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@ryanmeili Music Monday – “We had a lot of fun/We had a lot of money”

As I continue the transition from a blog that was “all politics, all the time” for much of the last six months to one that’s back to being a bit more balanced between the posts about libraries, technology, family and yes, still the occasional political post, I thought I’d start by resurrecting one of my […]

Posted 11 March 2013 § MusicMonday § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Some Final Thoughts on #skndpldr

Well, by now, you’ve probably heard that Cam Broten beat Ryan Meili on the second ballot at the Saskatchewan NDP Leadership convention this weekend to become the party’s new leader. It was incredibly close – Broten won by 44 votes out of 8284 cast – meaning the margin of victory was 50.3% to 49.7%. (I […]

Posted 10 March 2013 § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

#itshere #excited #cantsleep #goodluckall #skndpldr

Posted 09 March 2013 § MemoryLane § Photo § Saskatchewan § SaturdaySnap ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – Beards Keep You Young, Healthy & Handsome Says Science #skndpldr

As we head into the first day of the Sask NDP Leadership Convention, I thought I’d post a fun article (h/t to GG) on behalf of the members of Team Meili, most of whom who are of the Y chromosome persuasion, will be sporting beards of varying degrees of length and lushness this weekend. Very […]

Posted 08 March 2013 § Humour § Meme § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Dr. @ryanMeili is Putting the “Hospital” in “Hospitality” at the #skndpldr Convention ;-)

For some reason, the campaign didn’t want to use that “putting the hospital in “hospitality” line” for their invitations and instead went with something classy and dignified as befitting the next leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.  Can you imagine? Anyhow, if you’re in Saskatoon for convention, why not stop by Ryan’s hospitality suite (and those […]

Posted 07 March 2013 § Humour § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

.@ryanmeili Endorsed For #skndpldr By Well-known Member of Green Party ;-)

No word on who Chewy is supporting…

Posted 05 March 2013 § Humour § Meme § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (0) °

@ryanMeili Monday – One Last #skndpldr Stop? Unity, Saskatchewan

Hard to believe it’s less than a week until the Leadership Convention! I was chatting with someone over the weekend about how the party might build unity once the race is over, no matter who wins. He made a pretty profound observation: It has nothing to do with how “positive” you were or how aggressive […]

Posted 04 March 2013 § Humour § MemoryLane § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) °

“Weir With Meili” #skndpldr

More thoughts to come I’m sure… But for now, just a shot of two happy, positive, unified politicians. Great to see!

Posted 20 February 2013 § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (1) °

A Tale of Two #skndpldr MLA’s

I’m not going to editorialize too much in this post.  But I will say that I found it very revealing to see how the two MLA’s in the #skndpldr race framed their responses to the announcement of a joint Meili-Weir press conference tomorrow morning. Although many (including myself on occasion) have equated Trent and Cam […]

Posted 19 February 2013 § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

@ryanMeili Monday – What Role, If Any, Does Family Play in the #skndpldr Race?

I hope everyone had a Happy Family Day (as brought to you by the Sask NDP in 2007…although to be fair, the original and longest-standing Family Day in Canada was brought in by those pro-family, and apparently anti-business, Conservatives in Alberta.) So what other topic is there to discuss today except what impact the candidates’ […]

Posted 18 February 2013 § Family § Saskatchewan § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,