Ignatieff New Deputy Leader of Liberals

I think this was an excellent move on the part of Dion. Just as many of us have predicted the Liberals are going to have a great team. The fact that there is very little resentment on part of any of the ex-candidates is proof that we have built our party up and we are going to be stronger together because of it.

Whether we end up having a spring election or not, I think we have earned respect from Canadians. Though we will have a lot of hard work ahead of us, I truly think the Liberal party is evolving and becoming a party that Canadians once again can feel connected with.

Ignatieff and Dion side by side - you couldnt ask for a better pairing.

Liberal Christmas Party Fun!

The Liberal Caucus Christmas party was held last night and it was absolutely amazing! Monsieur Dion made his way throughout the room mingling about, posing for pictures with everyone and I think a lot of people were still 'star-struck' by his presence; Mr. Kennedy was dancing the place up - and he is pretty good if I do say so myself - he lasted as long as I did up there! Mr. Ignatieff was up on the dance floor with wife Szusanna doing the twist- and fairly well at that, I was impressed to see Iggy getting "iggy with it" for real! Hall-Findlay joined us along with Kennedy over at Wall Stones for the after party as well. It looked like the Liberal party was back together - "tous Emsemble" having the good time that we always do. If you were there it was fun to watch all the ex-candidates let loose and dance it up with the rest of us on the floor - they are phenomenal people!

I noticed a lot of familiar faces that I met at the convention in Montreal and it was great to see so many Liberals once again together sharing all their stories.

Harper

Oh, ah.... so it looks like you've found out how bad we are doing?
Huh, I guess that'll be all then Mr. Speaker

Tribute to Micheal Ignatieff - Congrats to Stephane Dion/ Liberals Forever!

To so many of us out there, Michael Ignatieff has been a true asset to our party. He has done and will continue to do tremendous things. As he has said "I am not going anywhere" and I for one am greatful that he has come into politcs and given us all something to remember. He is a great leader, a great intellectual and although he did not win the race this party has still won in having him rejoin us in this historical way.

This past weekend has been absolutely phenomenal! Seeing so many Liberal from across the country come together to choose our new leader has been one of the most memorable things for myself as I am sure it has been for many of you. The momentum that was built goes far beyond anything I could have imagined. Every campaign - Dryden, Brison, Kennedy, Dion, Hall-Findlay, Volpe, and Rae- has worked so hard and each and every one of us ought to be proud of what we have accomplished! None of our work has gone to waste; It is truly the result of individual dedication that made this weekend a success and that will always make this party great. I welcome Mr. Dion as our Leader and I think that "tous ensemble" we will be able to defeat the Conservatives. He is a man of good values and has such a deep connection with the work that he does and for that I know he will be a strong leader that we can all be proud of.

I just want to take this moment to say a big THANK YOU to Michael Ignatieff for his inspiration, his determination and his onward dedication to the Liberal Party and to Canada. He truly has been a man of greatness throughout his life and this moment is only the beginning for him. I know we can expect great things to come.

And THANK YOU to all of you who have helped make this convention a great one that will be remembered for decades!

Convention Starts Tomorrow

So the time we have all been waiting for is finally here! The Convention officially starts tomorrow and continues all the way throught the weekend. I don't know about everyone else, but this is exciting!

With Gerard now becoming the only canadidate to dismiss the idea of Quebec as a nation all together, and Ignatieff showing pure confidence in his chances, and Rae of course assuming the race is in his back pocket and Dion perhaps gaining momemtum by teaming up with others - the outcome is sure to be eventful.

For all who will be there, we'll see you. For those who won't be, I am sure you'll be watching the updates as they occur.

Harper Recognizes Quebec as a Nation within Canada & What about Ignatieff?

So Nobody saw this coming??? Nobody? For me it wasn't all that unexpected. I mean Harper had two choices: 1) Take the same stance as Ignatieff and use it as leverage for himself or 2) Disagree with Ignatieff and hope the rest of Canada will see him as a sort of savior from this disuniting force. He chose the former and I would have to say did good. Good for who exactly? Well we'll see.

It turns out that not only does Ignatieff feel this way, in addition to the renewel commission, but so do most members of the house. This idea was not and is not new; it is not revolutionary or completely absurd. The issue with separtism will not be fueled, for at the heart of serpartism is extremism and with that there is not common ground; its all or nothing. This is not an issue of separtism - it just isn't. It is a means to bring Canada closer together - something that the Seperatist's do not want or ever will want. Therefore I see this step - that was first deemed an Ignatieff proposal, and now as a Harper proposal to the house- as one that has great capabilities. If for nothing else should we appreciate Stephen Harper, it would be for bringing this out directly for all to see and hear.

What does this do for the Ignatieff Camp?? Well I think it has enourmous potential to capitalize on it. Now that the Conservatives are supporting the idea of Quebec as a nation, should the Liberals (under new leadership) oppose this notion, then what? We are all of a sudden hypocritical and anti-quebec; at least that is what Harper and his conservatives will use. Do we really want to debate this issue and sweep it under the rug yet again? I really do think we can make this work and I think that Liberals at the convention will see realize this when it comes time to vote on it. Quebec as a nation does not have to be a scary sentence - if we think about it, understand it there is nothing frightening about it.

Let's be reasonable, no one wants to see Quebec leave Canada (even most quebekers)but we do want to ensure that the problem that does exist gets the attention it deserves. This is the time to talk about it, and this is the time to do something about it.

Iggy Tube

Check it out! IggyTube has short clips of Michael talking about different issues and personal stories.

I enjoyed it and just thought I would share.

In Response to: "The Iggy and the Damage Done"

Click HERE for the artcile printed in the National Post by Ian Macdonald.

I would like to point out first that this article is fundamentally flawed. Where he says that the phrase "Le Quebec, c'est ma patrie; le Canada, c'est mon pays." he makes an translation or interpretive error by claiming that it means "Quebec is my home". And he does this on two accounts within the same sentence.

1st account: "Le Quebec, c'est ma patrie" - translates into "Quebec is my fatherland" - not necessarily "my home". (translation erro)

2nd account: even if he knew that the translation was 'fatherland' , he substitued in 'home' and it is an interpretive error. Fatherland is in reference to the concept of a nation. Saying, quebec is my fatherland is making reference to the notion of the Quebec nation. To say it means home in the sense that he presumes it does, is to miss the point.

Anyone who has studied what the concept of a nation is, would know that it has a strong relationship to the idea of a fatherland. It is encarved in its very meaning.

What really is a nation?: One very influential view is that "nations are merely "imagined" but somehow still powerful entities; what is meant is that belief in them holds sway over the believers. (A.D Anderson) In this sense it is a feeling more than it is any type of sovereign claim of statehood.

Deeming Quebec a nation is not this evil thing that people have made it out to be. Turning it into a project - that is turning it into a license rather than a responsibility- is most certainly an evil that we do not want to touch. But that is not what is being proposed by Ignatieff.

I spoke with Mr. Ignatieff the other day about the negativity that has been shown towards his quebec as a nation idea. He looked at me and said, "in no way do I suggest we open up a constitutional debate on the issue, but just that we acknowledge something that everyone - especially Quebekers- knows to be real". (paraphrasing) The concept of the nation is an internal feeling that, not all, but a lot of Quebeker's relate to and that is something that is necessary to recognize.

I can't take anything in this article as fact or evidence of anything. It has failed to grasp the idea of "Le Quebec, c'est ma patrie; le Canada, c'est mon pays" and it has therefore failed in arriving at any plausible conclusion of Ignatieff's position on the issue - since the misinterpretations are obvious flaws.

John Baird Dubbed

The Rick Mercer Report is looking for submissions of John Baird Dubbed. During a 'rant' in the house of commons by Treasury Board President Baird, a Child's voice filled in that of mr. Baird's. This example can be seen on the link above under " The Rick Mercer Report Audio Challenge"; it is absolutely hilarious!! Watch it and should you be inspired to do so, create your own.

Oh how I love you Rick Mercer.

Toronto Leadership Debate

I was not fortunate enough to be in Toronto for the debate, but from what I watched on TV I wish I would have been!

It seemed there was quite the lively debate - if we can even call it that- between Iggy and Rae. Iggy was the first to point out Rae flip floped on the issue of Afghanastan, in which Rae jumped all over Iggy's flip flop on the issue in the Middle East. I found this humorous and useful in pointing to the character traits of the candidates. Mr. Rae was not progressive in his purpose, and you could tell that from his smugness when paired up against Iggy.

I only hope that other people recognize the difference between a candidate who wants to win the game and one who wants to lead the party. Rae I dont think is interested in the latter; Dion I think is. Dion was passionate in the debate, he did not back down against the Front runners and voiced his perspective loud and clear for all to hear. However, my criticsm for Dion is that he was to emotional. He lacked focus, he lacked calmness and it worked against him when you think about his debate skills. But I will say that his passion was excellent and from talking with him on previous occassions, I do not doubt that his motives in this race are good.

I do think that Ignatieff did well. I wasn't overly impressed, but than again there wasn't much new that any of them could offer here except better presentation I suppose. The one thing I like the best about Ignatieff is his straightforwardness about any issue. He doesn't choose to use rhetoric in his speech, and doesnt fall into the "whos better than who" game. I particulary enjoyed his forceful statement of "absolutely not!" to Rae when questioned about the Middle East. Because Rae knows fulls well of Michael's positions, yet still judges it acceptable to play on the subject. I think he was putting on a show for television, as Marth Hall findlay put it; who I might add did an excellent job on almost every issue. She is very smart and debates well.

I know that I only mentioned four of the eight candidates, but I have my reasons. I do think that the Race will come down to Ignatieff, Rae and Dion (And I know what the delegate numbers are). I mention Findlay because I think she is doing excellent. Of course she wont win, but she is sure making a name for herself. And I think she adds a lot to the party and to the leadership race.

Ignatieff's Defends Liberals Against Harper - Israel-Hezbollah

Michael Ignatieff, during his speech at U of T dismisses Harper's accusations that he or any Liberals or Liberal Candidates are Anti-Israel. As I watched a Ignatieff speak from U of T I was thoroughly impressed with his clarity as he defended himself and the party. He pointed out the obvious point that Mr. Harper sees things in only black and white; there is no grey area for him. A point that Ken Dryen equally agreed with. There is always grey in politics; divisive action is not healthy for anyone, no matter which party they relate with.

I am appauled, but not shocked, that Harper said the things that he said. It is repulsive to have the Prime Minister of our country make erroneous accusations about any memeber of the legislature; especially when he knows full well that the Israel-Hezbollah conflict was anything but black and white. There were "war crimes" from both sides - says Ignatieff- but saying that does not denounce any of the members involved in the conflict. Ignatieff's comments were deemed controversial by many, even some of the other leadership candidates, but they were logical, honest, reflective and progressive. There was no rhetoric in his statement about Israel, and there was no attempt to decieve people about his views. And with that, his views are most certainly not Anti-Israel and he did a fantastic job of pressing that point during his speech today.

It's upsetting that Harper is compelled to divide the country for his own political gain; that's not something any Canadian should stand by. And on that note, I was very impressed with Ken Dryden's perception of the situation. He was calm, collective and dealt with the direct issue facing the Liberals after Harper's claims. He did not attempt to criticize other Liberal Leadership contenders, nor did he resort to simply pointing the finger at Harper.

We all know that Liberals are not Anti-Israel; we know that none of the candidates for leaderhship are Anti-israel. However, we also know that it has been said, but the response from Ignatieff directly to Harper was phenomenal; I couldnt have said it better myself. I think Harper needs a lesson in leadership and unity.

In terms of the leadership race itself now: Does Ken Dryden's comments show any leanings on which candidate he will support at the convention? Does the fact that he answered to the accusations from Harper in the same way Ignatieff did, indirectly put him in line with Ignatieff's thinking?

Accusations of Ignatieff clarified

Sent out today from the Ignatieff Campaign to clarify the accusations against Ignatieff.

September 26, 2006

VIA E-MAIL

Steve McKinnon
Executive Director
Liberal Party of Canada
81 Metcalf Street, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON
K1P 6M8

Re: Complaint filed against Michael Ignatieff Leadership Campaign

Mr. McKinnon:
Late yesterday, we obtained a copy of the allegations against the Michael Ignatieff Leadership Campaign (“Ignatieff Campaign”) filed with Nikki Holland, RRO for Ontario earlier in the day. We have since reviewed all memberships cited in that document. Of the 60 memberships cited, we have confirmed that only three were signed up by the Ignatieff Campaign. The remainder either pre-date the leadership contest, were signed up through competing campaigns, or took out their memberships independent of the leadership contest. The deceased member cited joined the Party with a five-year membership in 2004, prior to Michael’s involvement in Etobicoke-Lakeshore.

I have attached a file outlining our detailed findings.

The complaint also attached a number of signed statements, alleging that “fees were kindly paid for by the Michael Ignatieff leadership campaign”. As you will see from an examination of the membership lists, all of these memberships pre-date the leadership contest, making it impossible for this to be the case.

Of the three memberships signed up by the Ignatieff Campaign still at issue, none fall within the purview of the Leadership Expenses Committee, as no allegations of misspending by the Ignatieff Campaign have been made. These three memberships are properly the jurisdiction of the regional challenge process, which deadline passed last Friday, before this complaint was filed. I personally signed up two of these members and can confirm that they paid their own membership fees. The third is a senior woman who suggests that her membership was paid by another member of her senior’s club, not the Ignatieff Campaign.

I feel compelled to add one point. The Ignatieff Campaign did not receive a copy of the complaint from the Party itself, despite our request. We were left to defend against these baseless allegations without knowledge of them, when we could have reviewed and defended within an hour of receiving a copy. It was only at the end of the day, after media filing deadlines, that we were sent a copy by a third party. The result was harm to the Ignatieff Campaign in advance of delegate selection meetings, and harm to the Liberal Party of Canada.

While we support the process the Liberal Party has in place to handle such allegations, the moment the media becomes aware of them, it is incumbent on the Party to provide the affected campaign(s) with the tools necessary to respond to the allegations.

I trust our analysis will be confirmed through the Party’s review and I await your findings.

Most sincerely,
Sachin Aggarwal
Chief Agent and National Director of Operations
Michael Ignatieff Leadership Campaign
cc. Michael Eizenga, President, LPC
cc. Nikki Holland, RRO Ontario
cc. David Pretlove, Executive Director, LPC(O)
cc. Leadership Expenses Committee

Conservative plans: What they will do with the surplus.

Today, the Conservative Government has announced what it will do with the 13.2 Billion dollar Surplus. As many analysts have suggested, the presumed dealings would be to lower taxes or to give something back; since a surplus is a good indicator that Canadians are being over taxed.

But that is not how they Conservatives view things. John Baird and Jim Flaherty announced cuts to a vast amount of public programs. They do not plan on cutting taxes and have taken away a large amount of spending on to name one, the Status of Women. They want to focus on paying the national debt. While Baird says he wants to focus on "real priorities for real Canadians", however will it suffice for them to balance the budget rather than give any breaks to Canadians - particularly ones with the lowest income?

I think Belinda Stronach has a poin t when she says the Conservative government is working to cut programs that work counter to their political agenda. She says, "it will be limiting the opportunity that people have to push for equal rights and it worries me greatly" {paraphrased slightly}

Typical Conservative move that is only going to hurt Canadians in the end.

Joe Volpe: Really is he that bad?

So first Vople is alleged for taking money from Minors for his campaign, and now he is signing up people from the dead. President of the treasury Board John Baird, along with NDP critics, have since been mocking the Liberal party in general and poking fun at these allegations. My take on the issue is not whether Mr. Volpe would make a good leader - because I do not think he would make a good leader- but rather why so much attention to him and his errors?

His news conferences and appearances on Canada Am gave him a chance to clarify and, not to belittle the allegations, he made good points. I mean obviously there were dead people signed up - the paper work shows it- but to what advantage of his would that be? I mean come on really. How are the dead people suppose to come out and support him? Its non-sense to make such a huge deal out of this. And believe me when I say I am no fan of Mr. Volpe. And nontheless the media attention and the potential actuality of another camp being responsible for the allegations is both a) giving a negative image of the party itself and b) not having any constructive purpose in itself.

How would you measure in on Mr. Volpe and the criticisms he has recieved? As one Conservative cabinet minister was quoted saying to Robert fife (on CTV) is "Joe Volpe the gift )to conservative)that keeps on giving"?

Since we are Liberals and have an interest in our party, do you think Mr.Volpe is worsening the situation for Liberals in general by staying in the race?

David McGuinty M.P Endorses Michael Ignatieff

Ottawa South M.P David McGuinty has offically thrown his support behind leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff. Today is the first day that parliament is back in session after the summer break. David McGuinty is a well respected man and with his background in environment and resources Law it works in favour of Mr. Ignatieff. David says of Ignatieff:

"Throughout this campaign, Michael Ignatieff has consistently laid out ambitious policy proposals. He has identified the challenges we must face as a country and offered real solutions, not easy answers. He has delivered the strongest and clearest message on the environment, saying that we must put a price on greenhouse gas emissions if we are to seriously tackle climate change. He has demonstrated political courage and a steadfast commitment to Liberal values. He is doing politics differently – I admire that and I think many Liberals feel the same way," said David McGuinty.

Anthony Rota, Ontario Liberal Caucus Chair, Endorses Michael Ignatieff

Today it was released that Anthony Rota, Ontario Liberal Caucus Chair, has decided to Endorse Michael Ignatieff for leader of the Liberal Party. Coming at a time when an insignificant move was made by Bennett to support Rae, I think it was much more influential to take note of Rota's decision in terms of showing real support. Michael is proving himself more and more capable of bringing the party together and its exciting to see the continuous growth of support he maintains with Liberals, especially the YOUTH core.

Colbert Report -Sexy Photo

For mere Humour check out the Colbert Report on Comedy Central to watch Stephen make mocking comments about the gossip crazed relationship between U.S secretary of State Condelizza Rice and Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Mackay.

Colbert Report

Bennett 2nd candidate out & Interesting poll

So Carolyn Bennett has dropped from the Race and decided to give her support to candidate Bob Rae. Which leaves us with 9 contenders. While some people say 'interesting' that Bennett has supported Rae, I dont find it to be all that surprising. I would even goes as far to say that I wouldnt have expected much else. Perhaps like Bevilaqua there was additional motivation to move over to Rae's camp. But I dont want to jump the gun and make any assumptions, so I'll suggest that Bennett may have enjoyed Rae's Health care policies, as that is one of her primary concerns.

On another note an interesting poll done by the Gandolf Group goes through how general canadians feel about all the candidates, how Liberals feel about them and which issues are important to all of them. It's worth having a look at, if not for anything but fun.

The Publics Choice

Bevilacqua/ Ignatieff - Updates in Liberal Leadership Race

I am sure everyone is aware by now, but for those who don't I am going to mention that Bevilacqua's key supporter's have decided to Endorse Michael Ignatieff. Surprised? Not really. It was, I think, obvious that all of Bevilacqua's guys would not follow suit and go over to Rae. The Hon. Roy Cullen, MP for Etobicoke North, the Hon. Gerry Byrne, MP for Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte, Michael Marzolini, Chairman and CEO of POLLARA Inc., and Tenio Evangelista, Vice-President responsible for Government Relations at Borealis Infrastructure, have all endorsed Michael Ignatieff as next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

I think as more candidates drop out of the race, we will see a lot of their supporters moving towards Ignatieff. Not because he is deeemed the front runner either. But because his policies seem to be attracting more people then the others. He is showing real leadership as December approaches and its showing through with initiatives like his Environmental policy which was just released today. I suggest reading it.

Basically, Ignatieff proposes a new plan to combat Environmental concerns. This includes a long term plan that is aimed at reducing levels to 50% of the amount in 1990 by the year 2050.

Bevilacqua out of Race

So Mr. Bevilacqua is the first to drop out of the Liberal Leadership Race. Delcaring support for Candidate Bob Rae though is not something I would have seen him doing.

The number one reason being thrown around for his decision to drop out is money and his lack of it. Which is understandable but given his choice of candidate to support I think that there may have been more to the decision then meets the eye. Perhaps some background work that went on? But I am on the outside so I cant speculate any further on that presumption, but I will say e that I still don't think Rae will be able to obtain the amount of support he is going to need to win this thing. Not that I ever thought he would be able to given his unpopularity in Ontario. Bevilacqua's people may add a few numbers but Rae still won't be able to win because of Ontario.

So in the end I dont think Maurizio's support will really add much to Rae's campaign. Bevilacqua never had a chance to win, I think that is obvious, and he made a decision that I think others will be making as well. But he is a good speaker and a smart man so I wouldn't mind seeing him move up in the party.

Just some general thoughts...

Wajid Khan, a Temp. conservative advisor: What? Why?

So Wajid Khan has accepted Prime Minister Harper's appointment for him to become his Special advisor to the Middle East. But Mr. Khan just so happens to be the Liberal Defence Critic. Advising the Conservative government on how to deal with the Middle East conflict - a small conflict of interest? I think so.

My question is directed to Mr. Khan: Why would you set aside your responsibilities as a Liberal and succumb to Mr. Harper’s so obvious game of political manipulation?

It is not a wise move on his part because, even though he is a Liberal and always will be, it is difficult for him to remain part of Liberal discussions when he is reporting directly to the Conservative leader. I agree with many of the criticisms he has been receiving because it is quite obvious that Mr. Harper is trying to use the idea of non-partisanship to increase numbers in the polls. He has done it with David Emerson, with Michael Fortier etc. At a time when Liberals are coming closer to the Conservatives in the polls, and when the Leadership convention is coming up not to far off, it makes me a little uneasy to know that a Liberal is assisting, I think is a fair choice of words, the Conservatives in their plot against the Liberals.

For the time being should Mr. Khan be “banned” from caucus discussions while he is reporting to the PM? I would think yes, as it is a clear conflict of interest to be working both sides (even though he is giving up his spot as defence critic, he is still a Liberal) with the same degree of dedication and commitment to the Party; but who says I am right ?

What do you think?

Colbert Report - On notice Board

Put whoever, whatever on Notice, whenever. http://www.shipbrook.com/onnotice/ I Love you Stephan Colbert!

The Middle-East

What is really happening in the Middle East right now? There is so much criticism going on with Liberal Leadership hopefuls and between parties. But is there any real solutions being proposed by any of them that have a sliver of probability of working? It’s hard to tell whether any of the so called ‘discussions’ about the issue really amount to much anyway.

If there is anything more sickening than a war, its politicians playing the good ol game of politics. That is to say they continue to use rhetoric to appeal to the majority of the Canadian population without really considering the moral cost of a war as it is. Hearing stories from people living in Lebanon and Israel both claiming all they yearn for is peace, and having the Politicians claming they have the answer and the other guy doesn’t, its easy to see why conflict resolution is so hard. The people who are supposed to be able to assist the conflict aren’t really concerned with the outcome at all; they are instead more interested in getting ahead in their political career.

But it is not all politicians, though it is most, who play this game. Mr. Rae has taken his dig at Mr. Ignatieff over his delayed response to the war, and Mr. Dion has expressed his arrogant side insisting that Mr. Ignatieff has ‘followed his lead’, while Mr. Harper continues to play his own game claiming Liberal are disunited. I have to say that Mr. Ignatieff response is one of the best, not because he said it first or because he is offering something completely new, but because he did not jump to ensure he got to the finish line first. He thought, waited and responded appropriately to a situation that require more than just on an on the spot gut response.

Is it not better to have given even a thread of thought to an answer before answering, than to have just given an answer that is suppose to presumably ensure they take lead in the polls?

That’s just my thoughts about the bigger picture.

Fundraising Efforts

According to an Elections Canada report it appears that Liberal Leadership Candidate Bob Rae has reached #1 in terms of fundraising efforts, reaching $384,795. Coming in second was Michael Ignatieff with $293,896 and third place goes to Joe Volpe with $210,170. With the other 8 candidates not even coming close to the hundred thousand mark at this point.

While the rules say each candidate may spend a max of $3.4 million on their campaign - it doesn't seem that any of the candidates will be able to reach this distant number. With the whole 'grassroots' movement going on it is that much more difficult for candidates to raise large amounts and also with the number of candidates vowing for funds, the donations are being split 11 ways essentially.

This makes fundraising quite the ordeal for many of the campaigns. Notably for Ken Dryden who was obliged to lay off a number of campaign workers due to a lack of adequate finances.

But while Dryden suffers financially mid way through his campaign, Ignatieff appears to lead the way in terms of progression on the grassroots level . Ignatieff has the highest number of donors -510 to be specific- which is far beyond anyone else in this race now. Quite impressive for a candidate people claimed was too "out of touch" with the average Canadian if you ask me.

But far from being done, each campaign still has more than enough work cut out for them.

The first words

Well this is just the beginning of what I hope will be an eventful blog. With so much going on now with the Liberal Leadership race I have become immersed in the blog world and can not seem to get out. Therefore, I thought to myself its about time I start one of my own. And so I did! I will try to keep recent information flowing through and hope that its initiates a wide variety of thoughtful opinions and discussions.

Afterall, freedom of speech is something all of us should take advantage of.

And now I leave you with a quote: "The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions." Confucius The Analects