I’ve come to appreciate that one of the highest callings in life is public service. While we all scurry around padding our nests and filling up our cache for the future there are those that go out on a limb to defend the interests of everyone.
Todd Hardy was such a person.
He wasn’t about profiting from the weaknesses of others, he wanted to apply his socialist principles to help the weak get stronger so everyone could navigate the often shark infested waters and allow everyone a chance for a fair shake in life.
Did Todd get a fair shake in life? All I know is the legacy he has left for us. The most recent example being the public smoking legislation that he introduced in the Legislature which became law. Now, fewer Yukoners will become sick from breathing second hand smoke in public places and vehicles.
Todd was true to his ideals. A vision firmly rooted in the notion that people shouldn’t be punished just because they can’t play the game as well as others in society. That woman’s rights be defended in a sometimes misogynistic world. That labour be empowered in the hardcore environment of “private enterprise”. That we celebrate our differences rather than abhor them.
In the Buddhist sense I have no doubt that Todd’s energy will be “recycled” as another positive force in the world of the future.
