Ottawa

Don't forget us when we're gone ...

And if we have to leave you with a Glass Tiger earworm to ensure that out of sight won’t be out of mind, well … so be it.

Anyway, ITQ will be AFK for most of the day as she enters the maximum security enclave that is the budget lockup, but when she emerges into the post-embargo sunshine, she will post a full live-but-time-delayed-blog of how she and her fellow inmates have spent the preceding six or so hours of sequestration. Check back shortly after 4pm for all the details – and feel free to use this as an open thread in the interim.

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