Americans hear almost nothing about politics in Canada. Maybe it's mutual.
I found just one story in B.C. media about today's caucuses in Washington. There's some explanation of the arcane process but little about what the race means for the region:
University of Victoria graduate student Jeremy Wood, wearing a "Canadians For Obama" T-shirt, said "my friends and I came here to see if our support for Obama was based on rock star adulation or if there was something more to it. We arrived at 6:30 in the morning and talked to people lined up. One 17-year-old kid told me he had never been interested in politics until he heard about Obama."I've never seen a lineup like this for a political event. It's a social movement. We Canadians had Trudeaumania. But this is something else," said the 36-year-old masters of public administration student.
I am disappointed with the lack of Canadian news in U.S. Pacific Northwest newspapers. But, then again, I am tired of most U.S. Pacific Northwest newspapers in general... I mean, why am I on this website anyway? Because, I get Cascadian and Canadian news that I don't get to hear from the Oregonian in Portland, OR! I would love it if the Vancouver Sun stared a new paper in Portland or in Cascadia... The Cascadia Sun. Maybe you could include the Seattle Post, Times and Oregonian in the venture, but let's all be honest, the best newspaper in the Pacific Northwest is the Vancouver Sun.
Posted by: Collin Ferguson | February 12, 2008 at 23:20
And, to make sure there is no hard feelings, the best Cascadian Internet news source is the Cascadia Report.
Posted by: Collin Ferguson | February 12, 2008 at 23:21