David Rawnsley and "non-events"

David Rawnsley is the green candidate in SD&G. His blog reads well and he is looking to going to be holding "non-events" at many places in our riding.

The above is a statement I've made about one of the two candidates I am currently considering voting for.

The statement holds, but as David pointed out, perhaps an explanation is in order. I make reference to the way the Greens are doing business. Like the last candidate, David is going out of his way to be green, go figure. Having local "offices" set up by people who are willing to pass on information. Doing more than one thing with every trip. Inviting people to talk rather than rallying the troops.

I think he has some interesting ideas and I for one wonder, especially here in Lancaster, why anyone could get elected to city council or the federal government on a business plan of "let's get the traffic off the 401 to stop here for 15 minutes." Seriously, that IS the plan for Lancaster:
• Residential Destination.
• Truck Stop Destination.
• Tourism & Retail Destination.
• Industrial Destination.
• Agriculture-Tourism Destination
Although I see from the list above they are at least considering that people might want to live here this year.

We have so much potential, here in Lancaster, so many people of many unusual backgrounds. Why are we not doing more? I think the business doublespeak has soaked into our brains. As a class, business men are not particularly creative, don't have your or my best interest at heart, nor should we trust them with government money. Only some business people have any of those characteristics going for them. For example, I regularly buy from Tom Manley's business of organic feed and food. I've talked to him a few times although I'm sure he wouldn't remember me, but in addition to the marketing, I believe he sincerely has a plan that will better his community.

As a people, a town, or a province it is up to us to do something. Let the businesses catch up later. When they smell money they will without the government handouts. Let us build something, almost anything except more random big military. (Peacekeepers excepted, and yes, I do support the troops if not the war).

I think David has a vision, and I think that his will make the local towns a much better life than more directionless tax cuts, or even the NDP's blue collar factory in every pot. As for the green shift, it could work, not sure if it will.