David Forbes, a sitting MLA, endorsed Ryan Meili today adding to the momentum that the campaign is building heading into the final weeks of the campaign. Buried near the end of the story is the fact that the local CTV affiliate took the opportunity at the press conference to ask a question about Ryan being […]
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Music Monday – "I was sitting there watching TV/Wendy came and sat on my knee."
In honour of the last episode of “Corner Gas” tonight, here's one of my favourite songs by the Odds, the former band of Craig Northey who wrote the “Corner Gas” theme song, “Not A Lot Going On”. (Unfortunately, the clip is from MuchMoreMusic who have more crap around the edge of the screen than the […]
Saskatchewan NDP Leadership Forums – Lingenfelter Pwned By Meili and Pedersen?
Tonight is the first in a series of province-wide forums among the NDP leadership candidates in Moose Jaw. (At least I think it is – the official NDP site I just linked to doesn't list this event – though the candidates' sites do. Who knows?)Anyhow, I'm pretty sure it is the first forum tonight and […]
Ryan Meili Calls on NDP MLA's To Oppose Sask Party Nuclear Resolution
For an interesting counterpoint to Meili's position on the possibility of a nuclear reaction for Saskatchewan (see below), read Dr. Jim Harding's excellent essay on Dwain Lingenfelter's position, “Trapped by History“. (Edit: Accidental Deliberations has more on this subject as well.)—NEWS RELEASEMarch 31, 2009FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENuclear Power: Not a Viable SolutionRyan Meili calls of NDP […]
Correction to My Correction: Dwain Lingenfelter's Google Map *Is* Misleading (Just Not In The Way I Thought It Was)
I guess if I'm doing corrections, I should make sure I use precise language. Correcting myself that Dwain Lingenfelter's Google Maps mash-up isn't misleading isn't entirely accurate either. It *is* misleading, just not in the way that I said it was. It's not misleading in that it contains information about non-existent events as I originally […]
Correction: Dwain Lingenfelter's Google Mash-up Map Isn't Misleading
Loyal reader, Kent posted a comment in response to my last post about Dwain Lingenfelter's Google Map mash-up to tell me that I was wrong – the map does work and every push pin does have information about an event, you just have to click on the right *spot* on the push pin. I'm big […]
Some Thoughts on Dwain Lingenfelter's Events Calendar, Political Optics, and What A True Commitment to Rural Saskatchewan Looks Like
[Edit – 2009/03/29 – It has been pointed out that one of the criticisms in this post is incorrect. Dwain Lingenfelter's Google mash-up map doesn't work because of a usability issue, not because non-events are being posted.] Recently, I did a post noting that Dwain Lingenfelter has about 26% of his support on Facebook from […]
Ryan Meili and Dwain Lingenfelter Facebook Face-off (aka I Have Too Much Time On My Hands)
When I first started looking into the NDP leadership race, I went to the now obligatory Facebook fan pages of each of the four leadership candidates. I was a bit shocked to see that Dwain Lingenfelter had almost twice the number of supporters that Ryan Meili had – even though Meili was the much younger […]
The Next Tommy Douglas? Why I'm Supporting Ryan Meili For Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party
As you may know, former Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert is retiring from politics and a race for the leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP is currently underway. When the first few candidates declared, I didn’t see anything that seemed different than what you’d expect – a former Deputy Premier, a current MLA, a young man involved […]
Going to the Candidate's Debate…
There was a forum for the candidates for the NDP leadership tonight at a local restaurant so I headed over to check it out. Here are some random impressions…– I arrived early and bumped into a young woman who looked really familiar but who I couldn't place. She did the “you look familiar…” routine with […]