by Sean Orr | With the rise of patriotism comes its ugly opposite: Alleged Canada Day bomb plot targeted B.C. legislature. Oh, great. So I guess I’m not a Venom fan anymore. Also, don’t even get me started on the absurdity of tying two sad junkies from Surrey to the ideologies of Al Qaeda…

…And so we turn the bomb plot into even more patriotism: As the tourist said, British Columbians are lucky. Except, you know, for the ones that aren’t…

Related? Rising poverty among immigrants a ‘tinderbox,’ study warns. Coquitlam as Clichy-sous-Bois? Merde.

Further proof that the BC Legislature is basically junior high: New BC speaker ‘discourages’ unelected Premier Clark from note passing. I know it’s petty compared to the very real damage that the Liberals have done to this province, but for now, bwaaahaaaaah.

Own the podium: Looking beyond those highrise towers. “Vancouver’s historic street network outside the downtown was built for this orientation of development, with the main arterial streets originally configured for the streetcars that ran along them. These streets are the perfect place for higher density in the form of mid-rise buildings”. Yeah, but Broadway and Commercial. Thanks. I’m going on a break.

Brent Toderian still makes a good point: “Public engagement could be more “QUIMBY” (quality in my backyard) than NIMBY (not in my backyard). Public wisdom leads to better projects”. Oh, of all the Mayor Quimby references that are just waiting for this…

Meanwhile, Vancouver Rent Bank already ‘swamped’. The Courier article plus this one from HuffPo really speak for themselves.

Bonus: Photographer Takes Millions of Images, Documenting Vancouver Street Life. “Foncie snapped an estimated 15 million photos of Vancouverites from the mid 1950s to the 1970s”. Wow.