Thank you, Don. I have always liked Moore and it's great to see a guy of his integrity and renown speaking but not trying to co-opt the movement for his own purposes. He has been calling a spade a shovel for many years.

I wish you could have been with us all last night. At the Quebec Writers' Federation awards, Lazer Lederhendler (award for translation) said that no country can be free without the voices of the arts, and our prime minister (Harper) is doing his best to cut funding and mute voices. He went on to say that because we are the 99%, we just won't allow that to happen. He received a loud round of applause for his brief acceptance speech.