Ottawa

Eyes on the ball

I’m editing a videoblog of the day’s odd events on the Hill, and I always have a lot of fun videoblogging, but today the Iranian soccer team showed up for a match wearing the colours of the opposition to a regime that doesn’t hesitate to shoot into crowds of civilians. I’ll get back to our own municipal excitements soon, but I just wanted to tip my hat to people who seek democracy in places where it’s harder than here.

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