Dining across the gap: 'To be outdone, as a Canadian, is very upsetting'

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< p class="dcr-kpil6a">Voting record Voted in every UK election since 2017, generally anti-Tory In Canada, voted for the New Democratic Party or the Conservatives

Amuse bouche Has 12 or 13 fantasy novels in a drawer waiting to find a publisher

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Recording votes Only has the right to vote in local elections, where she supports the Labor or the Greens. In France, generally voted for the Socialist Party

Amuse bouche Went to circus school, wanting to be a clown or train animals for the screen. Likes to juggle a lot

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Julie We were both a little nervous, but in a pleasant way.

Eric Given the kind of ideals she had, I expected her to be college age. Someone the world hadn't made cynical or downtrodden.

Julie I was expecting someone retired - more traditional in thought.

Eric, I had chicken with zucchini and chopped potatoes.

Julie, I had the dough quinoa and tofu filo - my God, this looks so bourgeois.