I met Marc Garneau at the Ile Perrot train station this morning as he was greeting commuters. I spoke with him briefly as a photographer flashed away and the whole meeting was recorded. I guess I do good catch lines 🙂 He came across as a very genial man and after a bit I wished him luck and walked onto the platform. Before the train arrived, another of the men in his posse approached me for a quick interview. He was following the campaign for The Montreal Gazette and asked some questions for tomorrow’s paper. We’ll see how my words were quoted if they decide to go with them 🙂
No, I’m not one to really discuss politics any more. Yes, when I was in my teens I volunteered and worked for one of the parties which included door-to-door campaigning and canvassing. Yes, the guy I worked for won every election I was involved with and I enjoyed myself at all the victory parties. Sometimes, though, I wondered if I would feel like Ritchie Cunningham in that Happy Days episode where he got involved in politics. But then again, seeing as we always won, I didn’t have to worry about losing any romance… 🙂
Yes, folks, politics, as with everything else in the world, is all about the power, money, fame, and babes… 🙂