Blog of the Tour Continued...

June 7, 2006

4:30 pm
After our interview with the East Indian radio station winds up, we make our way to campus. Of course, it's difficult to get students out during their holiday, but I thought it was important for Martha to meet with at least a handful, anyway. Turns out, we literally got a handful - maybe one handful, but that was fine. It was a small group - one of the attendees is a blogger (daveberta) - but they certainly seemed to enjoy their time with Martha.

6:00 pm
After a morning and afternoon of running around, our entire crew and Martha decide to take some "down time." We head back to our campaign office. I realize that I didn't eat anything all day so a couple of us head into Tim Horton's to take a brief break.

6:30 pm
...yes, wasn't that brief? Our next event starts at 7 pm. This is our big event, with several local MLAs, including Weslyn Mather (Edmonton-Mill Woods), attending. I picked a strange spot for it, that's for sure. (The next day, the Edmonton Journal said that it was a unique setting for a political event). It was held in the Reed's Tea Room, located deep within the wonderful secluded setting of Fort Edmonton Park. It was a packed house (albeit the room can only fit about 40-50 or so), and everyone (and I mean everyone) enjoyed their time with Martha. Weslyn gave an excellent speech - detailing the accomplishments of women in politics - and a wonderful introduction to Martha. The entire audience engaged in a good discussion on a whole array of issues - immigration, terrorism, healthcare, seniors - and some were just "inspired."

9:00 pm
Our event wraps up. I head off to teach another class, and Martha's crew heads down for a late drive to Red Deer.

...to be continued...