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A wee bit of optimism
Sep. 17th, 2011 03:06 pmLest it be said that I sit around complaining about politics and never do anything, I woke up early this morning to canvas for Peter Tabuns. Most people weren't home, but things are looking good for my little corner of Toronto. (Which is not unexpected; it's a solidly NDP area.)
Things are looking good for Toronto in general. In a massive mea culpa for screwing ourselves by electing an utter buffoon for mayor, Toronto is once again leaning left. Hudak is slipping all over the province, partially owing to him being a massive racist.
Bottom line is it's close, people. The stakes are high for me personally: If Hudak gets in, there's a strong chance that I'll either lose my job or that my working conditions will degrade to the point where it's impossible to do my job. The public education system has never really recovered from the last Conservative government in the mid-90s, and can't afford to have any more people or resources taken out of it.
Also, there are probably worse ways to get a workout than running up and down people's front steps. I think I've earned a cookie, but there are no cookies around so I think I've earned a whole pint of Ontario strawberries.
Things are looking good for Toronto in general. In a massive mea culpa for screwing ourselves by electing an utter buffoon for mayor, Toronto is once again leaning left. Hudak is slipping all over the province, partially owing to him being a massive racist.
Bottom line is it's close, people. The stakes are high for me personally: If Hudak gets in, there's a strong chance that I'll either lose my job or that my working conditions will degrade to the point where it's impossible to do my job. The public education system has never really recovered from the last Conservative government in the mid-90s, and can't afford to have any more people or resources taken out of it.
Also, there are probably worse ways to get a workout than running up and down people's front steps. I think I've earned a cookie, but there are no cookies around so I think I've earned a whole pint of Ontario strawberries.
