Politics, schmallitics - too much fun
Alright I have a lot of stuff that needs to be done over the next 2 weeks. So what did I do for 2 hours instead? Posting on Globe and Mail's 'conversations.' If you ever get a chance and are insterested in what other Canadians (and what some Americans) think about Canadian politics, I advise you go over and take a look. Just click on any politics related article and scroll to the part after the article itself.

In conclusion I admit it, I am a nerd; this is my idea of fun (just skip over it):

In regards to the comment that Canadians don't care about our money being taken, we do care. But as another commenter has said, "If you look under the covers of every party, you're bound to find some cockroaches. As humans, politicians are not infallible." The Conservative Party has its share of shady characters. Democracies across the global are rift with issues of corruption. Even the United Nations had a major scandal recently. If we delve into history for a second, PM Pearson's government in the 1965 was dogged with all sorts of scandals (including clear out bribery) - but look at the good work that government was able to produce (Auto Pact, CPP).

There are those that believe minority governments are good because they get things done; the alternative of course, is that they do not last. Mr. Martin's minority government, although shakey and lacking in direction at first is finally starting to do something. Of course, Mr. Harper talks of the Liberals not being sincere about their desire to help Canadians. That's baloney - how does one judge sincerity of a politician? Politicians ultimately want to get re-elected; that's the final goal. To do this, they have to win the support of the electorate; to do this, they have to do things that are viewed as beneficial to the country. What do we have to judge Mr. Harper's sincerity to benefit Canadians? All we can assume, is that he sincerely wants to be PM.

As several others have pointed out in this discussion, many people are not convinced of the Conservative agenda. That's not surprising as Mr. Harper has not really made much mention of his ideas, choosing instead to focus Canadian attention on the fallout from the Gomery inquiry. Mr. Martin, on the other hand, has put several ideas into the works and through. Being the party in power, I agree that he is in an advantageous position; however I have seen little in the form of ideas from Mr. Harper...

Oh, I only wish I knew whether all the anti-Liberal posters (there are quite a few you can imagine) are real disgrunted Liberals or just Conservatives who are championing the end of an 'era of corruption.' There's so much anger and nonsense on these boards its actually really funny...

Back into the Middle of Night
I had a long day today, as I had to take care of a few major things. I guess its coming down to the next months for me to prove my mettle to these schools.

The drive back from downtown T.O. was very smooth as one might expect it to be in the middle of the night. Somehow late night drives always increases the temptation of fast food for me. Sure enough tonight I found myself putting a McChicken combo into the ol' stomach. After getting back home from downtown Toronto at around 1:50 a.m., I made a hot chocolate and settled down for a few hours of reading before bed. That plan didn't last that long.

[MSN] 02/11/2005 2:26 AM: want a coffee?

And thus the title of this post. I have only just returned from the late night rendez-vous. It was nice chilling (literally as we hung around outside) with an old friend whom I have not seen since the summer; it definitely beat any reading I could have done in the meanwhile. I've forgotten how nice it can be to have chats in the early morning; its a laid-back sort of affair that's a pleasant change from the daily busy-busy routine. Thanks D, and try to get some sleep man.