The Cafeteria Chatter Of Replacing The Indian Act

 

The Legislature cafeteria was nearly empty

The day's crowd had departed. The politicians evacuated to committees, or uptown meetings. The committees retreated into subcommittees, meetings devolved into inebriation. The subcommittees were expected to produce recommendations regarding recommendations under consideration by the original committees, who will return to seeking further recommendations. A refinement of some kind. Like a bowl of white sugar.

Manitoba's Stagnant Pool Beside The Red River

When politicians create static, that becomes the story in a Blowback Dispatch from the cold reality of consequence

Villain Narratives vs Capital: political messaging, and why voters eventually reject narrative in favor of reality

Systems have a funny habit. They humble everyone inside them.

But what happens to the man who mistakes himself for the system?

He becomes static.

New Premier Of BC Won His Constituency With 70% Of The Vote

 

47+% CONSERVATIVE POP VOTE TO 37% for the NDP

And they didn't have a leader until there was an election. So if the Conservatives had run a cardboard cutout, 50% of the province was going to vote for it.

Besides half the people in tonight's celebration, who else is asking the question, "Who is Lorne Doerkson?" 

I bet Mainstream Media didn't mention his name once since September. I bet his caucus needs formal introductions. The deeper story is: "Why would British Columbians choose a man like Lorne Doerkson right now?"