Well, the race is over and Dwain Lingenfelter did end up winning as most people projected. Though Ryan did make it a nail-biter in the end with Link getting 55% of the vote to Ryan's 45% on the second ballot. As I posted on Facebook, I'm not as disappointed as I thought I might be […]
Shea and I went to the first day of the NDP convention today courtesy of our constituency association. We were a bit late arriving, having to run some last-minute errands for the Meili campaign (ah, the life of a lowly volunteer! ) It was a very interesting day – surprising how many people we knew […]
I've mentioned in passing one of my first experiences when I chose to volunteer with Ryan's campaign. I went to a planning meeting for his volunteers a few months ago. When it was time to ask questions, I had a pretty important one.“What's Ryan's big idea? What's his Medicare?”Dion Tchorzewski looked at me and said, […]
The final numbers for the Meili Money Bomb have been released and it appears that Dr. Meili's campaign earned over $12 000. That's 20% more than the $10 000 they hoped to raise (and I wonder if even the $10 000 figure was a bit of wishful thinking in some ways? To be honest, I […]
Brought up on the family farm in a small town south of Moose Jaw before going to high school in the mid-sized city of Moose Jaw then moving on to our largest city of Saskatoon for his undergrad and medical training, Ryan has experienced a variety of the ways that people live in this province. […]
I've already written about how impressed I've been with Ryan Meili's use of technology (today's the last day of the “money bomb” so if you haven't donated yet, do it! And if you've donated already, why not donate again?) Something that's closely related to technology is the idea of openness and Ryan has demonstrated this […]
We're a week away from the Saskatchewan NDP convention and it's hard to believe how far Ryan and his campaign have come in a few short months. From being one of three people all working hard for the second place spot in the minds of voters, I would say that all indications – money raised, […]
Ryan has a long and proven track record of accomplishing big goals at a relatively young age. This begins before any of the things he’s perhaps better known for with the fact that he not only completed medical school but earned an award for highest standing in his medical clerkship. I don’t want to get […]
I don't know the exact moment when it happened – I know it was somewhere between my 10 year high school reunion (when I was 27) and now (I'm 35). But I started looking around and seeing that my former classmates – both from high school and University – have moved into some pretty prominent […]
I knew that our campaign was the positive campaign but I didn't realise the scope of this good vs. uhm, not quite as good contest until I logged into Facebook this morning and saw the following: (Seriously, I knew that Link padding his Facebook page with hundreds of non-Saskatchewan residents from his wife's home country […]
