Angel >> Heretofore-bumbling Mayor Pierre Bourque Maybe he was only posturing because he's in the middle of an election campaign, but the mayor pulled off a truly noble gesture last week. In the wake of the explosion at the Accueil Bonneau, Bourque offered to house the shelter's otherwise-homeless tenants inside Bonsecours Market, located two blocks away from the site of the blast in the midst of Old Montreal's tourist trap. When nearby merchants complained that the sight of rubbydubs would be bad for business, Bourque set them straight, telling them Montreal is for everyone, not just the well-to-do, and that the city must offer any help it can.

Insect >> Heavy-handed Mounties who crack down on pie-throwers Actually, this one is for the officers of the Sûreté du Québec, too. François "Rhino" Gourd, one of the masterminds behind the Jacques Duchesneau pie-in-the-face stunt of three weeks ago, got a visit from the RCMP last week, at which time they told him they intended to play harball with anyone who tries to pie a federal cabinet minister. The SQ also paid him a visit, telling him kindly and gently, that provincial ministers' bodyguards were "nervous" about his antics, and reminding him that they are armed. In response, Gourd and his local cell of terrorist humourists delivered a petition with 250 signatures to both forces (along with a sweet, fluffy pie), requesting that they treat the pie-throwers with courtesy, and reminding them that pies are not bombs.