Everyone wants to have their say. It sucks, though, when having one's say, another's say is diminished in the process. We may not agree on all things, but it sure would be just dandy if we could be respectful of each other.

What if we lose sight of the power and glory and majesty of life and love when we get caught up in how the letters of the alphabet are arranged?

We're still hoping to achieve a consensual agreement.

It wouldn't be right to return to the table and negotiate a formal agreement absent a tangible demonstration of respect for what Canada has accomplished in the quasi-judicial system.

We are still hoping to reach a consensual agreement, however we do not believe the unions have the right to strike while the company is in bankruptcy.

If we lived more from the person we would like ourselves to be and less from the "ideal" that others would like to experience us as, I suspect we would be lying a whole lot less, and liking ourselves a whole lot more. It takes a lot of effort to defend something we're not.