This is a video montage I made about the Ryan Meili campaign, set to “Canadian Skye” by Spirit of the West…
Accidental Jurist has an excellent analysis of the campaigns so far of each candidate in the provincial NDP leadership race – how they got into the race, what they've done so far, the strategies they'll need to be successful now that the membership deadline has passed and the campaign's entered its final phase. Lingenfelter – […]
The NDP has released the names of everyone who has donated over $250 to one of the leadership candidates so far and I have to say, even as a Ryan Meili supporter, I was surprised to see that, when you look at the donations from individuals, Ryan has raised nearly as much as Lingenfelter – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I’ve told the story on this blog, likely a few times, but with the recent announcement that Ryan Meili would be stepping down as Sask NDP Leader, it’s put me in a reflective mood. It’s starts with the fact that I’d always been interested in politics (at least once I got old enough to realise […]
Ryan’s the master of puns but “Make it Ryan” instead of “Make it Rain” works pretty well too, especially after you manage to win a couple hundred bucks in the 50/50 draw at a Steak Night fundraiser! Now I can make another donation to Ryan’s campaign *and* pay for all my drinks at the all-inclusive […]
This is a video I made in the lead-up to the 2013 Sask NDP Leadership Vote. And honestly, do I detect an echo? So many of the things that Ryan led in during in the last leadership race are areas where he’s once again leading in – fundraising, “fun”raising, engaging members, online engagement, etc. etc. etc. […]
