Premier Wall takes shots at NDP spending promises

Wall made his comments this morning from the campaign office of Regina Northeast candidate Kevin Doherty.This is the Premier's first major salvo of the election campaign against his New Democrat opponents. I guess the substance of his remarks will be judged according to one's political preferences. The thing is that since 1944, the Saskatchewan CCF/NDP have had a reputation for being sound fiscal managers when in government. That legacy is now being challenged by the Premier. If nothing else, it is good to see that this election campaign isn't going to be boring.

Is Wall offbase in going after NDP spending promises, or is he spot on? You tell us - have your say here.

NDP committee rooms vandalized in Swift Current

This is disgusting. Do we really have to add violence and hate to our political culture? Let's agree to disagree, and leave election violence to the Third World dictatorships.

Saskatchewan NDP want rent control

Housing issues are now on the radar screen in this provincial election campaign.The Sask NDP are making a bold move by being in favour of rent control for 2 reasons:

1. It was an NDP government that abolished rent control in our province just a few decades ago, and

2. Most economists would say that rent control is not the best way to combat rising rents, but it is popular political idea.

Protest planned over undemocratic Leader's Debate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Protest for More Debates on TV

 

Regina, Saskatchewan - October 13, 2011 - CBC and other broadcasters colluding to hold one televised election debate, are being anti-democratic, according to Regina citizen John Klein. Klein is a blogger, a Green Party of Saskatchewan member, and IT professional who has again organized a small, short, and sweet protest to be held in front of CBC Regina on Broad St. on Friday October 14, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

 

"I want there to be more debates, not fewer debaters," repeats Klein, "because that's how democracies thrive, by informing their citizens so intelligent choices can be made on good information." The CBC Ombudsman agreed earlier this year that CBC is not aligning its debate airings with its role as the public broadcaster, in a similar erroneous debate decision made nation-wide. http://www.cbc.ca/ombudsman/2011/03/the-consortium-decision-on-the-leaders-election-debates.html Despite the Broadcast Consortium's attempts to keep Elizabeth May off the air, she was subsequently elected, contradicting those who said Canadians didn’t want to hear from a party with no seats at the formation of the previous government.

 

Earlier this year, NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter wrote in the Leader-Post that he's in favour of "inclusive debates". Lingenfelter, and Klein both want more debates to be held, not exclusion of debaters for the broadcasters' convenience. Ryan Bater, Victor Lau, Rick Swenson, and even Dana Arnason deserve equal opportunity to defend their parties' ideas for voters to decide upon. "An invited politician should not have to threaten to boycott an unfairly scripted debate, for the people of Saskatchewan to get the hours of TV exposure they need with the party leaders, to make an informed choice on election day," says Klein

 

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Contact:

John Klein

saskboy@hotmail.com

Regina, SK S4S 6P8

Phone (306)757-4139

No Bater or Lau in Leader's Debate

The fix is in. The media consortium has decided that neither Green Party leader Victor Lau nor Liberal Party leader Ryan Bater will be admitted to the October 25 debate. This is a sledgehammer over the head of our democracy. Everybody who opposes this move should email John Gormley by clicking on this link.

27th Saskatchewan provincial election campaign now underway

And they are off and running!