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An Optimist In Canada Is Someone Who Think Things Could Be Worse

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.

The First Lesson, For All Canadians, Is That The Closed Door, Top Down Approaches To Constitution Making Do Not Provide The Public Input Or Debate Necessary To Achieve A Constitutional Consensus That Will Be Supported By The People.

Remember The Referendum On The Charlottetown Constitutional Accord? The More Canada's Political And Business Elites Threatened Canadians That The Country Would Disappear Into A Black Hole If The Accord Weren't Passed, The More Canadians Opposed It.

I Think The Federal Liberals' Micro-tinkering Is Not Causing Any Kind Of Upsurge In Public Confidence. The Challenge For Conservatives Is How To Not Get Caught In The Same Web. I Mean, The Public Just Discounts What Political People And Parties Say.