Guesses solicited

I will be going to the Canada Day fireworks. I know that I forget to bring something every year but now that the day is here, I cannot recall what it is. It is not a book, a chair, a blanket or a drink. It might be a sweater. Anyway, I am open to guesses.

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Happy Canada Day!

And in French

Meanwhile, in Newfoundland

1 July is remembered for another event.

"[...] the campground smells like freedom, which turns out to be a whole lot of bacon."

As pointed out in email:

Last weekend, a group of libertarians and anarchists gathered in the woods of northern New Hampshire for the annual Porcupine Freedom Festival, aka PorcFest.

I went up for breakfast.

The audio download.

Wednesday Night Icons

Only two players could make it this week so when the Authorities called, the only people hanging out in the boat [1] were Peerless, the Mighty Absorbo and Scorcher, the Mighty Absorbo's ex (or at least exish) criminal girlfriend. Turns out there's doings transpiring down at the long-delayed prison for supers.

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Because I care

As mentioned in comments, Dan Simmons has a dystopic novel coming out.

Canada, used to dividing itself into smaller parts to appease ethnic groups, languages, and claims to prior ownership, [...]

Is that a snipe at Nunavut?