I’ve been watching the Unite the Right debate in Canada for some time. It won’t ever happen, because the parties are so different. The idealogues of the Canadian Alliance will never compromise ("it’s particularly difficult for Stephen to compromise", says Jim Hawkes), and the Progressive Conservatives simply don’t want what the Alliance feels are basic principles. It’s time to reject the alliance idealogy, and get on with the business of building a credible conservative opposition in Canada.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
