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paddling politics?
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I was just going to post this story, Brad. Very interesting.
A politician who actually visits his constituents on their turf - how great is that.
Should be compulsory for all Canadian politicians to go on an extended canoe trip.
I always liked this quote by Pierre Trudeau: "What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other. Travel a thousand miles by train and you are a brute; pedal 500 on a bicycle and you remain basically a bourgeois; paddle a hundred in a canoe and you are already a child of nature."
Good on ya, Taylor! Getting out from behind your desk and actually meeting with the people that elected you to represent them and learning of their problems first hand is something that US politicians should do but rarely seem to. I wonder how many of our belt-way bound politicos could even survive a trip like that on their own.
The Clipper he is paddling was manufactured in British Columbia. Don't know if it's in his district or not.
Clipper canoes are manufactured in Abbotsford, in the Fraser Valley, in southwestern BC. The paddler’s district is in northwestern BC, a long way from Abbotsford.
VA senator Tim Kaine did something somewhat similar, over the course of three years hiking, paddling and biking his home state of VA during sentate breaks to meet constituents. He recenlty published a book about it.
littlecitybooks.com
Walk Ride Paddle: A Life Outside
A compelling account of one man's journey across hundreds of miles of Virginia wilderness and a moving testament to the optimistic spirit of America, Walk Ride Paddle provides an unseen glimpse into a life outside. In 2019, Tim Kaine--Virginia senator and former Democratic vice presidential...
littlecitybooks.com
Senator Kaine has co-sponsored (now 3 times) legislation to establish a 92,000 acre Shenandoah Mountain National Scenic Area in the George Washington National Forest. This area is one of the largest tracts of undeveloped wild habitat east of the Mississippi. The bill is the result of many years of negotiations with a wide spectrum of interest groups led by Friends of Shenandoah Mountain, the Virginia Wilderness Committee, and others. It includes federal Wilderness Area protection for 28,000 acres.VA senator Tim Kaine did something somewhat similar, over the course of three years hiking, paddling and biking his home state of VA during sentate breaks to meet constituents. He recenlty published a book about it.
Walk Ride Paddle: A Life Outside
A compelling account of one man's journey across hundreds of miles of Virginia wilderness and a moving testament to the optimistic spirit of America, Walk Ride Paddle provides an unseen glimpse into a life outside. In 2019, Tim Kaine--Virginia senator and former Democratic vice presidential...
https://shenandoahalliance.org/project/shenandoah-mountain-national-scenic-area/
