Vancouver's Mayor Larry Campbell Is Appointed to the Canadian Senate

I have little doubt that Campbell's appointment to the Senate is going to be spun by many as "proof positive" that the Federal Liberals care about us in The West. But let me assure you that rather than assuage our alienation of Ottawa, this ridiculous appointment has only made things worse in the minds of many.

For what exactly has Larry Campbell done to deserve such a prestigious appointment? In effect, not a whole lot of anything. He has continued forth with a drug policy that absolutely does not work and, in fact, has made things MUCH worse in Vancouver. And what else has he achieved? Hmmm, I honestly can't remember a single thing. Oh, he seemed to get in a lot of shouting matches with reporters, the public, and fellow politicians. If he had been a mayor in the U.S., perhaps he could have written his ticket as an obnoxious promoter into the world of mainstream wrestling.

If these are the qualifications to become a Canadian senator then it's yet more evidence why the whole assembly should be abolished; tomorrow wouldn't be soon enough for me!