With official forums on hold until January but the holiday lull not quite yet here, Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership candidates have been fairly active over the last little while. So let’s take a look at the latest developments. – The latest fund-raising numbers are available here, and charted by Alice below:
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Accidental Deliberations: #skndpldr – Melfort Debate Notes
The final official Saskatchewan NDP leadership debate before the holidays took place in Melfort, and featured a couple of twists on the themes that have dominated the previous forums: So what was new in the fifth leadership forum? Well, Cam Broten mostly stuck to his usual script and in-debate pattern.
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As Scott has already noted, Saskatchewan NDP’s Swift Current leadership debate included plenty of familar themes: And indeed, one of the more interesting issues facing both the candidates and the debate organizers is how to account for the difference between an audience which may be seeing the candidates for the
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: #skndpldr – Saskatoon Debate Notes
I’ll continue my look at the Saskatchewan NDP leadership debates with a review of the first Saskatoon forum: And I see a few interesting developments beyond those mentioned in Scott’s detailed series of posts.To start with, as I pointed out when the fe…
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Once again, Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership campaign has focused largely on recent debates and other candidate forums (and I’ll be discussing those individually as I get a chance to view them). And for those interested in immediate coverage of those, Tra…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: #skndpldr – Humboldt Debate Notes
Scott has already pointed out that the Saskatchewan NDP is making its leadership debate videos available online, and commented somewhat on the second debate in Humboldt. But having had a chance to view it for the first time today, I’ll add a few observ…
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The Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign hasn’t seen a lot of official news over the past week, as the candidates look to have directed most of their efforts toward the continued series of debates. (Among the more thorough coverage of the recent ones…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: #skndpldr Debate 1 Notes
There’s already been some coverage of the first Saskatchewan NDP leadership debate which took place Saturday night (link to come once the video is available). But I’ll take a few minutes to add my observations – which will mostly stick to the differenc…
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A few observations about the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race in advance of tonight’s first debate… The main news over the past week has involved the release of the candidates’ October donation and expense numbers – which have been documented by Alic…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2013 Debate Preview
I’ll put together another #skndpldr roundup later today. But for now, I’ll point out that the campaign’s debate schedule starts tomorrow night in Regina (live-streamed here) – and discuss briefly what I see each candidate needing to do as the debates u…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2013 Roundup
With a couple of weeks’ worth of developments to address, I’ll take a slightly higher-level look at the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race than I normally do. (And for those worried about missing out, note that we should have an opportunity to revisit ne…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: New column day
Here, on how the Saskatchewan Party’s unprecedented attack ads against the participants in another party’s leadership race represent an attempt to silence all political debate that isn’t pre-approved by the marketing departments of its own resource-industry backers. As an addendum to the column, I’ll note that the leadership candidates have
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On full information
I’ll put together another Saskatchewan NDP leadership roundup post later today. But first, I’ll point out one development which calls for some attention of its own. Erin Weir has put together a policy comparison page – showing all of the policies announced by each contender, along with the other candidates’
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A quick look at the latest developments in the Saskatchewan NDP leadership campaign… – Erin Weir has unveiled an ambitious child care plan intended to make publicly-delivered daycare and early learning available to all parents. But perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of Weir’s plan is that it may actually undersell
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On grassroots input
Saskatchewan’s NDP has released a report on its labour and employment consultations. And between the 700 participants and the report’s drafters, there are plenty of noteworthy suggestions and recommendations worth discussing. Let’s start with a few of the more detailed points. On process, a couple of observations about the Sask
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One might have thought that the final days of municipal elections around the province would make for a relatively quiet stretch in the Saskatchewan NDP leadership campaign. But instead, it looks like most of the campaigns are neatly using greater public awareness of politics generally to build interest in the
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While all has been relatively quiet from two of Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership camps, there’s still been some activity worth highlighting over the last few days. – First, Scott Stelmaschuk has made another massive contribution to coverage of the race with a thorough candidate questionnaire. And Erin Weir’s response tells us
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Assorted news from the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign over the past few days… – Ryan Meili explained his choice not to start unveiling policy just yet by suggesting that leadership starts with listening – and the list of user-submitted ideas on his website looks to be expanding nicely to signal
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Loopholes and leverage
I’ve previously wondered whether we’d see many substantial policy differences between Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership candidates. But Erin Weir hasn’t taken long to challenge what’s often seen as party orthodoxy: NDP leadership candidate Erin Weir is proposing to focus Saskatchewan’s Small Business Deduction on genuinely small businesses with taxable profits of
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2013 Candidate Profile: Trent Wotherspoon
By most accounts, Trent Wotherspoon’s campaign launch vaulted him immediately to frontrunner status. But let’s take a closer look at whether he’s likely to maintain that lead throughout the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race. Strengths Wotherspoon starts out with two significant advantages over his competitors. First, he’s a natural retail politician:
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