by Sean Orr | Oh, dear… Burrard Bridge to shut down morning of June 21 for massive yoga class. Brought to you by LNG. Seriously. On National Aboriginal Day. Seriously. On a bridge that goes over Musqueum land. Seriously.

To justify/explain, Christy Clark “cited economic ties to India and said the idea came out of a chat with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…” This despite the fact that spiritual materialism goes against every tenet of yoga. I’m going to tuck myself into Child’s Pose and I am never coming out.

Perfect: “Let’s face it, this is a banana smoothie republic. An Ayn Rand loving billionaire calls in personal bike routes and bridge closures, while a condo salesman sets policy on housing affordability. We’ve hit peak Vancouver”. – Derrick O’Keefe

Now watch this exquisite piece of Rennification and try not to strangle yourself with a USB cord: The Independent – Crafted Living.

Express yourself! Be independent! Don’t have kids! Eat the Lotus! Stay young forever! Vancouver Strata No-Chalk Note Shows Off Passive Aggressive Flair.

Speaking of condos, the alley behind my Gastown fancy loft subs in for the worst neighbourhood of Canada: Eastside Downtown; Short based on the plight of a aboriginal youth in Canada’s worst neighborhood. Stop calling it Canada’s worst neighbourhood. You mean poorest. I mean, let’s not forget Etobicoke…

And speaking of the plight of aboriginal youth in Canada, and in light of the corporate yoga wank fest on National Aboriginal Day: Aboriginal Affairs spending shortfall amounts to $1B, internal document says. “More proof that austerity is just strategic neglect” – Lee Petite Arien.

So while they’re sitting on a cool billion for aboriginals, the government is rushing forward with plans to build a “pomoerotic” monument to the victims of communism: Prime Minister Stephen Harper should dedicate the site to the victims and survivors of Canada’s residential schools. “It’s a strange concept, importing historical horrors from other countries to commemorate, and there’s no apparent driver behind the government’s infatuation with the project beyond partisan politics…”

You mean, like this? The Harper Government Glorifies the Boer War.

Forget donuts, let’s go nuts: Tim Hortons yanks Enbridge ads, sparks Alberta backlash. So the call for boycott sparks boycott. Looks like reactionary activists shoot themselves in the foot, right? But wait. Why is the government supporting/organizing this? Could it be that the boycott that sparked the boycott that the government supported was sparked by the government in the first place? The Tim Hortons “Boycott” Fiasco. For fuck’s sake. That’s it, I’m boycotting life…

Boycott Bell? Sorry Bell, accessing U.S. Netflix is not theft. Which leads to the satire of the day: Canadians caught stealing American Netflix to be punished with 3-year Bell contract.

Open letter of the day: Open letter to Mayor Gregor Robertson regarding new plan to fine cultural organizers.