If someone had told me that politics would play a large part of my retirement, I would say something intelligent like - Oh Pish posh! But the events of the last few years both here and in the U.S. have gotten my attention like never before. Not only have I been voting more enthusiastically, but I’m almost a political nerd! But only almost. This morning I cast my ballot in Canada’s federal election. Slings and barbs from a politician south of the border suggesting - no, calling Canada less than a country, and one to be taken over - to give up on itself - raised the ire of the population of this country. So far, the Liberal party has the largest share of the votes. All the results are not in, but it looks like we just may have an economist and a first time politician as our Prime Minister. Still lots of votes to count but there you have it! Now just a word from a previous Prime Minister:
“Our old-fashioned system is better than any new-fangled voting machine.
Not only is it guaranteed to work, but there is something I find
appealing in putting a mark on a piece of paper for the candidate
of your choice, as opposed to pulling a lever as if you
were gambling on a slot machine in Las Vegas.
~ Jean Chretien
