People lament the lack of involvement in political parties in this Country.  But let's look at the way electoral exigencies have affected that national convention of the Liberal Party of Canada.First, because of a possible governing coalition, all of the individuals contesting the leadership of the LPC withdrew, and the deadline for nominations has long passed, meaning that there will be no decision made by the members of the LPC at its Vancouver convention on who will be the leader of the party.  There is only one candidate.  He will be acclaimed.

Credit where credit is due.The government has proposed amendments to Bill 19, the Land Assembly Project Area Act.Some of the problems with the old act were that it provided no guarantee of compensation to landowners for restrictions placed on their land, it provided no limit on how long those restrictions could last, and it seemed to exclude the act from the requirements of the expropriation act.