Letters after my name... BA (Hon), MA !

My relationship status... Single !

My relationship saga... was married 7 yrs, husband left me and the country 3 yrs ago, haven't heard from him since. After the shock and awe wore off, I moved on. !

My political leanings... slightly left !

My political views... importance of civil liberties and national autonomy, ie: not answering to the US. High importance on social programs and safety nets, and ensuring everyone has a home, healthcare, etc. Tax corporations at a higher rate. Stay away from dogmatic views and moral ideology. !

A great song... River, by Joni Mitchell !

An awful song... Islands in the Stream, Dolly Parton !

A great movie... Casablanca !

An awful movie... Forrest Gump !

A great book... The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera !

Delicious food... mom's sauerkraut soup with garlic sausage !

Terrible food... goat cheese !

A great person... Rtd. Gen. and now Senator Romeo Dallaire !

An awful person... Prime Minister Stephen Harper !

What drives me crazy... stupid, ignorant, intolerant people...those who are uninformed; helpless people; bureaucracy; dishonesty !

My ethnicity as others define it... Caucasian, European, European-American !

My ethnicity as I define it... Eastern European and Finnish; second generation Canadian !

Gender... Female !