Barbara Yaffe is eager to see the Coffee Party concept as little more than a fund-raiser. But from what I can tell, it's notably aimed less toward any particular group's message than toward the simple idea of getting people talking more about politics in the broadest sense - with the current lack of public interest in what's going on in Ottawa serving more as the problem to be solved than a barrier to some other goal.
Mind you, it remains to be seen how far Democracy Watch will get with the campaign. But it's still well worth encouraging people to spend a few minutes a day talking about the world around them with the people near them - and if even a slightly higher percentage of Canadians ends up thinking more regularly about how business and government can impact an individual's life, the long-term results should prove to be well worth the effort.
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