<![CDATA[the 2008 bessie awards.]]>The Bessies are the premiere Canadian advertising awards, and they’ve been showing off Canada’s creative prowess to the world since 1963. This year, besides having a keynote by one of my favourite people – author, artist, and Canadiana-collector Douglas Coupland – there are also two completely perfect new promo spots for the 2008 Bessies by ground-breaking Toronto agency John St.