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There’s something disturbing about the photo showing Rev. Charles Ellis praying at the altar of Detroit’s Greater Grace Temple with 3 hybrid SUV’s front and centre.

I don’t know if it’s the subtle hint of idolatry or the jarring contrast of the secular and the non-secular.  I keep expecting to witness a laying-on of hands to improve the gas mileage.  Oh, never mind, they’re hybrids.

I know that second-hand stories are suspect at the best of times – you know the drill – somebody’s brother’s friend’s girlfriend has it on good authority that… blah, blah, blah.  Even so, I feel compelled to pass this one along.

The new Bond flick is hitting theatres in North America soon – “Quantum of Solace”.  What kind of a title is that? 

It sounds like a new luxury car of some sort – “The new Quantum Solace – drive your dream…” or maybe a new sci-fi movie “Quantum of Solace – what happens in space, stays in space…” Apologies to Vegas.

Much has been said (and written) of the SFL (Saskatchewan Federation of Labour) meeting that saw Labour Minister Rob Norris being drowned out by singing, etc. during his speech to the group – the group that invited him to speak.

The behaviour speaks for itself.  I won’t bother commenting on it.

What I do wonder is how labour relations in this province, and in general, seem mired in the last century.  The adversarial nature of the system as it exists is an anachronism and an embarrassment to common sense.

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is expected to announce he is stepping down as leader of the party today.  A brutal electoral result means he would probably never survive a mandatory leadership review at a later date.

It may be time for the Liberal Party, as a whole, to take that long walk in the snow.  It’s time to regroup, refocus, refinance and redefine what it means to be a Liberal in Canada.