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I had the opportunity to attend a session this morning at City Hall regarding Innovation and the knowledge based sector in Ottawa. The session was well attended and there were probably 30ish folks representing a number of different groups around the table doing a SWOT (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) exercise. There was one gentlemen (whose name I didn’t catch) sitting at the end of the table that made an interesting comment. It went something like this;

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“I would rather have one well funded organization doing ED than spreading things around and giving everyone peanut butter.”

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Here are my thoughts on peanut butter. First of all I like peanut butter. Peanut butter has plenty of protein which is great for building muscle. Peanut butter is relatively inexpensive, a jar can make a lot of sandwiches and if times are tough peanut butter can go a long way. I like peanut butter and personally my preference would be to have an equitable system where everyone gets to share.

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Interesting to see what comes out of this SWOT review. In a recession we need to be thrifty and peanut butter for everyone sounds far more appealing than more Twinkies and cupcakes for the pudgy kid.

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Cheers,
Ian Graham

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