts on Hitchcock below.

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Categories: Columnists, Film

Thursday December 20, 2012

Holly Cole escapes earthquakes and loves the night

hcole.jpgJazz singer Holly Cole is back with her first album in 5 years. And it focuses on the night, the time of day Cole prefers. Cole joined us with the story of making this record, a story that includes a scary stint in Japan at the time of its recent major earthquake.

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Wednesday December 19, 2012

Wednesday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Roots Raggamuffin" by Ras Lee, from the album Who Killed the Lion
  • "Annie" by Fanny Bloom, from the album Apprentie Guerriere
  • "Beautiful Vegan Girl" by Neil Conway
  • "Othello" by Chilly Gonzales, from the album Solo Piano 2

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Angel Without Wings/Merry Christmas" by the Mahones
  • "Out Here (Cannonball) by Shad, from the album Melancholy and the Infinite Shadness
  • "Falling for You" by Christina Martin, from the album Sleeping With a Stranger

Wednesday December 19, 2012

D is for Dinner - Kale Mashed Potatoes

 

kitchenmambo.jpgThat's Candice Bernes, taking a break at her brand new shop Kitchen Mambo in Old Ottawa South.

Candice dropped by the studio to show Stu how to make a side dish that's guaranteed to leave your holiday dinner guests asking for another helping.

 

Kitchen Mambo Potato Kale Mash

Boil 6 potatoes (if organic, cut them up and keep the skins on for additional nutritional value)

2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped

Strain and mash with 2 big handfuls julienned kale leaves (no stems)

3/4 c almond milk (I use homemade raw almond milk)

3 tbsp nutritional yeast

Salt and pepper to taste


Enjoy!

 

Almond Mylk
1 cup raw almonds, soaked 6 hours (I soak them overnight), rinsed
4-5 cups water
2 medjool dates (minus the pits!)
1/2 tsp vanilla (I use Ultimate Real Raw ground vanilla bean)
1 1/2 Tbsp hemp seed (not necessary but I like the milky flavor it adds)
Blend well in a high speed blender and strain through a nut mylk bag*.
*Nut mylk bags can be bought at many health food stores for about $12. You can also use a paint straining bag from a paint store for about $2. Wash it very well. The mesh is not quite as thin and it will leave a bit more sediment behind (I have never found that a problem for mylks).


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Tuesday December 18, 2012

Tuesday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Strange" by Pat Moore, from the album Take it to Heart
  • "Kingston" by Good Lovelies, from the album Let the Rain Fall
  • "Chiqita" by Pacifika, from the album Asuncion

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Elephant" by Tame Impala, from the album Lonerism
  • "The Bones of Winter" by Said the Whale, from the album West Coast Christmas EP Collection

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Freezing Rain" by Pigeon, from the album Friends in Bellwoods 2
  • "Skating Rink" by David Francey, from the album Skating Rink

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Tuesday December 18, 2012

Liberal leadership race comes to Ottawa

It may not be the talk of the town this far from Queen's Park, but the race is on to succeed Dalton McGuinty as leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. All seven contenders are expected to vie for support at a debate at Carleton University on Tuesday night. So what will local party members be watching for? Stu Mills spoke with volunteers for three of the candidates.
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Monday December 17, 2012

Monday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Silver Bells" by Jimmy Rankin, from the album Tinsel Town
  • "Christmas for Cowboys" by Jimmy Rankin, from the album Tinsel Town
  • "Love Everyone" by Lee Harvey Osmond, from the album The Folk Sinner

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Bring Him Home" sung by Colm Wilkinson, from the Les Miserables soundtrack

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Elevator" by Jadea Kelly, from the album Eastbound Platform
  • Excerpt from a performance of "Mourning Dove" by the Stairwell Carollers

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Monday December 17, 2012

Colm Wilkinson hands off role to Hugh Jackman

 

Colm_Hugha.pngOn Friday, Colm Wilkinson brings his Broadway, Christmas and Beyond concert to Centrepointe Theatre. That "Beyond" now includes Hollywood. Wilkinson, may be the originator of the role of Jean Valjean in the West End & Broadway versions of Les Misérables, but Hugh Jackman plays the paroled convict in Hollywood's new adaptation of the story.

 

Stu spoke with Colm Wilkinson about embracing his new Les Mis role in the film.

 

(Photo of Colm Wilkinson & Hugh Jackman courtesy of www.colmwilkinson.com)

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Monday December 17, 2012

Jimmy Rankin's Christmas traditions

JR_Stu_1_WEB.jpgThere are, of course, no shortage of Christmas albums to choose from, but if you were to add another to your collection, Tinsel Town by Jimmy Rankin would be a good bet. It's a rootsy, Celtic, country-tinged collection of classics and originals, and Rankin is bringing them to a concert at the NAC tomorrow. First though, he stopped by our studio.
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Friday December 14, 2012

Friday's show - links, info & music

  • Blake Lockhart (who bears a resemblance to local mystery writer CB Forrest) is the author of A Touch of Grey Down There, which is available at Books on Beechwood and Perfect Books

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Lay Down Sally" by Eric Clapton, from the album Slowhand
  • "I Heard the Bluebird Sing" by Finest Kind, from the album Lost in a Song
  • "No More Trouble" by Bob Marley, from the album Catch a Fire

Between 4 & 5:

  • no music

Between 5 & 6:

  • "I Want a Bird" by Current Swell, from the album Long Time Ago
  • "Darkness" by Leonard Cohen, from the album Old Ideas
  • "Winter Days" by Doug Paisley, from the album Ho! Ho! Ho! Canada Four 

 

Categories: Music Playlists

Friday December 14, 2012

A Touch of Grey Down There

lockhart.JPGBlake Lockhart has been described -- by exactly whom, we're not sure -- as "one of our greatest living writers." He also curiously resembles local crime writer C.B. Forrest, were Forrest to sport a mustache and a leisure suit...But anyway, Lockhart has just published "geriatric sex thriller" A Touch of Grey Down There, which is his take on the whole 50 Shades of Grey phenomenon, starring senior citizens. Lockhart and Forrest, who seems to be handling Lockhart's affairs, both joined us in studio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Friday December 14, 2012

Political Panel, Dec 14: Gun control, immigration and more on F35s

This week, Rob Russo and Susan Lunn muse on any possible legislation that might come out of the terrible tragedy of the children killed in an American elementary school, and also weigh in on new immigration rules now in effect and the continuing saga of the F35 fighter jets purchase.

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Thursday December 13, 2012

Thursday's show - links, info & music

  • The rare Trappist beer that sold out in Ottawa today is Westvleteren 12
  • More info about the medieval Christmas concert in a cave at the Lefleche Cave web site
  • More info about the Geminid meteor showers here

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Break it to Me Gently" by John Landry, from the album Someday
  • "My Love is Real" by Divine Fits, from the album A Thing Called Divine Fits
  • "Traveller" by Weather Station, from the album All of it Was Mine

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Hold On When You get Love and Let Go When You Give It" by Stars, from the album The North
  • "How About You" by Hugh O'Connor, from the album For the First Time
  • "Call Me on the Phone" by Michael Rault, from the album Ma-Me-O

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Addicted to Love" by Florence and the Machine
  • "Mismatched Eyes (Boat Song)" by Whitehorse, from the album The Fate of the World Depends on this Kiss

Categories: Music Playlists

Thursday December 13, 2012

Robert reviews the Hobbit

Christmas blockbuster season has begun, with this first-in-a-triology release of the Hobbit:

 

 

Film reviewer Robert Fontaine's thoughts are below.

 

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Categories: Columnists, Film

Thursday December 13, 2012

A former addict, now a food services graduate

A year and a half ago, Steve Emmons was suicidal. The veteran was addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine, estranged from his family, and struggling to hold down a job.

 

Today, Steve is looking to the future. With the help of the Ottawa Mission he got clean and  re-connected with his children. And today he graduated from the Mission's Food Services Job Training Program. Fresh from the ceremony, Steve joined us to tell his story.

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Thursday December 13, 2012

The Trappist beer that everyone wants to get their hands on

westvleteren12.jpgIt's been called the best beer in the world. The Westvleteren 12 is brewed at the Trappist abbey of St. Sixtus in Belgium. But here's the thing -- you can't just buy it at your local beer store. You have to call the abbey in advance...get your name on a list...and then go to Belgium YOURSELF and pick it up at the doorstep.

 

So you can imagine how excited some Ottawa beer drinkers were when they found out that two LCBO locations would be offering it up for sale today. The pricetag? $76.85 for a six-pack...and the limited supply didn't last very long. But Justin da Silva managed to snag the last case avaiable. He's a brewer at the Clocktower Brew Pub, and braved the lineups just to get his hands on some Westvleteren.

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Wednesday December 12, 2012

Wednesday's show - links, info & music

  • See separate post for info on Oaxacan take-out place Mitla

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson, performed by Tokyo Police Club, from the album 10 x 10 x10
  • "Nowhere to Go" by Ron Sexsmith, from the album Forever Endeavour
  • "He Won't Go" by Adele, from the album 21

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Cherry Wine" by Neil Young, from the album Twisted Road
  • "Gat Kirwani" by Ravi Shankar

Between 5 &6:

  • "Keeping Time with the Telephone Poles" by Mike Plume Band, from the album 8:30 Newfoundland

Wednesday December 12, 2012

D is for Dinner goes to Oaxaca

Mitla.pngAna Collins is on a mission to prove there's more to Mexican food than cheese and meat tortillas. Her new takeout restaurant Mitla, in Vanier, serves up the food of the Oaxaca Valley. Finding the ingredients to make that cuisine in Ottawa is no easy feat. But Ana cooked up a meal for Alan including Trucha frita con salsa de ajonjol.

Ana's recipe is below, and you can find her restaurant at 62 Barrette St. That's in Vanier near Beechwood Ave. and the Vanier Parkway. The restaurant also has a page on Facebook. Listen here for Ana's conversation with Alan (and her colourful description of the food scene in the Oaxaca Valley).
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Trucha frita con salsa de ajonjol
(Fried trout with sesame sauce)

Sauce

Dry roast 1/2 cup of sesame seeds until they are popping in the pan. Set aside. Dry roast two or three dry chile de arbol peppers and three garlic cloves, unpeeled, until you can smell the roasted garlic. Puree the three ingredients with some salt and 1/2 to 1 cup of water. Then return to the pan and simmer until thickened.

Fish

Place one fillet in the frying pan and saute until lightly browned and cooked through, approximately 2 minutes each side. Transfer to a platter and keep warm while cooking the rest of the fillets.


To serve: put a fillet on each plate and pour over the sauce. Serve with rice, a fresh salad (with a simple vinegar and oil dressing), and steamed vegetables. Garnish with cilantro and lime wedges, and don't forget the tortillas!

Categories: D is for Dinner

Wednesday December 12, 2012

How realistic is too realistic when it comes to horror film?

makeup-artist-remyfx.jpgGenerally it's hard to find many people who want to defend a serial killer who tortures and mutilates his victims...But what about when that serial killer is a work of fiction?

 

Right now in Quebec, filmmaker and special effects and makeup artist Remy Couture is on trial, charged with possession, production and circulation of obscene materials.They're for films and photos on his website that tell fictional horror tales...but with makeup so realistic that it had police believing it could be real.

 

Has Couture crossed a line with his work? It's being described by the Crown as "an attack on fundamental Canadian values". So what's the line between horror and obscenity? And when is realistic TOO realistic in the world of horror?

 

Howard Sonnenberg is the founder and editor of Ottawa Horror.com, and a senior sound engineer for many films through Atomic Audio.  Jennilee Murray is an actor who's been transformed into a corpse in a few films, including Lee DeMarbre's Smash Cut. And Angie Mills is a makeup artist who takes care of those transformations and special effects as a makeup artist on horror films, including the film Clown that's being filmed in Ottawa right now. All three joined us with their thoughts on the line between horror and reality.

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Tuesday December 11, 2012

Tuesday's show - links, info & music

  • Tonight's 13 Strings Christmas concert honours longtime supporter Ed Honeywell. The concert takes place at Dominion Chalmers United Church at 8

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Dear Mr. President" by Fitz & the Tantrums, from the album Pickin Up the Pieces
  • Gloria in D by Vivaldi, performed by the Bethlehem Bach Festival Orchestra
  • "Lord, Keep Me in Mind" by the Trews, from the album ...Thank You and I'm Sorry

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Sing" by Black Dub, from the album Black Dub
  • "Mali Cuba" by Afrocubism, from the album Afrocubism
  • "My Main Man" by the Staple Sisters

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Gutsy" by Monkey Junk, from the album Tiger in Your Tank
  • "You've Been Gone So Long" by Skydiggers, from the album Northern Shores
  • "Your Eyes Tell Me Goodbye" by Michael Jerome Browne, from the album This Beautiful Mess

Categories: Music Playlists

Tuesday December 11, 2012

A 30-year student finally graduates...

samis.jpg...4 degrees and 2 specializations later, that is.

 

Some people just like learning, and Andrew Samis certainly qualifies as one of them. He first entered Queen's University as a freshman in 1982, and he really hasn't left since -- now he just works across the street as an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery. Andrew called us to compare what higher education was like from 30 years ago to now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday December 11, 2012

The Parliamentary Budget Officer on what it costs to employ a public servant

We've heard a lot about layoffs in the public service these last several months. But while the government is cutting jobs, the cost of compensating each remaining employee is expected to keep going up. Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page explores that in his latest report, released this morning. He found that last year, taxpayers spent an average of 114,100 dollars to compensate each full-time federal public servant. And he projects that number will grow to about 130,000 in the next three years.

 

Kevin Page joined us in the studio earlier this afternoon. We started by talking about that 114-thousand-dollar figure...and he explained what's included in that number.

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Monday December 10, 2012

Monday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Happy Hanukkah" by Matisyahu
  • Excerpts of "Audite Silete" and "Noel Huron" by the Medieval Christmas Concerts in a Cave singers

Between 4 & 5:

  •  "These Arms of Mine" by Otis Redding
  • "Keeping it Reel" by the Barra MacNeils, from the album All at Once

Between 5 & 6:

  •  "Can You Do That Dance?" by Pink Mountaintops, from the album Pink Mountaintops
  • Excerpt from "Little Drummer Boy" by Jim Bryson and friends

Categories: Music Playlists

Monday December 10, 2012

Parents' perspective on the one-day teachers' strike

Picket lines will replace lines of school buses outside elementary schools this week. Teachers in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board are set to walk out on Wednesday. And on Thursday, elementary teachers in the Renfrew County District School Board will follow suit.

 

The one-day strikes are in protest against Bill 115, which limits teachers' pay as well as their ability to strike. The union has promised to give parents seventy-two hours' notice of each walkout. But some parents are still scrambling to come up with alternative childcare arrangements. Riley Brockington has a daughter in Grade One at Bayview Public School in South Ottawa, and Jennifer Nemet has two children in Elementary School in Riverside South.

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Monday December 10, 2012

A Christmas concert...in a cave

cave singers.jpgFor the past few years, Claire Isabelle Poirier has organized medieval Christmas concerts in a rather unusual location -- the dark, humid enclosure of Lafleche Cave. It makes for a rather special atmosphere, and Claire joined us to tell us about it -- and we've also got a prize package if you're willing to do a little singing yourself...
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Thursday December 6, 2012

Thursday's show - links, info & music

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Dis Moi" by Jill Barber, from the album Mischievous Moon
  • "Sous le Ciel de Paris" by Jill Barber, from a not-yet-released album
  • "Gone" by Acres and Acres, from the album Truth and Sky

Between 4 & 5:

  • "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" performed by Jasper Wood and David Riley, from the album Stradivarius Christmas

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Lover Please" by Clyde McPhatter
  • "Abraham's Daughter" by Arcade Fire, from the soundtrack to The Hunger Games
  • "Telescope" by Lennon & Maisy Stella

Categories: Music Playlists

Thursday December 6, 2012

Political Panel, Dec 6: All those pointing fingers in the House

It wasn't much to look at, really -- some finger-pointing, apparently accompanied by some "unparliamentary" language. Yesterday's altercation in the House of Commons between NDP and Conservative politicians was caught on camera, but -- perhaps thankfully -- not on tape. Still, it stirred up plenty more finger-pointing after the fact, with MPs on both sides using the classic playground defence of "he started it".

 

To pick over the week's happenings on the Hill -- dignified and otherwise -- we were joined by our Political Panel -- Julie van Dusen and Rob Russo.

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Thursday December 6, 2012

Robert reviews Anna Karenina

It's another version of the Tolstoy classic, this time brought to you by the director of Atonement and Pride and Prejudice...

 

 

Our film reviewer Robert Fontaine joined us with his thoughts on Anna Karenina.

 

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Wednesday December 5, 2012

Wednesday's show - links, info & music

  • To vote for John Young Elementary School's Aviva proposal for a new playground, click here
  • to find out more about the fundraising campaign for Judo athlete Nick Tritton email his dad Mark

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Seen Enough" by Dryer, from the album Out Like a Light
  • "Swingin' from the Chains of Love" by Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, from the album Bark
  • "Ain't that Love" by Ernie Cox, from the album One More Time
  • "Wirehead Swing" by the Jivewires, from the album Jive-o-Matic

Between 4 & 5:

  • Excerpts from Dave Brubeck's "Take the A Train" and "Take 5"
  • "Down With Love" by Blossom Dearie, from the album Once Upon a Summertime

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Up From The South" by Budos Band, from their self-titled album
  • "Unsquare Dance" by Dave Brubeck, from the album Time Further Out

Categories: Music Playlists

Wednesday December 5, 2012

D is for Dinner - Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegar

Here on All in a Day we've tasted wine, beer and whisky, but today, Alan shot back olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Elizbeth Kilvert owns The Unrefined Olive on Second Avenue in the Glebe. 

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Tuesday December 4, 2012

Tuesday's show - links, info & music

  • To vote for CBC's poll of Canadian athlete of the year, go to the site for the People's Pick
  • Xavier Rudd plays the Bronson Centre tonight
  • If you were on Bolton Road on Nov 30th between 8 and 9pm, and/or have possible information about what injured Colin Baxter, please call the OPP: 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "You are a Bright Light" by Sunparlour Players, from the album Sunparlour Preserves
  • "Party" by Jack de Keyzer, from the album Electric Love
  • "Shorter Goodbyes" by Amanda Bon, from the album Juniper Weekends

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Bow Down" by Xavier Rudd, from the album Spirit Bird
  • "Paper Thin" by Xavier Rudd, from the album Spirit Bird
  • "Mr. Supernatural" by King Khan and the Shrines, from the album Mr. Supernatural

Between 5 & 6:

  • "All the Time" by Diamond Rings, from the album Free Dimensional
  • "The Hand that Feeds You" by Gabriel Minnikin, from the album Parakeets with Parasols 

Categories: Music Playlists

Tuesday December 4, 2012

SNC-Lavalin gets the LRT

LRT maps.jpgOttawa's light rail system will be the biggest construction project in the city's history, and a consortium including Montreal-based SNC Lavalin has won the bid to build it.

 

The official announcement is coming tomorrow, but city hall sources confirmed today that the Rideau Transit Group beat the other two finalists. All that stands in their way now is a vote at city council. David Jeanes is the head of Transport Canada, an advocacy organization that lobbies for better public transit, and he joined us with his thoughts on the choice.

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Monday December 3, 2012

Monday's show - links, info & music

  • Raffi plays Centrepointe Theatre tonight
  • See separate entry for our book panel's holiday shopping picks

Music

Between 3 & 4:

  • "Nighttime" by Great Bloomers, from the album Distant Fires
  • "Mieux" by Chloe Lacasse, from the album Mieux
  • "Black Sea Boss Man" by Ukrainia, from the album Maiden

Between 4 & 5:

  • "Text Me" by Solomon Burke, from the album Hold on Tight
  • "Golden Clouds" by Lee Scratch Perry, from the album The Observer in the Star House

Between 5 & 6:

  • "Wash Your Face in My Sink" by the Dream Warriors, from the album And Now the Legacy Begins

 

Categories: Music Playlists

Monday December 3, 2012

Our book panel's holiday gift suggestions

Ann's picks:

  • Picture book: Bear Has a Story to Tell by Philip Stead, illustrated by Erin Stead (Roaring Brook Press, 2012)
  • Fiction: Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel (HarperCollins Canada, 2012)
  • Craft book: Literary Knits by Nikol Lohr (Wiley, 2012)
  • Cookbook: The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook by Deb Perelman (Random House, 2012)
  • History book: Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe by Anne Applebaum (Signal, 2012)
  • What Ann hopes to get: The Old Ways by Robert MacFarlane

Sean's picks:

  • Picture book: Heart and the Bottle by Oliver Jeffers (HarperCollins, 2011)
  • Fiction: The Headmaster's Wager by Vincent Lam (Doubleday Canada, 2012)
  • Science: The Stardust Revolution by Jacob Berkowitz (Prometheus, 2012)
  • Poetry: You Exist.Details Follow by Stuart Ross (Anvil Press, 2012)
  • Memoir: Cures for Hunger by Deni Y, Bechard (Goose Lane, 2012)
  • What Sean hopes to get: The Invisibles Omnibus by Grant Morrison (Vertigo, 2012) 

Categories: Book Panel, Columnists

Monday December 3, 2012

Raffi on his Red Hood project

Raffi++Red+Shirt.jpgRaffi is, of course, one of Canada's most famous children's performers, and you can often find him singing songs about ducks quacking or bananaphones. But his recent Red Hood project has a more serious background: making sure kids stay safe online and in their use of social media. Raffi joined us to talk about this project, and about tonight's concert in Ottawa.
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