You ready, Canada?
Legal weed can go on sale at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 17, 2018. Cue the screaming and yelling from those who have never seen a Reefer Madness poster that didn’t give them a semi-erotic frisson of fear.
Archive for First Nations
Roxanne Tellier – A Sunday Pot Luck
Posted in Opinion, politics, Review with tags BC, Canada, cannabis, civil rights, climate change, DBAWIS, edible, First Nations, First Past the Post, Indigenous, Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Arabia, Kinder Morgan, legalization, Marijuana, Native Americans, North Dakota, pipeline, pot, Reefer Madness, Roxanne Tellier, segarini, Supreme Court, THC, United States, Voting on October 14, 2018 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – Our Flag is Red and White
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags #Resistance150, Anishinaabe, Bob Segarini, Canada Day, Confederation; Ontario, Cree, DBAWIS, democracy, electoral reform., First Nations, Footloose, healthcare, Indian Act, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, Isaac Murdoch, Maria Campbell, Métis, Michif Christi Belcourt, Mike MacNeil, Nimkii Aazhibikong, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Potlatch, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Quebec, Red and White, Roxanne Tellier, Sun Dance, Tanya Kappo, The Indian Act, Truth and Reconciliation on July 2, 2017 by segarini
Canadians … we love our country, but that’s never stopped us from having our beefs with how it’s run. Unlike many other countries, we feel free to speak up about what angers us. For all our reputation of being a polite and respectful people, we reserve the right to disagree with those who would impose their will upon the nation.
Roxanne Tellier – Putting the ‘Wow’ in Pow Wow
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Aboriginal History Month Celebration, Aboriginal Peacekeeping Unit, Amanda Rheaume, Andy Jones, Anishnawbe Health Toronto, Annalee Orr, Barbette Kensington, Bill Wood, Bob Segarini, Crystal Shawanda, David DePoe, DBAWIS, Diggers, Earl Oegema, Eye Eye, First Nations, Fort York, Grand Entry, Jay Lomax, John Mitchell., Leslie Saunders, Nancy Beiman, Pow Wow, Pow Wow Cafe, Roxanne Tellier, Shawn Adler, Stella Walker, Steve Teekens, The Meeting Place, the Woodies, Yonge & Dundas Square, Yorkville on June 25, 2017 by segarini
The Na-Me-Res lucked out with the weather for the annual traditional Pow Wow held Saturday, June 24th, at the Fort York historical site. The day was sunny, yet breezy, and very well attended.
Roxanne Tellier – Privilege is Such a Lonely Word
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags BLM TO, Bob Segarini, Canada Post, class, CNE, DBAWIS, disabled, economic inequity, equal pay, First Nations, LGBTQ, Oprah Winfrey, pensions, Pride, privilege, racism, Roxanne Tellier, tolerance, Violence on July 10, 2016 by segarini
I already had a column drafted and ready for editing this morning, but my muse took a hard left turn and demanded a re-write.
I wanted to talk about how important it is to be true to yourself; in your own life, in the way you present to your loved ones, and the realities of pursuing the path by which you pay your bills. But all of that sounds rather pretentious, in the face of current events.
What I came to realize is that the only reason that old, white women like me can spend any time at all dreaming of improving themselves and their surroundings – never mind assuming that anyone else would be interested in reading those thoughts- is that we have ‘privilege.’
Roxanne Tellier: The Bare Necessities
Posted in Opinion with tags austerity, Bill Maher, Bob Segarini, California, Chris Christie, Christian, Congress, DBAWIS, despair, Donald Trump, dread., First Nations, God, ISIS, lala land, Louboutin, nameless fear, Necessities, Obamacare, Parliament, patriotism, Real Time, Rocky Marciano, Roxanne Tellier, Scott Walker, Washington Post on August 9, 2015 by segarini
I woke up in a great mood this morning. With reason – the last few days have been filled with music and food and friends and more good food. I’m a simple person. My needs are few. Oh, I may grumble and stew and frown at times, but overall … I’m pretty much a human happy face emoji.
Roxanne Tellier: Home Grown
Posted in Opinion with tags Arthur Renwick, Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, Collective Soul, Czehoski, Danforth, Danforth Music Hall Theatre The Eton House, DBAWIS, Delta Tango, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dora Keogh, First Nations, Fran McCann, Herb Dale, Home Grown, James Sloan, Joanna Agnello, John Pachis, Laura Fernandez., Linda Saslove, Mark Ripp and the Confessors, National Gallery of Canada, Noah Zacharin, Nocturne, Peter Verity, Rehan Dalal, Ron Baldwin, Roxanne Tellier, Sebastian Agnello, The Bel-Vistas, The Black Swan, The Brooklyn Bar, The Hideout, The Linsmore, The Old Nick, The Power Plant, The Rivoli, Tota Lounge, Trevor Jones on November 2, 2014 by segarini
Sometimes it seems like you can’t throw a rock in this city without hitting a musician. (And if you’re throwing a beer, the musician in the crowd will be the one to catch it.)
JAIMIE VERNON – Old Man Take A Look At Your Life
Posted in Opinion with tags Alberta tarsands, biofuel, Bob Geldof, Bob Segarini, Bono, Buffy Sainte Marie, California, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, First Nations, Harvest, Honor The Treaties, Jaimie Vernon, Kashtin, Keystone XL, LincVolt, Lionel Trains, Neil Young, oilsands, Pono, Rita Coolidge, Shingoose, Stephen Harper, Susan Aglukark, Tom Jackson, Treaties, Winston Churchill on January 25, 2014 by segarini
I’m about to go off on a diatribe involving Neil Young (quelle surprise). If you’re a fan of Shaky you best leave this blog, get out your gatefold vinyl copy of ‘Harvest’ – yeah, the one you used to separate your weed seeds on and is stained with hash oil – click on a black light and tune out. This note’s definitely not for you.
Last week Neil Young – a Canadian that hasn’t lived in Canada since 1967 – decided to come home to play a few shows in an effort to raise 
money and awareness about (among other things) global warming, carbon footprints, fossil fuel, Corporate Oil gluttony, and the rape & pillage of land that Canada’s national people were handed in antiquated treaties back when White Man’s Guilt was an honourable profession for enterprising transplanted Euro-Dandy’s.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 