Speaking of good ideas...

There seems to be much hullabaloo over the recent mini-budget/economic update from the Conservatives today. Personally, I don't care if they're Tory or Liberal cuts. If this means a little more money for me and my family, I'm all for that. I know what's best for me and my family, not some former Liberal environment minister, just as an example.

And about the GST cut, I can guarantee to anyone who refers to the savings as merely pennies: I've seen a difference. Yes, it isn't much, but it is a difference I can see. Deciding down the road that these kinds of tax savings are worth rescinding just might be seen as kind of a step back and certainly not a way to get anymore popular with the people.

Sinking to a new low

I've never been the type to hop onto the whole climate-change train and this article here gives great insight into why this whole debate can't be taken seriously. Perhaps more amusing to me is the fact that there are people who are actually this intent to show just how much trouble we're in.

Why I love cynicism

There's a mailbox not far from my apartment. It could be argued that it makes a provocative point about democracy. Truth be told, though, it's just another reason why I hate living in Old Strathcona: there are no shortages of noisy opinion with which to drown yourself in rhetoric and negative commentary.

The sign reads thus:

"Your lifetime supply of democracy: X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X"

It's a rather bleak view of democracy, admittedly, but I feel that than pointing blame at the system itself, it highlights the general misunderstandings about what it really means to be an active citizen in this country. Generally speaking, I think that far too many people are just too lazy than do anything more than cast their vote every few years. If they don't like what they see, they have to realize that they actually do have the ability to make a difference. If they can't take the time to find out how, it's no one's fault but their own.