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Duly Quoted: Austra, On What Would Be Really Cool
Katie Stelmanis states the obvious.
“This is a really cool event, but we really need more money for affordable housing.”
—Austra vocalist and keyboardist Katie Stelmanis speaks to the crowd at Nathan Phillips Square as part of the band’s PANAMANIA show. With city hall and the newly-famous Toronto sign setting the scene, Stelmanis succinctly put forward the somehow-radical idea that the City should take care of necessities and have nice things. Hat tip to NOW reporter Jonathan Goldsbie.