by Sean Orr | “Farewell the neighing steed and the shrill trump, The spirit-stirring drum, th’ear-piercing fife, The royal banner, and all quality, Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war!” First Nations veteran arrested at Toronto Remembrance Day service. This I will remember. This I won’t forget.

While we’re on the topic of remembrance…does anyone remember the time when Harper dressed up as a Native Warrior? Neither do I.

Meanwhile, Flaherty declares a surplus. I’ll let Canadian Cynic field this one: “Is the economy strong?” “Yes, yes, it’s very strong, surplus!” “Is it strong?” “No, no, it’s very fragile, we must cut veterans’ benefits.”

Rage Against the Machine: This Messed Up World Needs a Protest Anthem. Nope, no we don’t. Also, way to condemn an entire generation in your pursuit of grandiosity and righteousness.

Chip Wilson, Lululemon Founder, Apologizes After Backlash From Comments. To the staff of Lululemon but not to women everywhere. At the same time, it’s like, who cares?

Indo-Canadians say they were target of taunt at Gastown eatery. “Surrey’s that way”. Oh, come on. I say that all the time, and I’m from there. It has nothing to do with being East Indian. “Go back to Surrey” just means you have no class. Also, the only thing The Charles Bar is guilty of is being The Charles Bar.

Port Mann Bridge won’t have 10 lanes open when toll doubles. “Drivers sail over the bridge right now,” Logan said. “Where they start to slow down is where they enter Coquitlam. So it’s really about being able to provide the full travel time savings.” So…what you’re saying is that you could have left the old bridge intact but just improved things on the other side? Wow.

Is a college ‘dimploma’ to blame for this Globe and Mail headline?. There is nothing funnier than wacky newspaper headlines. Nothing.

Cue the hordes of ‘concerned residents’ who will claim they were never consulted: Mount Pleasant’s Vertical Forest building approved. “Mount Pleasant is known for being funky and cool and this building fits that notion perfectly”. RIP Mount Pleasant.

Bonus: Our Wild Abandon.