Perspectives

I was twittered yesterday by a friend wanting to hear my thoughts on why the government committed to spend several billions of our tax dollars supporting GM and Chrysler.

Over the next few weeks, the Big Three will be searching for public support. There will be rallies for and against giving them succour, and for once Canadians are taking an interest.

Parliamentarians have barely had time to find their seats in the House and the Opposition is threatening a no-confidence vote that could topple the government.

The tussle between Bob Rae and Michael Ignatieff is shaping up to be a replay of the Democratic race between Clinton and Obama.

After 40,000 kms, the all-season tires on the car had lost their grip for winter driving conditions, so I headed over to the tire shop to price some snow treads.

Watching the CBC News at Six the other night, I was reminded of the days when we first had cable television. We tuned in to the Buffalo stations and were shocked to watch the nightly news programs.

It is the time of year when the namesake of our version of the American greenback heads south, leaving the sparkling pristine waters of the northern clime for the murky ponds of the warm south.

I was up late last night, working on the internet, trying to swap my vote for Tuesday’s election.

While walking through the parking lot at West Ferris to attend the Terrence Dickinson astronomy lecture, I overhead a small group of people lamenting the current stock market crisis.

I have some sympathy for the American legislators as they struggle with the proposed 700 billion dollar bailout of their financial system. I also have a problem imagining how much money is represented by that number.