Now, believe it or not, many people (including many Canadians) don't seem to have any idea of exactly how the Canadian government runs, or the rules that the government follows. We Americans may have a bit of an excuse (Not really. We should know how our neighbors govern.), but in the past week or so, I've learned that many Canadians don't know the rules and procedures of their own government, so I'm about to send you to a blog that explains it very well and very simply in plain English. The really funny thing is, I'm sending you not to a political or government site. I'm not even sending you to an educational site. I'm sending you to a knitting blog. Yes, a knitting blog!
The Yarn Harlot (AKA Stephanie Pearl-McPhee) is a Canadian blogger out of Ontario who is an accomplished knitter and blogger. She has also written several books on knitting. Believe it or not, this (in my view) has made her a good source for learning. Think of it this way. She has had to learn to write books teaching people to knit and showing them how to follow knitting patterns. That's not always easy to do. Knitting can be very complicated (frustrated knitter/crocheter here) so as an author she has learned to take a subject and explain it in easy terms that the average person can understand. She would make a great teacher, whatever the subject. So, head on over to the Yarn Harlot's blog using the two links below and enjoy your civics lesson on Canadian politics. I'll go ahead and mention that I think she is right on in her thoughts of what is happening in Canada right now.
And for those of you who are interested in knitting and would like the main page of her blog, here is the link for that too. Enjoy!
