tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post8760662503857616957..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Highway Of CheeseSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-36808827422599498302007-08-25T11:18:00.000-04:002007-08-25T11:18:00.000-04:00"Actually governments routinely ignore petitions w..."Actually governments routinely ignore petitions with far more signatures than that on them."<BR/><BR/>Yes they do :)Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-70665788364455563642007-08-25T10:49:00.000-04:002007-08-25T10:49:00.000-04:00Actually governments routinely ignore petitions wi...Actually governments routinely ignore petitions with far more signatures than that on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-71906026028562892612007-08-24T19:53:00.000-04:002007-08-24T19:53:00.000-04:00Are we creating different classes of heroes?ALL Ca...Are we creating different classes of heroes?<BR/><BR/>ALL Canadian troops that serve in Afghanistan and elsewhere around the world are heroes in their own right. Some come back and are able to tell us of their experiences. IMO they too are heroes, even though they did not lose their life in serving our country.<BR/><BR/>If we have a highway for fallen soldiers, why not have a highway named for the troops that come home alive? That would be a major problem for all provinces because survivors come from all parts of Canada. Then what?<BR/><BR/>Yes, 20,000 names on a petition sounds impressive. But will McGuinty act on every petition with a required number of names? That's worse than governing by poll results.Louise M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05686460618321979425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-39755428327011800872007-08-24T19:04:00.000-04:002007-08-24T19:04:00.000-04:00nwOpportunism, plus the lack of political will to ...nw<BR/><BR/>Opportunism, plus the lack of political will to refuse. It would be suicide for McGuinty to shun the petition, and I'm sure Tory would be eager to pounce. McGuinty is trying to score points, but he is almost cornered, given the potential bad press.<BR/><BR/>I'm waiting for someone to suggest plaques in honor of each hero, strewn along the highway. All these people signing petitions, where were they today in Toronto for the support the troops rally? Organizers hoped for 10000, barely a 1000 showed up, some of them in between rides at the Ex.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-14832233634786566992007-08-24T18:51:00.000-04:002007-08-24T18:51:00.000-04:00Perhaps it's a highway about sandwiches. People g...Perhaps it's a highway about sandwiches. People get hungry when they drive that far in the middle of nowhere. But will they serve freedom fries with those heros?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-15412510364189681722007-08-24T18:37:00.000-04:002007-08-24T18:37:00.000-04:00Steve... you're right to worry about the semblance...Steve... you're right to worry about the semblance of opportunism. I just wrote about that myself on my blog. <BR/><BR/>And the end of the day, no matter of who wins the next election, this idea would have been enacted. There is no reason to bring this out now, and bringing it out now only opens this good idea up to cynical comments that it never would have faced on its own. The most respectful thing to do would have been to wait until after the election to announce it.northwestern_ladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833632861345350726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-15965952364444593562007-08-24T17:29:00.000-04:002007-08-24T17:29:00.000-04:00Wow. Heroes was a pretty good show, but naming a ...Wow. Heroes was a pretty good show, but naming a highway after it is a bit silly.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13995719305049783735noreply@blogger.com