CBC

I tuned in to CBC radio one tonight. It's been quite a while since I last listened to Canadian media. What I realized was the stark contrast between topics in the news here in Beijing, and those in Montreal. Here, the main news items are the stock market frenzy, intense economic activity, and rampant tourism during CNY. But on the morning news in Montreal, in typical CBC soothing fashion, the topics were multiculturalism on Parc Ave, a movie about Schartz's, and daycares that will stay open during the winter weather. When I arrived in 1999, Montreal seemed like a metropolis. But tonight, for a few brief moments, it became a small town.