Sexism is keeping women from politics, according to Shelia Copps this morning. In case you were thinking she was wrong, I’d like to thank Peter McKay for illustrating the point so clearly this morning. And I’m not buying his explanation that this is an “old saying”, ’cause “barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen” is just as old *and* just as sexist.

Is it Monday yet?

…well, some of Canada.

I can’t believe how many people I’ve talked to since the election was called that aren’t voting.

Rick Mercer referred to people who weren’t voting as lazy or stunned. I think there’s more of the latter going on. People just don’t seem to know what to make of the election, the parties, the candidates, or the shift from left to right. (What happened to telling ourselves we’re not like the Americans *and* that we don’t want to be?)

Of course, being in the heart of Conservative country, I’d like to think that things are better elsewhere. (Hey, a girl can dream!) Maybe the NDP will get enough power to push for propotional representation? Or maybe enought to just hold back the tide?

Guess we’ll see on Monday night just what the few who voted (and I’m predicting one of the lowest, if not the lowest, voter turnout in Canadian history) thought we needed in this country. I’ll be watching Mercer regardless of the outcome because, if we need anything now, we need a good reason to laugh.