Ralph Nader Visits Canada

Former Green Party candidate Ralph Nader spent the last week in Canada, where he spoke to nearly 700 young engineers at the seventh annual national conference of Engineers Without Borders Canada in Montreal. The former consumer advocate warned the attendees to be weary of "bureaucratic language" and discouraged them from becoming "servants" to corporate welfare. Nader went on to attack large corporations, claiming that "when big businesses are in trouble, they don't go bankrupt, they go to Ottawa or Washington." However, Nader encouraged the group of engineers, mostly in their twenties, to take advantage of their curiosity and try to bring about change. While in Montreal, Nader also spoke on a CBC radio show and announced that he will decide "in about a month" whether or not to run for president. Nader said that his primary consideration would be whether or not he could arouse enough money and support to get on the ballot - a feature of the U.S. election process which he criticized.