The Globe had an amusing article this morning about voter apathy. Of course the article cited attack ads, message box campaigns and the perception that their vote didn’t count. But from where I sit it, voter apathy is easy to believe in. Despite all the posturing and seemingly endless streams of attack ads decrying their [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Voter Apathy or Leadership Vacuum?
Posted in Current Events, Politics, errors, ideas on September 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Battle of the Anonymous Wind Mailers
Posted in Uncategorized on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our mailbox has, over the last few days, become a battleground for the pro and anti wind groups here. First we got an anonymous mailer (from a ‘neighboor’) attesting that anticipated benefits to an area resulting from wind development might not materialize now that the ‘Green Energy’ bill has removed local zoning controls. Then today [...]
Transportation and Nation Building
Posted in Current Events, Politics, ideas, philosophy on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We recently completed a journey by VIA train from Vancouver to Kingston, ON in the ‘Blue and Silver’, a premium (according to VIA) experience.
The human landscapes we passed through were testimonies both to the natural beauties of Canada and the role of a good transportation network in populating and integrating a country. All along [...]
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