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Screaming Lord Byron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:24 PM
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CBC calls it - NDP win Saskatchewan
Edited on Wed Nov-05-03 10:27 PM by Screaming Lord Byron
Very Good News
NDP - 30 seats, Saskatchewan Party - 28 (currently)
NDP clearly wins popular votes - 45% to 39%
Who says left-wing parties can't win elections?
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:29 PM
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1. bravo!
Good for you. For a prairie place to vote that way gives
me hope for the world. My grandma would be very proud.
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david_vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:31 PM
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2. So what's Regina like?
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phaseolus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:36 PM
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3. Are Canadian conservatives as evil as our repugs here in the U.S.??
I was in Quebec a few weeks ago when they had the elections in Newfoundland. I had no idea how horrified to be at their new premier...

I did notice that the conservative paper they had at the hotel (National Post) really sucked, and the liberal-leaning paper (Montreal Gazette) was really really interesting. Can't give an opinion on either of the French newspapers they had, I couldn't read them.
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CHIMO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:45 PM
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6. Raining on your Parad
The Montreal Gazette is part of the National Post, part of C. Black.

They get you from good guy bad guy type of action.
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:56 PM
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8. Montreal gazette
is not the National Post.

And neither belong to Conrad Black...who is no longer even a Canadian.
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andy12 Donating Member (61 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 01:47 AM
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12. gazette, national post, southam
gazette is a day later in publishing what was in the national post the previous day. The editorials are cleared by ??? Asper as are all editorilas in the southam papers
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ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 12:14 AM
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10. Not generally
About the only really evil conservative I can think of is Brian Mulroney.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:37 PM
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4. When the NDP starts winning in
the prairie provinces, that is indeed good news.
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:54 PM
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7. Pardon me???
Whaaaaaaat???
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freeforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 01:20 AM
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11. True. Now if only ...
we could get rid of conservative Ralph Klein in Alberta, and get a liberal in here.
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Screaming Lord Byron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 09:32 AM
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18. I think we'll be waiting a long time for that one.
Edited on Thu Nov-06-03 09:33 AM by Screaming Lord Byron
If Martin can win any more Federal seats in Alberta that'll be the start. If, though. I'm not too hopeful. Being an NDPer in Calgary, I find myself in the odd position of cheering on the Libs here, as I don't see the ND's picking up anything here ever (although Bob Hawkesworth held an NDP MLA seat here not too long ago). The Libs may have a fair shot at Joe's old seat (Calgary Central - now Calgary North Central / South Central), but don't hold much hope out. Maybe look to Edmonton or Lethbridge for bright spots. Incidentally, where are you in our fine, if nuts province?
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Minstrel Boy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 07:37 AM
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14. but, ah, er...
The NDP is the institutional ruling party of Saskatchewan. They've already been in power 12 consecutive years, and for many of the years before. Gary Doer is the popular NDP Premier of Manitoba, and the party has been elected there numerous times.

When the NDP wins Alberta, well, that will be something!
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CHIMO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 10:40 PM
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5. See It Here
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/11/05/sask_elex031105

Maybe we are over the hump? !!!!
?What will Martin do now????
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alexwcovington Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-05-03 11:57 PM
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9. WOOOT!
Oh yeah.

But don't forget about Manitoba, the NDP won there a while back .... Hey... Is Doer a DUer? :P
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metis Donating Member (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 07:45 AM
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15. NDP/Manitoba
The NDP won back to back elections. FWIW, my MLA who is gay, was named to the cabinet yesterday.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 02:21 AM
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13. yeah but when was the last time the NDP didn't win there
I mean that...I have no idea
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Minstrel Boy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 07:48 AM
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16. 16 years ago, I think
Grant Devine, Colin Thatcher's boss.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 08:32 AM
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17. off topic
hope that Colin Thatcher never gets out of prison. :(
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Screaming Lord Byron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 09:34 AM
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19. Yeah, just before the big Tory implosion, as I believe.
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Ediacara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 10:15 AM
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20. what is the Saskatchewan Party?
Is that the provincial branch of the National Alliance, or PCs, or liberals, or something else??
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Screaming Lord Byron Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 10:20 AM
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21. They're the replacement for the Sask Tories, full of Alliance types.
Maybe one of our Saskatchewaners has more details.
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Minstrel Boy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-06-03 10:21 AM
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22. It was created after arguably the most corrupt
provincial government in modern Canadian history, Grant Devine's, demolished the credibility of Saskatchewan's Progressive Conservative party. It's a rebranding and a regrouping of conservative and far-right Alliance-types (the Alliance doesn't have provincial wings) determined to knock off the NDP.
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