The election that was

So, another Liberal majority government. Not surprising, but certainly disappointing for Renfrew County, as I envision another four years of:

• no progress on four-laning to Pembroke/Petawawa (the bottleneck at Arnprior on Monday evening extended about 6 miles; even under normal traffic conditions there is always a line-up of cars there).


• no progress on bringing high-speed internet to rural Ontario


• continuation of the funding of Catholic religious schools only (some religions are more equal than others, I guess)

Business as usual in the valley! I shouldn't complain too much, because we did vote for a Conservative member, here. Not that having a Liberal member for years did us any good. There is a perversity in Renfrew-Nippissing-Pembroke (why don't they just call the riding "the valley" and have it done with?) which causes us to elect a party other than the ruling one, just so we can continue to complain to people who don't care. We're always bucking the trend, or shooting ourselves in the foot, though I shouldn't use that analogy during hunting season, in case I cause offense. Our hunters are really careful, though you may have heard of the fellow who was critically wounded last week by another hunter who mistook him for a grouse. Hmmm.