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Downtown now. And the fog is slowly disappearing. But we can barely see the CN Tower.

It’s a foggy morning. Can’t see anything outside.

Ai Weiwei is a Chineese artist. He’s been arrested since April.

His crime: tax evasion; the authorities say. But the real reason is his active condemnation of the status-quo.

One Ai Weiwei message comes through to me with special clarity. He makes it plain that the Communist Party of China has become the Capitalist Dictatorship Party: “People associated with the Party are getting very rich. They stripped all of the state-owned property and became tyrants of energy and transportation and everything. They are multi-billionaires, bigger than the Western world thinks.”

The National Post

We’d do well look out for his name. This week is the first time I’ve seen an article about him in the national newspapers. The Economist regularly writes articles about Ai.

The idea of a “Jasmine Revolution” has been tossed around in China. This would be similar to the Arab uprising that overthrew goverments in Tunisia and Egypt.

Ai has been associated with this movement. And has endured the government’s attempt to crack down on any chance of this movement growing.

To celebrate the wedding of Will and Kate we made English Breakfast.

The CBC’s Paul Hunter did an amazing piece on apathy in this election. Hunter and his crew creatively integrated the scene of a morning’s commute to talk about the issue of whether people will vote. See the story here.

It’s a new year and a new semester. In addition to my five course, I will be completing my final term as President of the Ryerson Catholic Students’ Association in May.

Over the next FIVE months, I AM committed to:

1. Increasing the number of INVOLVED Students in the Ryerson Catholic Students’ Association. Let’s get in contact with our MEMBERS and let them know that they make the Catholic Students’ Association.
2. WORK with other student groups on events and initiatives. Especially other faith-based groups. We will plan and execute at least one event with another group.
3. SECURE an office space or another form of permanent accommodation of the Ryerson Catholic Students’ Association. We will show the RSU that we deserve an office space by energizing our membership and working with other student groups and the RSU. And we will lobby the archdiocese to quickly find a new home for the Ryerson Catholic Chaplaincy Centre.
4. Build LEADERS on my six member executive team and in our MEMBERSHIP who are unafraid to dream big, ready to serve and able to make smart decisions.