Re posted from www.metroblenznewssquad.com

On Sunday I went to Canada House and like many others stood patiently in line waiting for it to open at 1PM, they were late, only 10 minutes, but late just the same. And I thought, okay, get over it, not a big deal, but after speaking to someone else who had a similar experience, except their wait was a bit longer, what is the problem?

In Beijing, Canada House opened six months in advance, in Turin they opened four months early and here they were a day late. And as it turns out, opening late has become a habit. I know I shouldn’t take it personal, but I get the sense they didn’t care, it wasn’t important enough.

Now don’t get me wrong I loved the Olympics and I love the Paralympics, but I got this itch I can’t seem to scratch. When I did get in to see Canada House, I was really disappointed, it was just a tent. At least Manitoba House built something, used hammer and nails, made it out of wood like they were trying to sell something and they had nicer pins.

Northern House was very cool, Russia, which I didn’t get to see, but had friends tell me it was awesome, and many others that were tents at least had some entertainment value, Canada House, not so much.

It just seems to me, the Feds could have done a lot better and history does point enough examples of that, so what happened. I have heard the excuses and claims and none seems to wash. Thankfully, others did a great job so most of us went home happy and “the” Stephen showed up on time for the openings.

See you tomorrow,

David Hutchison david@transitionsadvertising.com

David Hutchison is President of Transitions Advertising www.transitionsadvertising.com Canada’s creative voice of seniors advertising. David is Board President of Promoting a Culture of Peace for Children Society of BC www.wartoystopeaceart.com