Toronto Mike

The Web-Based MP

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When I started this blog, I lay down ground rules for myself.  One rule was and is "never write about work".  Writing about work is asking for trouble.

Garth Turner, the MP for Halton, also writes a blog.  Turner writes about his job.  In fact, that's the refreshing allure.  He uses his blog to communicate with his constituents, giving them a peek at the daily life of an MP and sharing his views on various subjects, even if it puts his own party in a negative light.  The Conservative Party didn't like this very much and suspended him from the caucus.

His blog gets 1.5 million hits a month and that figure will only grow with this news.  Read his entries, it's like taking a cool shower on a hot, sweltering day.  It's damn refreshing and something I wish all MPs did.

He's been kicked out of caucus, but the web-based MP has solidified his role as the voice that doesn't tow the company line.  No matter what you think of his politics, this is a very good thing.

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