More Erin Weir Releases
As promised, this post will look a little closer at the newest release from the Weir Campaign; when I made that vow, there was only one to talk about, but…
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Leadership 2013 Roundup
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…
Leadership Round-Up
With Thanksgiving out of the way and everyone back in the swing of things, let’s take a look at some of the things that have developed since we last posted.…
Leadership Questionnaire: Erin Weir
As previously mentioned on the blog, I’ve submitted a questionnaire to all of the leadership campaigns in hopes of helping readers get to know the candidates a little better. Well,…
Leadership 2013 Roundup
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…
The First Shot Across the Bow
Yesterday, the Weir Campaign introduced their plan to reform the Saskatchewan Small Business Tax loophole that currently allows larger companies to take advantage of a lower tax rate in Saskatchewan.…
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…
Erin Weir Policy Announcement
Erin Weir Campaign Note The Weir campaign has put forward a new policy development earlier today, so let’s go ahead and talk a bit about it. The proposal is to…
Leadership 2013 Roundup
A few notes from the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign over the past few days… – Cam Broten’s supporters have been highlighting his statement of values, with his focus on long-term…
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…
Erin Weir Digital Town Hall
Well, that was certainly interesting. One advantage to the digital format means I don’t have to rush to keep notes, simply copy and paste, which is nice from a reporting…
Leadership 2013 Candidate Profile: Ryan Meili
Ryan Meili started the 2009 Saskatchewan NDP leadership campaign at a distinct disadvantage against his opponents in terms of both time and name recognition. But he nonetheless came within just…
A Quick Break from the Provincial Race to Bring You…
A few quick words on the provincial NDP race, and then we’ll broach some Federal news that I have let languish in limbo for far too long. Firstly, I should…
Leadership 2013 Candidate Profile: Erin Weir
Erin Weir has wasted no time in carving out a place within the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership campaign – with a pre-campaign “draft” movement presaging a quick launch once the campaign…
Leadership 2013 Candidate Profile – Cam Broten
As promised, let’s start taking a closer look at the four candidates in Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership race – starting with Cam Broten as the first to formally announce his candidacy.…
Leadership 2013 – The Basics
Before I start taking an individual look at the candidates in Saskatchewan’s 2013 NDP leadership campaign, I’ll point out a few areas of discussion from past leadership races which don’t…
Slogans, Logos, and Thoughts: 2. Erin Weir
Erin Weir Slogan: Principled, Pragmatic, Progressive Initial Thoughts: As I mentioned in Cam’s post, the leadership race is a little bogged down with similar campaign slogans. Cam and Erin both…
Friday Night Campaign Updates
Since we talked a bit about Trent Wotherspoon’s campaign stop in Prince Albert, we should take a moment to talk about what the other campaigns are up to. Cam Broten…
New column day
Here, taking a quick look at the early-campaign strategies of Saskatchewan’s NDP leadership candidates. For more analysis on the race…– Pat Atkinson offers her take on what the NDP needs…
A Look at Unemployment
Source: Star Phoenix, Labour Market Getting Tighter First post for today, though there is another one coming shortly that will be a critique post rather than an information post; but…