Dan Brooks is not taking the safe route in presenting his plan, and for that, he gets praise from me

It always seems to amaze me how things seem to happen for no apparent reason, but of course they never do. 

 

Earlier today I came across the following  quote below, in an article about change in business.  It seems fitting to me to have found it, given the leadership race currently underway within the BC Conservative Party, and so in a post to Facebook I stated:

"It will be interesting to see the ideas presented by Dan Brooks, Rick Peterson, and any others who may decide to let their name stand"
Now here is part of the article I found, "CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUO":

 

"Simply asking the question "Why?" can lead to new ideas and new innovations that can directly impact the bottom line. 

 

Organizations benefit from change that results in new ways of looking at customer needs, new ways of delivering customer service, new ways of strengthening customer interactions and new products that might attract new markets.

New employees joining an organization are especially valuable because they can often point to areas of opportunity for improvement that those who have been long involved in the company might have overlooked. But even existing employees should be encouraged to question why things are done a certain way and look for new ways to get work done faster, better and with higher levels of quality and service."

Well it wasn't more than an hour later when I received a media update from the Dan Brooks leadership campaign.  This is what he had to say:

Dan Brooks, candidate for the leadership of the BC Conservatives, today introduced a dramatic, innovative plan to promote party unity.

"The BC Conservative Party has recorded many successes in recent years," said Brooks. "We have significantly increased our membership, and in the last election we fielded an impressive roster of candidates."

"Yet, because of internal divisions, it sometimes has been difficult to focus on our primary task - electing BC Conservatives to the Legislative Assembly."

"The leadership contest now underway gives our party a welcome opportunity to build a solid foundation for the future, and I pledge my best efforts to ensuring that in April 2014 we emerge stronger and more united than ever before."

I heard that he was in the process of writing a book dealing with his life, and time, in politics – well it has been completed!

The Honorable Brain Peckford, former
Premier of Newfoundland & Labrador

The Honorable Brian Peckford, former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador left politics in 1989, and now calls the Vancouver Island community of Qualicum Beach home.

Some time back I heard that he was in the process of writing a book dealing with his life, and time, in politics – well it has been completed!

“Some Day the Sun Will Shine and Have Not Will Be No More” is being released shortly by Flanker Press.  After the initial launch of his book in St. John's on September 12th, Mr. Peckford will be doing book signings in several locations in Newfoundland. 

Mr. Peckford has also booked space at the Parliamentary Press Gallery on September 19th, for a press conference addressing the section of the book that deals with the Constitution; particularly the Patriation of the Constitution in 1981.  This press conference will deal with how 30 years later, the spin of how it came about, is erroneous.

Another area of note, in the book, will be a section entitled “Some Interesting People”.  Here, Mr. Peckford takes the opportunity to describe some of his experiences with Trudeau, Levesque, Crosbie, Moores, and Jamieson.

Don Jamieson, as you may recall, had been External Affairs Minister in the Cabinet of Pierre Trudeau, and was persuaded to come back to Newfoundland and lead the Liberal Party.   Peckford called his first election in 1979, and in it, his Progressive Conservative Party took 60 per cent of the popular vote, winning 44 of the 52 seats in the legislature.

I’m looking forward to having a read of Brian Peckford's new book; afterwhich it will go alongside other books I already have on politics from Preston Manning, David Crosbie, J.S. Woodsworth, Phil Galardi, and a few others.

Meantime … I’m still trying to find a good biography on Ralph Klein.  I know one was written but it’s out of print, and haven’t been able to find a copy in any used book stores so far.  If anyone finds one, let me know and maybe I can arrange to have you pick it up and mail it to me.

In Kamloops, I’m Alan Forseth.

Yeah I know, I’m still posting.  I promise, I’ll take that promised break soon :)