We were robbed!

That’s how I felt when Harper got ‘elected’ via a fax machine and a pair of over-priced boots. Only one of the end results has been the withdrawal of Canada from Kyoto.

Though I was not an early fan of Paul Martin–in fact, JC was more my man–I was really impressed with the honestly with which he approached his relationship to the electorate. Jack Layton may rightly have pointed out all the homeless people who died because of Martin’s economic policies, and the machinations against Jean Chretien may well have been ugly, but, once in office, he clearly tried to inject honesty into his relationship with the Canadian public. The post-Gomery announcement, the attempt at keeping the First Ministers meeting open, and his genuine actions–then and now–for First Nations.

Even now, Paul Martin is clearly continuing his efforts towards improving the lot of the First Nations of Canada.