This comes from a December 14, 2011 Question Period in the Legislature. Direct from Hansard Ms. Chartier Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Social Services has been housing many people in hotels like the Coachman, the Sunrise and the Quality Inn in Regina. There’s been one man who’s had to call the Coachman home for [...]
Saskatchewan Party
No Social Services Checks before Christmas
From Joe Couture of The StarPhoenix A Saskatchewan Party government decision to change the date January social assistance cheques are released to after Christmas from before has come under fire from the NDP Opposition. As of 2011, Social Services changed the date cheques were issued and direct deposits paid to Dec. 29 from Dec. 23. [...]
What went wrong for the Saskatchewan NDP?
The view from Calgary (and the Toronto Star) “The NDP grassroots won’t even go door knocking anymore . . . the party only appeals to the mushy middle,” says Mitch Diamantopoulos, head of the journalism school at the University of Regina, a longtime activist and observer of Saskatchewan politics. For Diamantopoulos, the problems began in [...]
So much for democracy
GOP voter suppression bills could keep more than 5 million Democratic voters away from the polls Restrictive voting laws in states across the country could affect up to five million voters from traditionally Democratic demographics in 2012, according to a new report by the Brennan Center. That’s a number larger than the margin of victory [...]
Doomsday for the NDP?
Take a look at these poll numbers for the upcoming election. Premier Brad Wall and the Saskatchewan Party are heading into next month’s election campaign with what may be a level of support unprecedented in the province’s political history, according to a new poll. The Praxis Analytics survey, conducted for the Regina Leader-Post and Saskatoon [...]
Saskatchewan Seat Projections
From ThreeHundredEight.com A couple of interesting things to note. The Saskatchewan Party is leading in Saskatoon Eastview and in Meewasin which puts Judy Junor and Frank Quenell’s seats at risk. Both are longtime NDP MLA’s and former cabinet ministers. Quenell has pulled difficult elections out in the past and the 17% Liberal support could easily [...]
