Worth a thought...

First there was this.

And now this.

Could the Conservative Party be heading down a path of destruction with these new rules? It seems to me that these new rules give too much power to the national level, and takes away control from the grassroots. Not listening, nor responding to membership can be very dangerous indeed. Isn't it this sort of behaviour that destroyed the former Progressive Conservative Party?

Softwood an Issue of Confidence

"As such, and because of its fiscal measures, the vote on this will be a confidence measure."- PM Stephen Harper

Could he be hoping on obtaining a majority if the government falls? Is he hoping that he will be able to put the fault of this election on the opposition parties since the majority of Canadians do not want another election called?

Risky business I must say. The latest polls have been showing that support for the Conservatives is actually dropping, putting them neck-and-neck with the grits in some regions.

With any luck, Harper will lose even his minority government. Hopefully the leaderless grits can organize a better campaign this time around, and attack him where he is most vulnerable.

HIV/AIDS: "Too Politicized"-Harper

The Conservative government will not be offering any announcements with regards to the fight against HIV/AIDS as the issue has become "Too Politicized", according to PM Harper.

In addition, the Conservative government is not offering assurance that the federal approval will be granted for the Safe-Injection program in Vancouver, which offers drug users clean needles to help reduce the spread of HIV.

"Too Politicized"? Call me cynical, but I think that this is just a way of buying time in hopes that they can come up with a funding package that will help to buy back support after all of the negative press they received on this issue.

I haven't been posting much...

And it looks like this will continue.

I am not sure how widespread the news concerning the tornadoes in Combermere and surrounding areas is, but the damage is unbelievable.

I recently started working with an insurance restoration company, and we have been working non-stop since Thursday trying to get people's houses/cottages usable. It looks like this will be going on through much of August, and I will be far too tired to post. I have not even been able to find the time or energy to remove the tree that fell on my house on Wednesday during the storm (top left corner).

Monday's Civic holiday will not apply to me, and I am amazed that we will be taking Sunday off. The situation is truly unbelievable, and my heart goes out to these people who have lost their homes and property. It feels good to help them.

That's all for now.