tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post2090694780550161122..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Observations From An OdysseyOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-74455203127232433912012-08-28T17:22:32.661-04:002012-08-28T17:22:32.661-04:00There is an old axiom about human relations, Karen...There is an old axiom about human relations, Karen: If you treat people with contempt, they will return the favour.<br /><br />Stephen Harper still doesn't understand that axiom. <br /><br />But the growing disrespect citizens feel for this government offers hope that things will change.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-7453441202427380862012-08-28T16:52:26.985-04:002012-08-28T16:52:26.985-04:00I remember you saying that before in the comments ...I remember you saying that before in the comments and I wholeheartedly agree. <br /><br />I believe it will come to civil obedience. But I really do feel kind of hopeful about it. I think a lot of people are seeing a big picture, and it will be about more than just one pipeline. karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131927710530023725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-55361456928432592802012-08-28T15:00:57.625-04:002012-08-28T15:00:57.625-04:00Back when I taught high school, Karen, I used to s...Back when I taught high school, Karen, I used to say that -- were I king -- I would make a road trip mandatory for every graduate. You have to see the country from the ground, not from the air.<br /><br />In Quebec, the dissatisfaction with Harper is everywhere. But I suspect he loses no sleep over it.<br /><br />However, N.B. and N.S. are a little harder to gauge. My relatives tell me that Peter Mackay is still immensely popular in Nova Scotia. But people in the fishing villages along the Eastern Shore can't be happy.<br /><br />And, in New Brunswick -- where I was greeted in French when I walked up to the counter -- I suspect that Harper's contempt for official bilingualism rubs people the wrong way.<br /><br />From what I read, you folks in B.C. will soon be engaged in civil disobedience.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-15462169779995830972012-08-28T13:56:16.357-04:002012-08-28T13:56:16.357-04:00Did you get a sense of hope at all, Owen? I get th...Did you get a sense of hope at all, Owen? I get that same sense of unease, but here in BC where it is all-Enbridge-all-the-time, with protests and gatherings and such, I am feeling kind of hopeful. Seems like the disatisfaction is cutting across a lot of philosophical lines here. <br /><br />I had the very great fortune in 2009 of driving from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. I wish everyone could make that trip. It was so eye-opening.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11131927710530023725noreply@blogger.com