by Sean Orr | The Age of Agenda: Prime Minister Harper unveils grand plan to reshape Canada. Declare war on Denmark; use remaining polar bears as drones; start using seal meat to feed aging seniors; all retirees get two votes; free hip replacements if you volunteer for the campaign.

Canada’s demographics, he warned, pose “a threat to the social programs and services that Canadians cherish.” Preserving those social programs will likely mean cuts elsewhere.

In other words? Students, artists, small businesses, and single moms – y’all are fucked. Because to retrofit energy-inefficient buildings and invest in public transit is just crazy young-people talk.

Housing bubble is really a balloon: BMO’s Sherry Cooper . And we all know balloons don’t pop. They just sail off into the atmosphere until you can’t see them anymore.

And introducing micro-populism: Mayor takes issue with parking meter bylaw. If we’re getting that specific, can we make it illegal to walk under awnings with an open umbrella?

Why The Waldorf Hotel is the hippest place in town. And with that, The Waldorf Hotel is no longer the hippest place in town.

The Behind-the-Scenes Campaign To Bring SOPA To Canada. And why it will more easily pass into law than in The States.

If we’re going to mimic our neighbour to the south, can we at least follow their lead on this?

Confession: Landmark is a Cult.

Bonus: Bear 71.