In Many Respects, My Best Friends Were

The Trouble With "sacrifices As Symbolic Acts" Is That The Immediate Impact On Those For Whom The Sacrifice Is Made Quickly Fades, While The Impact On Those Who Actually Make The Sacrifice Can Go On And On.

Nothing Disturbs Me More Than Superficiality And Mere Sloganizing On Matters Of Public Policy, And The Suspicion That What The Speaker Is Saying Represents The Full Extent Of His Knowledge On The Subject.

There Are Hundreds Of Canadian Communities That Have Given More Thought To Hiring Their Rink Manager Than They Have To Electing Their Member Of Parliament.

Why Not Learn From The Positive Aspect Of Canadian Populism, Which Is The Way To Deal With It? Learn From The Negative Side, But It's More Important To Learn From The Positive Side, Because It's An Enormous Amount Of Energy.

When Political And Business Leaders Tell The Public - Any Public - 'we Don't Trust You To Make The Right Decision' - They Prejudice That Electorate Against The Very Proposals They Want It To Accept And Undermine Public Confidence In Themselves.