#NoseHillGentlemen

Gun Law Debate

This  link is a letter to editor at Calgary Herald, written by American visiting police officer, who felt threatened when approached by strangers asking him if he had been to the Calgary Stampede, in which he wishes he had been allowed to carry his gun in Canada to defend himself.

Letter to Editor

The Canadian twitterverse comments which his letter set off, are on hashtag #NoseHillGentlemen

Turns out the "threatening" strangers were giving out free tickets to the Stampede.

Via @JennLutz
"Yep, 2 readers now confirm #NoseHillGentlemen were handing out free #Stampede park passes in Nose Hill. Officer Wawra, you're an idiot. "

The Huffington Post article is here >

Walt Wawra Feels Unsafe..

"The letter comes at a time when gun law debates are heating up across the U.S. and Canada, after shootings in Colorado, at Toronto's Eaton Centre and earlier this week at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin"


Wow... and wow.. I don't know what to say... except perhaps that

* I'm glad I don't live with the degree of fear and suspicion that Wawra (and perhaps many other Americans) do.

* I'm glad Wawra was *not* armed, as 2 innocent people could now be dead

*Canadians' sense of humour *rocks* : the twitterstream is hilarious... it reminds me of the #TellVicEverything approach - using humour to make our points, even when the topic we're discussing is not a laughing matter.

Update> here's a GlobeandMail Storify with some of the twitter comments!
US cop gets pilloried by Canadian Tweeters

Blocked and Unfriended Abuses by Politicians

Have You Been “Blocked or “Unfriended ”

by a Canadian Politician?

If so – I want to hear about it.

I’ve been hearing from more and more people that a Canadian politician or candidate on municipal, provincial or  federal level, have “blocked” (twitter)  and “unfriended” (fb)  their constituents.

I think this is appalling. We pay their salaries. They are our employees. They have no right to refuse conversation and communciation with us.

So if you too have been a victim of this gross arrogance, I want to hear about it.

Please post comment (with or without personal information, as feels most comfortable to you). I won’t post your name without your express permission, but I want to investigate & compile list of which politicians have done this.

Thank you, 

Maggie

Do CPC Values = Canadian Values?

Following is a recent Twitter conversation I had with 

"The Honourable Tony Clement, CPC, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario" 

I hope you'll take time to read and comment. I'm extremely curious as to your reaction. 

Context: of late, regarding Twitter:

• I've been grappling with how to not waste time of customers of the "professional" me; while at same time, expressing "personal" me.
• I discovered to my delight that it's quite possible (with some effort) to have multiple twitter accounts - so I am at work as we speak, re-organizing so my customers aren't subjected to my personal tweets unless they so chose.
• I follow many twitter ppl -including those who share my views, and those who differ. 

I initiated this conversation with Tony Clement, whom I follow (and with whom I differ politically). I admire that he replies personally & is witty & funny. I offered a suggestion to him, that he might want to get a second account - one for his official "CPC" stuff, and one for his personal "ain't I having fun" stuff. I did so in context of having spent endless days and hours in the last 3 months, having decided this was necessary for  & trying to figure out how to do this for, myself.

• Am I just too thin skinned? 
• Did I say anything to provoke this nastiness?
• Am I wrong to assume/assert that an elected official on my payroll, should keep his professional twitter account "professional"? 

Seriously want some feedback. (Worried I may be chanelling Cliff Clavin here... )

His account name is @TonyclementCPC

• based on that, I expect this to be an official CPC professional communication forum
• If I address him at this address, I expect him to reply in a professional capacity and manner, as an elected official ( ie: my employee....) 
  

 Here is the actual conversation

 Tues Aug 09,2011

TonyclementCPC: As an added bonus, @rushtheband 's Alex Lifeson is here rockin out to the @foofighters too! 7:29pm, Aug 09 from Twitterrific

HeartAGlow Aug 09, 8:31pm via Twitter for Android

.@TonyclementCPC. I appreciate yr jovial tweets at same time find them utterly offensive.RU aware of conditions most Cad's r in? #cdnpoli

TonyclementCPC 8:55pm (via DM to me)

Hey there. I'm not changing who I am just because ur offended. If u don't like my tweets, it's easy & painless to Unfollow. Thx

HeartAGlow Aug 09, 8:57pm via Twitter for Android

.@TonyclementCPC My gift2 you. "get a 2nd acct"Stop flauntin ur lake holidays/concerts/gadabout life on yr elected official acct. #cdnpoli

To: TonyclementCPC Aug 09, 9:13pm (via dm me to him)

I think u misunderstood:-) I was offering what I think mayb useful 2U.Not ask u2 change/just as easy4U 2 seperate personal twts frm official

TonyclementCPC 9:02pm (DM to me)

I think I will listen to my 18000 other Followers,but thx 4 the "advice". I have no idea what lake holidays ur referring to. I've had none

 

 HeartAGlow Aug 09, 10:03pm via HootSuite

.@TonyclementCPC sorry if mymemory fail in ref 2 lakeholidays.my advice was not in quotes/not sarcastic.sincere whensuggest you get2nd acct

TonyclementCPC 9:16pm (DM)

Thx again, but I cannot see how a person can be official one minute & personal the next, in different accounts. I'm serious AND whimsical...

HeartAGlow Aug 09, 10:11pm via HootSuite

.@TonyclementCPC It ain't that hard :)I LIKE 2 flwU 4 govt news.I dont care what u do away frm office anymore than u care what I do!#cdnpoli