Canada is gaining global recognition, not because of anything we鈥檙e doing as its citizens, but because we have a good-looking Prime Minister.聽
On the male model scale, it seems our PM, Sunny Ways Sequel, is a hot commodity. Even the American talk show hosts and their often-scheduled Canadian guests, end up talking about celebrity Sunny Ways, the male-version of Lady Di.聽
I don鈥檛 know what to think about this. Having a 鈥渉unk鈥� for a first minister can鈥檛 be all bad, if it garners some attention for the country. It鈥檚 just that we were getting used to being ignored and snubbed on the international stage and then suddenly, it鈥檚 back to the spotlight because our guy has superficial features that can sell in the superficial marketplace, which is what it鈥檚 all about.聽
In the meantime, substantive politics and the job of running the country, appear to have taken a back seat.聽
Canada is going to pull our half dozen CF-18s out of Iraq and Syria 鈥� maybe.聽
Sunny Ways then says no to oil tankers on the northern B.C. coast, pretty well scuttling plans (indirectly of course, he doesn鈥檛 want anyone to have hurt feelings) for a northern B.C. pipeline.聽
In the meantime, the national offshore energy board gives the green light for offshore drilling in Atlantic Canada.聽
We don鈥檛 know where the Sequel stands on the Energy East pipeline. He just wants us to get along.聽
Denis Coderre, the mayor of Montreal, decides he is a premier and issues a no pipeline environmental impact edict, if it鈥檚 going to pass through his province 鈥� errr 鈥� near his city, which, was in the process of dumping billions of tonnes of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River, as he spoke. But never mind that. It鈥檚 the thought that counts.聽
Sunny Ways has work to do.聽
His henchmen said $700 million is on its way to Alberta for infrastructure and $300 million is coming to our province. Nothing is mentioned of the fact this was money already promised, just not delivered by Stevie Wonder, that Harper boy, before his crew was relegated to the minor leagues, with the exception of Rona 鈥� not the hardware store that is being purchased by an American company 鈥� but that Ambrose girl who is the temporary leader of the Conservatives for the next two years, while they scramble for a replacement part.聽
Canada has a real supply management problem. We can鈥檛 even conduct business on the home front, let alone become an economic force internationally.聽
We pump more than enough oil to satisfy our needs, but we can鈥檛 get it to our own markets, let alone anywhere else.聽
Then we learned, our supply-managed dairy and poultry industry can鈥檛 meet domestic market requirements, even though the deck is stacked. Canada ran out of butter for crumb鈥檚 sake! What鈥檚 the matter with us? Are we that stupid or just derelict in our duties? Or, maybe tied up in so much bureaucratic red tape, we can鈥檛 move?聽
OK, concluding note. I am reopening my campaign to be Estevan鈥檚 mayor.聽
Sunny Ways doesn鈥檛 believe in the Senate, so I won鈥檛 be appointed and I picked up six and a half votes in the interim. The half vote belongs to someone who isn鈥檛 sure if she鈥檚 eligible. I hope we can rig it so she can and I have addresses of all 24 people who promised their support, so I鈥檒l be counting on you. 聽
Be advised though, sincerity is not my strong suit.
