The Pick of the Poll is Pond!

Last Week's Poll: The Most Canadian Vista

Last week, heading into the Canada Day weekend, we invited you to tell us which one view of Canada  everyone MUST see in their lifetime. And the results confirm that this is one beautiful country - the votes were closer than any other poll we've run.

Here's what you said.

a) 14% of you chose Haida Gwai, another 14% Quebec, and a final 14% Lake Louise. Very respectable results for three remarkable places.

b) 18% chose the Qu'Appelle Valley on a summer night. No surprise - we've been there, and it's magic space. And a further 18% voted for the Cabot trail, near Ingonish, Nova Scotia. We suspect that's coming from the Golfers' Caucus, voting for one of the most stunning golf courses in Canada.

Top Honours  for Most Beautiful Vista in Canada, at 22% of the vote, was won by Pond Inlet, Nunavut.  And no wonder. If you've ever stood in the visitors' centre in the midsummer afternoon light, looking out for miles across the strait to the glaciers and mountains, and then down at the icebergs floating by, and maybe even a bowhead whale - then you understand.
 

This Week's Poll: To Blog Or Not To Blog?

At Consilium we try to walk the walk. And one of those walks is the idea that you - the folks out there reading this stuff -  know what you like, and we should ask you often and clearly.

Those gifted with longer memories will remember (perhaps dimly) those pre-blog days at  Consilium, four months ago, when we used to email out notice of a monthly newsletter. That was fun - we enjoyed writing it, and you seemed to enjoy reading it.

We decide in March to switch from a monthly, online newsletter to a daily blog. That's been fun too: we still enjoy writing it, and we hope y'all still enjoy reading it.

BUT we promised ourselves we'd check in with you after three full months of blogging to see how YOU feel about it. This week's question is simple. Most of the folks who now follow the blog were followers of the newsletter. So we're asking you:

Blog?

Or Newsletter?

The poll is open!