There's a guy telling people to vote for anyone other than the conservatives cause Stephen Harper is so evil.
I'd like people in my neighbourhood to do the same, but to vote for not for anyone, but for the Liberals to remove Jack Layton from my riding. The reason: I want representation. I want someone to call when I have a problem that can actually get something done. I want one level of government to hear my voice. In my riding, Toronto-Danforth, our municipal, provincial and federal representatives are on the outs, ie. not part of the ruling party. Jack Layton being the leader of the NDP, is hardly ever even in this riding. But because he is the leader of the NDP, the other parties, particularly the Conservatives, do not field any decent candidates. As a result we are stuck with this guy, who for many reasons I do not in any way shape or form support. This goes back to when he was a municipal politician, primarily for the reason that he loves to talk but never carries through.
So, I am appealing to the people of Toronto-Danforth. Please, if you plan not to vote NDP, please vote Liberal. The Liberals are the only ones with even a marginal hope of displacing this man. I typically support the Conservatives and support Stephen Harper but until they support me with a viable candidate, I must vote Liberal. I believe the NDP serve the purpose of keeping the other guys honest, though with Layton at the helm this continues to be a challenge. He has done nothing for the city of Toronto, does nothing for Canada and serves only his ego as head of the NDP. He may have charisma, but he has no substance.
Please lets pull together for both representation in the riding and for the long term success of Canada. Let's dump Layton!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Monday, September 08, 2008
Ra, Ra Ra, Olympics and Academics @ UofT
Well the front page at UofT is about how great our returning Olympic athletes are. I agree that they are great and I offer them congratulations. I admire their accomplishments and I am a great fan of the fortitude, perseverance and hard work all the athletes display.
Ok that's done with. What annoys me about this article is the last sentence, "The challenge now is to take our facilities and programs up another notch, so that they can do even better in London in 2012." Um, excuse me but this is Canada. We don't give athletic scholarships and I truly hope we never do. There is a reason for this. We value academics for academics sake. We don't allow our institutions of higher learning to generate funds via athletics. I am proud of the fact that our football team sucks so bad. These guys have to hit the books and don't have time to play ball (as often as maybe they'd like). And what is it about a medal count that everyone is so hung up on. What does the number of olympic athletes at UofT say about me or my education (I have a previous degree B. SC. Phm 1987 and an currently working on another one part time). I want to receive an education at an institution that puts its academic programs first and doesn't waste money and effort trying to achieve a goal of no instituitonal value.
The same goes for a country as a whole. How can the number of medals a country gets say anything about the country.
The most fascinating nation at the Olympics was India. With only a slightly smaller population than China, India sent only 55 athletes to the games. What does this say about India. Mostly, I think it says they just don't care, neither about the Olympics, nor what anyone else thinks about their level of competition. I say go India! Cause when all the rest of the countries jump off the bridge, India will have the rest of the planet all to themselves.
Ok that's done with. What annoys me about this article is the last sentence, "The challenge now is to take our facilities and programs up another notch, so that they can do even better in London in 2012." Um, excuse me but this is Canada. We don't give athletic scholarships and I truly hope we never do. There is a reason for this. We value academics for academics sake. We don't allow our institutions of higher learning to generate funds via athletics. I am proud of the fact that our football team sucks so bad. These guys have to hit the books and don't have time to play ball (as often as maybe they'd like). And what is it about a medal count that everyone is so hung up on. What does the number of olympic athletes at UofT say about me or my education (I have a previous degree B. SC. Phm 1987 and an currently working on another one part time). I want to receive an education at an institution that puts its academic programs first and doesn't waste money and effort trying to achieve a goal of no instituitonal value.
The same goes for a country as a whole. How can the number of medals a country gets say anything about the country.
The most fascinating nation at the Olympics was India. With only a slightly smaller population than China, India sent only 55 athletes to the games. What does this say about India. Mostly, I think it says they just don't care, neither about the Olympics, nor what anyone else thinks about their level of competition. I say go India! Cause when all the rest of the countries jump off the bridge, India will have the rest of the planet all to themselves.
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