Tag: UNBC

  • “I don’t want to vote because it is not going to make a difference.”

    Does that sound like you or someone you know? The other day in my office I received a delivery from a courier. After a bit of small talk, I asked the woman if she was going to vote. And she said, “Why? There is no point. If I don’t vote, I can complain. Where as if I vote, I can’t complain about the people I have put into office that aren’t doing what they have promised.”

    I smiled after hearing this because she is not alone. I have met people throughout my campaign that have said exactly what she did last week.

    The political system can be frustrating as promises are made during the campaign trail and not kept.

    As I said to her that day (more…)

  • Late adopter for Twitter! But better late than never…

    As someone that has built businesses with conversations and handshakes, I must say that all of this social media technology is new to me. At first I really didn’t understand how relationships are actually formed online.

    However after I announced my candidacy on Oct 5, I began to take my campaign slogan to heart… “Looking Forward”.

    I was already “looking forward” in the actions I was taking to improve Prince George’s economy (click here to read about www.ateec.ca and www.ntes.ca ).

    But in order to get my message across to more people, (more…)