Want to make a difference? Become a Young Liberal!
Michael Mason
Many young people think that they can't make a difference when it comes to
governing their country. Big decisions are made in Parliament Hill board
rooms and in the House of Commons, right? WRONG.
You CAN make a difference! I just attended the 1998 Liberal Party of
Canada Biennial Convention. You might have read something about it in the
newspaper or on television. The Young Liberals of Canada brought forward
resolutions (that started in their own home ridings in some cases) that
were passed onto the National Policy Plenary and had them passed! For
example, there was one resolution regarding Endangered Species and another
regarding student loans and interest... Anyway, it was one of the most
amazing events I have ever attended and I have been to MANY political
events since I was 10 years old.
It's time to take this country by the horns and make a difference. You
can get involved as little or as much as you want. You could even become
a delegate at the next LPC convention in 2000! But before then there will
be lots you can do to make an impact on the governing federal political
party.
If you live in Ottawa West-Nepean and are interested in getting involved,
just reply to this message! If you live elsewhere, send me a message and
I can point you to the contact person in your riding.
Some complain that there's no point in voting or participating in an
election because they're only one person. Well each one person across the
country who is a member of the Young Liberals of Canada *can* make a
difference.
As Jean Chretien said after winning the 1993 election: "We have work to
do!" It's true, and you can be part of it. Just think of all the
experience you can gain to put on your resume - or of all the people you
will meet!
I can go on forever, but we don't all have that time. Let's talk - I
check e-mail often and would be more than happy to talk to anyone who is
interested.
Michael Mason
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Michael Mason (mic...@freenet.carleton.ca)
President, Ottawa West-Nepean Young Liberals Association
"Under 26? You *can* make a difference. Send e-mail for more info!"
John Angus
Michael Mason (an...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) writes:
> You CAN make a difference! I just attended the 1998 Liberal Party of
> Canada Biennial Convention. You might have read something about it in the
> newspaper or on television. The Young Liberals of Canada brought forward
> resolutions (that started in their own home ridings in some cases) that
> were passed onto the National Policy Plenary and had them passed! For
> example, there was one resolution regarding Endangered Species and another
> regarding student loans and interest...
All of which will be _utterly_ ignored by the Prime Minister, just like
the resolutions regarding the environment, health care and education
at the last several conventions.
> It's time to take this country by the horns and make a difference. You
> can get involved as little or as much as you want. You could even become
> a delegate at the next LPC convention in 2000! But before then there will
> be lots you can do to make an impact on the governing federal political
> party.
Only if you've got enough money to bribe the big boys in charge.
For example, want to make a difference to your profits? Why, simply
send in a lot of money to the Liberals (or tories) and they'll change
the laws on patents so your competition can't sell cheaper drugs
then you! Just think of the big profits! And, you can always make
back the money you paid JC and company in bribes by charging sick
people even MORE money!
> As Jean Chretien said after winning the 1993 election: "We have work to
> do!"
"Right! We have to get rid of the GST, redesign NAFTA, eliminate
that nasty drug patent protection the tories sold to the major drug
companies, guarantee funding to the CBC, stop all the lousy patronage
and pork barrel politics, and do everything in our power to reduce
unemployment! Those are all the things we campaigned on because our
"membership" wanted them!"
"But first, let's play golf for five years! We can get the taxpayer
to fund our international jaunts to all the world's best golf clubs!
It's true, and you can be part of it. Just think of all the
> experience you can gain to put on your resume - or of all the people you
> will meet!
Nothing like saying on your resume "I am totally naive and gullible and
I'll believe everything I'm told!"
What was the saying.... There's a sucker born every minute?
JA
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"Life, Liberty, & the Pursuit of Happiness" es...@cleveland.freenet.edu
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"Peace, Order, & Good Government" an...@freenet.carleton.ca
Steven Meece
Michael Mason (an...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA) writes:
> election because they're only one person. Well each one person across the
> country who is a member of the Young Liberals of Canada *can* make a
> difference.
It's deadly boring. All of the Young Liberals (and Young Tories) that I
knew in my Carleton days (1992-6) were cheerleaders, yes-men, policy
spouters, and political bumsuckers. Most of them were there upon the
encouragement of their fathers. At one time the head guy was Richard Kemp,
who I once described in a debate as "mayonnaise on white bread."
But that was a couple of years ago; I guess the joke is on me, because
here I am struggling through grad school while they clock $40,000 as
assistants and clerks for Liberal MPs. They've begun the long and arduous
journey of greasing party palms and living off the public dime for
decades. Maybe if Richard Kemp keeps it up long enough he'll become the
next David Dingwall.
There's hardly anything political about the Young Liberals. The Government
of Canada in the form of the Liberal Party is an extensive apparatus that
has quite an appetite for employees, and if you jump on the juggernaut (in
the form of the Young Liberals, and then the Grown-up Liberals) you've a
good chance of getting a little bit of gravy for yourself. It beats having
to get a real job, I guess.
If you want real politix and idealism, join the International Socialists.
You won't make a difference but at least you will have integrity. It takes
real piety to stand out in the rain and sell newspapers.
--
"Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very
efficent. There's a lot more I could be doing on Sunday mornings...."
-- Mr Microsoft Wm Gates III