Category Archives: Saskatchewan

Chilly Chili in Regina

Stopped by the Regina KidSport's Chili Cook-off in downtown Regina today for a bowl of delicious NDP chili (no, it wasn't vegetarian for those who think all NDP'ers are granola crunchers.)  The various Regina and area MLA's who were tending the table were being coy with whose recipe it was so I developed a couple […]

We're All In This Together – One Final Meili Tribute Video

I'd hoped to have this ready a bit earlier (the one month anniversary of the convention vote was one day I flirted with and would've been perfect as it was also a Music Monday!).  But it took me longer than I expected – mostly because I was teaching myself to use a different program so […]

Music Monday – "Down in Saskatchewan/Never Meant No Harm To Anyone"

I was planning to throw together one last Meili tribute video since it's been a month to the day since the vote at the NDP convention.  Unfortunately, I don't think I'll get it done tonight so instead, I'll dedicate today's “Music Monday” clip to Dwain Lingenfelter who, as I type this, is receiving the nomination […]

And Your Next MP Representing Palliser Is…

…Regina barrister, Noah Evanchuk!Other blogs have already broken, commented on and projected some potential impacts of this story with the main theme appearing to be: “Team Meili was more than a bunch of people drawn to an inspiring new political figure but a group of already accomplished men and women, many of whom will make […]

A Message For Jack Layton's Moustache

I'm home sick today with what is either H1N1, severe neck and intra-skeletal damage from dragging around concrete patio blocks in my backyard the other day or possibly a slow-developing brain aneurysm. For that reason, I wasn't able to attend the “BBQ With The NDP Leader” event that happened in a Regina park this evening.  […]

Five Things That Had The Biggest Impact in the 2009 Sask NDP Leadership Race (And Five That Didn't)

I'll still thinking about a post with my thoughts on some of the things the Meili campaign could've done differently to perhaps put themselves over the top.  But until that comes clearer, I thought I'd do a post looking at things in the bigger picture.  I never get a good response when I call for […]

"We've Woken Up This Party"

Ryan's concession speech is now up on YouTube.  I don't know what to say as I'm still, even a couple weeks later, oscillating between disappointment at how close the result was only to come up short in the end and unbelievable joy when I think about how much his campaign was able to accomplish in […]

Open Source & Progressive Politics – Natural Allies

Came across this article while doing some unrelated searches.  It's short so I'll quote it in its entirety.  The cool thing?  It's from 2003!  I don't know what the Sask NDP uses these days but hopefully they've only expanded their use of open source technologies!  (The link back to the original NDP newsletter with three […]

"My Buddy Dwain" and "Tales From Garlic Flats"

Regina Leader-Post columnist, Will Chabun, has a different take on what Dwain Lingenfelter's role might be in the current political climate by drawing parallels to other times of upheaval for the provincial NDP.   He's also got another piece on his blog about the role that a small community branch library at RPL played in […]

The Role of Blogs in the 2009 Saskatchewan NDP Leadership Race

If you asked what role the blogosphere played in the 2009 NDP Leadership Race, the quick answer would be “not enough.”  Even though three of the four bloggers who were writing regularly about the leadership race endorsed Ryan Meili (myself, Accidental Deliberations, Louis Riel Trail) and the fourth (Buckdog) didn't endorse anyone, the reality is […]