The first post.

Welcome! Bienvenue!

First, I have a confession: I have resisted doing a blog for a very, very long time.

Many people have recommended that I do one. People know that I am not shy with my opinions, and they have suggested, many times, that I put them down in writing. I just know myself well enough, that my days just seem to fill up before I get anything written, and I’m intimidated by the requirement that a blog be kept current, with frequent, regular new postings. But the time has come—no more procrastinating. Now that we have a new and improved web site, it’s time to bite the bullet.

I will be posting blogs on what I hope to be a regular basis (note that I don’t define “regular”—we’ll just have to see what that ends up meaning). I also plan to post longer opinion pieces (we’ve affectionately termed these longer ones “clogs”) on the issues that I feel a need to comment on in a more substantive way.

BUT—knowing me and my schedule, we’ve decided to make this a “Team MHF” Blog, which means that from time to time another member of our team will post a blog. They won’t be pretending to be me (when my name is on it, it’s me who’s written it). Rather, these will include information and/or comment from members of our team. There are no restrictions on topic—they could perhaps include a note on what it’s like working in our offices; on their perspective on what’s happening on Parliament Hill; maybe even a bit of gossip.

If you would like to contribute a “Team MHF” blog posting, please let us know: TeamMHF@gmail.com.

Aussi, au lieu de traduire tous les ‘posts’, je vais essayer d’ecrire de temps en temps en anglais, et de temps en temps en français. J’ai besoin de pratiquer mon français!

So stay tuned. And let us know what you think.

Martha



* Because all submissions will be under the “Team MHF” name, we reserve the right to accept or reject any submission.