Tyler Sommers' Blog

So the Canadian Youth Assembly has been going through a rather interesting and sweeping change as of late. After our elections we realized the role we'd envisioned for the members simply didn't work, heck, it didn't even make any sense. So, we've had to change quite a few things and those changes will ensure that the CYA develops rather quickly into a heck of a lot more than we've been in the past. Mind you, we've all learned a lot and the experiences I've had with the CYA have been nothing short of life altering; I guess that's really an incredible benefit from doing things yourself... you may take a lot longer getting wherever you're going, but you learn more than you'd ever thought you would.

Going through the process of a failed organization, the discussions whether to continue (at first I was not a fan of doing anything like the CYA ever again), and learning that the passion and drive of the people you'd been working with was so phenomenal and so inspiring, changes you. If I had to relive that whole situation, I know I would take that same path.

But I'm digressing from the original purpose of my entry today. I'm writing today to spread the word about a couple of websites I was forwarded which are absolutely amazing.

The first paragraph of this site says it all (http://www.samaracanada.com/Best_Political_Writing). It's important that we read about and understand the political landscape in which we live. Knowledge is power, and while it may be cliche to say things like this, it's honestly true. You'll avoid the mistakes made in the past, you'll learn things you may not learn otherwise, and if nothing else you'll learn a lot about the system that operates around you (and includes you!). You will learn, trust me, because no one knows everything (though people seldom hate to admit this) and we're all uninformed and ignorant about a great deal of things.

Check out the site which includes a list of some of the most interesting and informative political writing about Canada: http://www.samaracanada.com/Best_Political_Writing. You'll be glad you did.

Oh, and they run a contest! You guess who said the quote they post and you could win a selection from their list! The next quote will be put up on August 30th! Neat contest and great reward. It's also worth checking out at http://www.samaracanada.com/Guess_Who_Contest

Till next time,

Tyler Sommers