Joe Fiorito Remembers Allan Blakeney

[dewline]

Mr. Blakeney was the premier of Saskatchewan during much of the time I lived out there. And in Mr. Fiorito's memories of his meetings with that man, Mr. Fiorito reminds me again of why I like his writing.

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/978471--fiorito-men-of-principle-do-not-waver

(And as a sidebar, we have an explanation re: the lack of dental coverage by medicare in Canada. Something to work on between now and the next federal election, yes?)

Comments

[jasonfranks.livejournal.com]

We don't get government dental either. I think we used to up til the 90s, but I'm not positive and I'm too lazy to google.

[dewline.livejournal.com]

It got delisted in Australia?

Damn. :-(