Talk:Rodney MacDonald

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Contents 1 Wait until February 24th, 2006 2 Religion 3 Separation from Lori-Ann 4 Assessment 5 "Politician and Educator"

[edit] Wait until February 24th, 2006

Rodney MacDonald is scheduled to become NS premier Feb.24/06. Let's wait until that date arrives before we edit him into office, after all it's assumptious to say he'll still be alive & well by then. GoodDay 15:52, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Religion

Read somewhere he is personally pro-life but will not seek to write his personal beliefs into law or overturn consensus. Must be Catholic since he attended St. Francis Xavier. How lucky the Canadian pols are not to be threatened with excommunication like in the U.S.A. Rosemary's Baby 05:38, 13 July 2006 (UTC)

Attending St. FX doesn't automatically make you a Catholic. It's a public university, and has students of all religious beliefs. I myself know at least 10 people who attend St FX, none of whom are Catholic. I agree, though, it's great that religious beliefs are non-issues in most Canadian political arenas. I hope that it stays that way! Gortex99 23:14, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Separation from Lori-Ann

It has been reported in Frank multiple times that there is speculation of infidelity on his part. It is accurate to report the speculation, rather than the fact, as it is politically pertinent. WayeMason 22:07, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

Mention of the MacDonald's infidelity (or the accusation of infidelity) is regularly deleted from the page. It should be retained, as it was politically pertinent, he has not denied the charges, and it reflects on his political platforms, particularly his passion for 'family values.'

[edit] Assessment

I have assessed this as Start Class, as it contains more detail and organization than would be expected of a Stub and of low importance, as I do not feel that many people outside of Canada would be familiar with the subject of the article, despite the fact that he is a current premier. Cheers, CP 17:44, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Politician and Educator"

Is it really necessary to say that Rodney MacDonald is an educator in NS at the top of the page?

Such information is peripheral to the reason why he's in WP - because he's a premier. We might as well state in the first sentence that he's also a musician, an excellent step dancer, is married to Lori Ann, is married, is RC, etc etc.. I'm not suggesting WP should not state that he was a teacher so much as I'm saying the value of the info is definitely subordinate to his role in politics. It should be put in a sub-section later in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.89.238.153 (talk) 02:53, 25 April 2008 (UTC)