Wayde Is Homeless Tonight

Just in case you doubt me about Wildrose Alliance candidate for Highlands-Norwood Wayde Lever's ability to march to his own drum, tonight I have proof.

At the present moment, Lever is literally sleeping under the stars at Edmonton's Telus Field, as part of the Youth Emergency Shelter's Homeless For A Night fundraiser.

How do you sleep comfortably in a wheelchair, and in the middle of a baseball diamond no less?

I will have to ask him and get back to you on that. I do know that when I tried something similar in an overnight Garth Brooks ticket line, my back was killing me by 9AM.

And I know that such an undertaking as Wayde's tonight takes dedication.

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Wayde Lever: In On The Ground Floor

On May 5, Wayde Lever, Wildrose Alliance candidate for Highlands-Norwood, visited the Cerebral Palsy Association in Alberta Adult Support Group at our monthly meeting. It is a common complaint among the disabled community in Alberta that:

a) The government dosen't know or care about our issues.
b) They never listen to us anyway.
c) Is it even worth getting involved?

Wayde countered with three points of his own:

a) If you've ever complained to a citizen action center, or about a late DATS bus, you are involved.

b) If the government doesn't know or care about our issues, it is because they are unable to see them from our perspective. Wayde stressed that under a Wildrose government, an opportunity exists for us to be heard and understood.

c) The Wildrose policy as it currently stands is fluid and open to change for the better. So if we have a desire to get involved, we have a real opportunity to get in on the ground floor and help make social policy decisions in the coming decades.

It was a very informal and informative meeting, not a "vote for me and send money" pitch of any kind, and somewhat of a "coming home" for Wayde, who for many years served as the fundraising assistant for the CPAA. Thank you Wayde for your time and energy.

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A Blogger Trick

As you know, I have been having many problems blogging lately. But last night, after burning just a little midnight oil, I stumbled upon a solution for vanquishing Mr. javascriptvoid(0):

1) Uninstall and reinstall Google Toolbar. It will update to 7.
2) Type your post.
3) Title your post.
4) With your cursor still in the title bar, press Enter. (Who needs Publish Post anyway?)

Voila!

Happy blogging!

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Let's Take A Minute

Let us take a minute to remember and encourage the displaced in Slave Lake, a beautiful community of 7,000 where I once spent a weekend with my sister Jacquie, who lived there at the time. Her time there affected her so much that she and her husband Jason (the ones that got me blogging in the first place) have opened their home in Edmonton to several of their friends. Kudos to you guys! I am proud of you.

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