Today in the news, our foreign affairs minister Maxime Bernier has resigned after it came to light that, a few months ago, he left classified documents in an unsecure location. The documents were allegedly preparations for April's NATO summit; the location, allegedly his controversial girlfriend's house. Well, I say, good on him for not dragging on with protestations of having done nothing wrong - it's good that he recognizes the severity of such an error. I wonder who will fill his shoes...
Also today in the news, Sydney Pollack - who I always confuse with Sidney Lumet - has died of cancer. The director/producer/actor was most recently seen as George Clooney's boss in Michael Clayton, and was responsible for higher-brow fare like the afore-mentioned Clayton, Three Days of the Condor, Searching for Bobby Fischer, The Quiet American (one of my favourites), and Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility, but also had a flair for fun, especially in his numerous TV appearances. He played Dale's dad on King of the Hill! What a guy. The industry will certainly miss him.
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