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It is a real shame Mike and Ryan that you have not taken the time to read the farm news as you could have learned so much.
Like the average farmer pays 4 times the amount of education tax that the average urban person does. Or that in Canada we pay 9.8% of our income for food where as the rest of the industrial world averages 15.8%. One has to wonder who is recieving the great subsidies you talk of.
Most of the problems in Agriculture today are the results of flawed gov't policy and foreign subsidies none of which can be layed at the feet of farmers

Posted November 9, 2007 08:55 AM

Saskatchewan now has a chance to grow,with new a new gov. to help lead us into a new and exciting future.We the people have spoken,its time to listen

Posted November 8, 2007 02:17 AM

I am glad to see that there is a change occurring. It is time to curve the slide in resources, and create a province that resembles progress, potential and growth. It is something that has been drained from the Saskatchewan perspective over the previous years. I hope this new party will harness our province's hard working nature, and help us to create the potential we have been desparate for. Thankyou to cbc's coverage, I am enjoying the new personalities such as Britainy, this time around.

Posted November 7, 2007 09:23 PM

Patrick Mooney, why has the population of Saskatchewan fallen since Calvert took over?
Janice MacKinnon did a good job with Saskatchewan's finances, but now that she is gone and Calvert's crew has taken over the spending has risen dramatically and he has run deficits.
And not to be a bore, but he has lied about those deficits.

Posted November 6, 2007 08:28 PM

I left saskatchewan in '89 with my wife and children. The reason was Grant devine's crushing economic policies and corrupt management.
1982 seems to be here again in Saskatchewan. I feel sorry for all those people who will vote for the Sak. Party because, 'it's time for a change'. That change will come so fast it'll make your head swim and in six monthes those same people will be holding their heads wondering what happened.
The assets of a rebuilt Sask. will be sold off by Wall and his cronies. Don't be surprised to see Devine turn nor the criminal (convicted) Berntsen. It'll be a sad day for Sask. Sask. is made up of working people and for them to vote for Wall is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

Posted November 5, 2007 09:44 PM

I truly hope the people of Sask make the change. Its funny how I read comments about people moving back from Alberta, while that is true Sask is still exporting far more people to Alberta than come back. The worst part of that senario is that its the young people leaving at an alarming rate. While its good some are coming back its not good if 5 come back a 10 leave, and certainly not good if the 10 that leave are your young people. As a former 31 year resident of Sask I will probably never come back, but it saddens me to see the young people of Sask flock to Alberta. I think the change will help to stop that trend.

Posted November 5, 2007 06:01 PM

Thankyou GG from Weyburn, I believe that you speak for the majority of people in this province, I can only hope that they all vote.

Posted November 4, 2007 12:13 AM

It has been with great pleasure that I was born in Saskatchewan and remain in Saskatchewan. Throughout the majority of my life the province has been run by responsible government. I have lived from north to south, and worked from the northern border to the southern border. I tend to spend my time telling others what a great place it has been to live and raise a family, not a place to leave. If "deciding the make up of our governments is very important" then the people of Saskatchewan have been correct 11 out of 15 times in the last 60 plus years. The unfortunate part is people with Stan's vision have been successful 2 out of 15 times, but generations have to pay for their mistakes. He states in another comment in the PST on used cars forum that he was no fan of the Devine government. I wonder if that was before or after he lent them his support. I guess that doesn't matter because they are caring folks and will take credit for helping all of us out since they are so in tune with the facts. Yes, you have proven the credibility of your ideology and how well it works. I wish you well wherever you choose to hang your hat in the future, even if it is here. You should write your own book on what it has been like in your transition to socialism. Mr. Wall, an ex Devine-government exec-assistant, may be interested in doing the same.

Posted November 3, 2007 11:36 PM

G.G., you write like someone trying to bullshit a lefty prof on a term paper. You make a lot of noise, but not a lot of sense.
BTW, the conservatives in the book, Who Really Cares, are less wealthy than the liberals and socialists. The wealthy socialists make a lot of noise about charity, but conservatives actually walk the walk.
If you truly care about what is best for society, go read the book and get your facts straight, your comments are otherwise just opinion, and opinion based on false information.. The facts will tell you that conservatives are more caring than liberals despite all the noise we hear from the liberal side of the political spectrum.
Deciding the make up of our governments is very important, it's important to get the facts straight.

Posted November 3, 2007 08:34 PM

In response to Patricks negative comments about our great province I say good ridence to people like him. The love of a province and the home where you live does not soley depend on the government of the day. There are many people who don't like the NDP but they stayed and soon they will have a different governing party which in many cases will not meet their expectations either. To simply state that you can't stand your home province who educated you and your wife is simply not called for and please don't come back.

Posted November 3, 2007 06:16 PM

I grew up in Saskatoon. My 3 children were born in Saskatchewan. I now live outside of Calgary. My wife went to the U of S and after 10 years of trying to get a job in her field in Saskatoon, we left. She was an avid spokesperson against the NDP and boy did she pay. She would send in resumes (Public Administration degree- same as Brad Wall) to the provincial government to apply on positions she qualified for on a regular basis. They didn't even have the decency to respond with a letter or phone call, not once. We moved to Alberta she now has a successful career and I have a successful business. I used to love my home province of Saskatchewan and now I can't stand it. I'll never come back or move back. There's an old saying that says you get the government you vote for. If the people of Saskatchewan are foolish enough to give the NDP another term, you deserve what you get.

Posted November 3, 2007 02:21 PM

Stan, it is great when the wealthy give to charity and volunteer. I'm not sure what well founded study gives you your statistics, but I guess there is a stat for everything and can be bent in whatever direction you argue if you just search the internet enough. The red flag that is raised here is the following thought. Is it better to give and have a social conscience after something is broken, or to have social principles and prevent something from being broken in the first place? I wouldn't feel a great sense of personal satisfaction propping up governments and philosophies that create despair in our society, and then try to have my sins forgiven by giving after I've supported policies to make the mess in the first place. Real socialists (I can't believe SaskParty supporters are now socialists, but would create an interesting news clip) spend a large portion of their time trying to prevent the right-wing from wrecking the social fabric of communities, provinces, and the nation before people are in despair. This is a challenging fight to say the least. In this election we see how the public reacts when the golden egg is at hand. Everyone forgets about their neighbour and wants some of that golden egg. They are willing to risk their tomorrows, only if they can get a piece of that egg because it is sooo big. If they make enough and get enough free time, then, and only then, they can give back to charity and help those that were forgotten in the struggle for the golden egg. Stan, prevent the casualties rather than simply feel good about helping load them into body bags so it isn't quite so messy in your back yard.

Posted November 3, 2007 12:50 PM

I hope those newly returned Sask. residents realize they need to be here six months to vote. Ive heard of some of these appearing on voter lists. Oddly enough they seem to be Sask. party loyalists. Could they be up to their old crooked ways? Bye the way medication is part & parcel of health care, and as such it should be covered. Why should someone with a heart condition have a paid surgery for his problem, when I with a serious health problem that can only be treated with expensive drugs have to bear the whole cost of my problems? Think about it.

Posted November 2, 2007 10:54 PM

Hey G.G., you're right, economics and a social conscience are a good thing. Which is why if you look at the facts you will find that conservatives are much more generous and have a more developed social conscience. As I have mentioned elsewhere studies show that conservatives volunteer more, they give blood more, and they give to charity more. The NDP like to lie and call conservatives heartless, but the facts are quite clear, conservatives have a more developed social conscience that socialists.
Google 'Who Really Cares' for the real truth on who pulls their weight and who doesn't.

Posted November 2, 2007 08:47 PM

Sask. Party hidden agenda is to eventually get rid of the crowns and it will be this way until the Sask. party rids itself of die hard conservatives. If anyone listens to CJGX radio in Yorkton you will know that every morning Monday to Friday there is a commentary @ 7:10am and 8:10am and quite often the commentary is done by a man named George Gallagher a life time member of the conservative party who was a strong supporter of the Devine government and is still very influential in the Sask. party. This morning on his commentary he made the comment that it was unfortunate that Brad Wall had stated that he would not sell the crowns as in Gallagher's words selling the crowns was the best thing to do for the Sask. debt. This is what Gallegher is saying, you can bet your bottom dollar there are many old conservatives like him around who are still very active in the Sask. party, no hidden agenda they say I doubt that very much.

Posted November 2, 2007 10:33 AM

Stan, actually I do know about economics, and have the shingles hanging to prove it. Just because a person is educated or financially successful doesn't necessarily mean they are the only ones with answers. People have chosen to remain in Saskatchewan (or return) to not only add to the financial benefit of the province and its communities, but also to add to the social fabric. The economics of community and province are multi-dimensional. Costs and benefits exist in monetary and social terms, as many (not necessarily only the educated) are aware. Somehow even you are likely aware of this fact if you are a family man. The leader of the Devine government was an economist, but that did not necessarily transfer into good government for all people. Economics with a social conscience has always been the best solution for people in Saskatchewan, and this, I guess is where you and I differ, and where the SaskParty and NDP differ.

Posted November 1, 2007 09:25 PM

The Sask ndp campaign is essentially the same as the Martin and Chretien liberals ran, complete with the hidden agenda crap, the character assassination and the big boogyman of the US, though in this case it's Alberta that is the boogyman.
Both campaigns were full of desperate lies by desperate career politicians who saw the end coming.
Lorne Calvert's campaign is a carbon copy of the campaign run by the federal liberals, his only motivation is political power, not what is best for the voters.
I would suggest that it is time for a change in the NDP's leadership, a good ass kicking in this election and even Lorne losing his own seat would be a good way to dung out the NDP stables.

Posted November 1, 2007 08:17 PM

To Quote Pat from Tompkins "Shame on you Gerald from Moose Jaw. Farmers are not clueless about the political scene here in Saskatchewan." Have you ever lived in small town Sask, or on a farm and had to actually make a living there in the last 10 years. We have. There are farmers in this province who are better business managers than city people I know. By nature of their livelihood, farmers need to be and are innovative. Unfortunately they have had to operate their business under an unsupportive government.

I think you generalize too much regarding farmers. What did they ever do wrong to you besides grow the grains that become bread and pasta on your dinner table? And don't forget the beef, pork and poultry you enjoy at likely every meal. The most memorable contributions the NDP have made to rural Sask are closed health care facilities and schools. I want to know how the NDP are going to promote the opportunities that ALL of Sask has to offer? "Come live in Sask where we have poor health care and 1 hour bus rides to school" just won't cut it.

If basic needs can't be met how long do you think this imaginary boom is going to last? Some people move here just because that is their nature to chase the greener grass (move to Alberta, move back to Saskatchewan, chase, chase). Once they get a reality check things will change.

There are many "INTELLIGENT and BUSINESS MINDED City Folks" who DON'T want another NDP mandate.

Posted October 31, 2007 10:38 PM

G.G., if you knew anything about economics you Would understand that I only use the resources of the province while I am here and I pay for that by earning dollars outside of the province, yet pay taxes in Saskatchewan. In other words, I'm importing money into the province and exporting my labour.
I'm not alone, many people in Saskatchewan choose to make the much higher wages outside of Saskatchewan and import their income into the province, which benefits everyone in the province.
You should be thanking me.

Posted October 31, 2007 10:00 PM

Thanks for responding to my past comments. That is exactly what I expected to hear. Work elsewhere, but benefit from living in the Saskatchewan economy. Opportunism presents itself and I guess that is open for those that can do it. I would guard against letting opportunism becoming the foundation of social policy as it did in the 1980's and as it does in any boom and bust economic cycles. As for the national voice issue, Premier Calvert may not be on Harper's speed dial, but there is a national NDP presence in Ottawa. That is just plain facts. Don't cloud the issue. The Saskatchewan way has often led the nation in innovation and ideas. The rest of the country just keeps voting Liberal and Conservative. Elect one until they need change, then elect the other until they need change, etc. etc. Has this necessarily added stability to the National scene? I enjoy the debate with you folks because it is interesting to see what the electorate is thinking and hopefully broadens the most narrow of views as they read your comments.

Posted October 31, 2007 10:02 AM

G.G. - I don't think Lorne Calvert's name is on Prime Minister Harper's speed dial either. Retaining the NDP in power in Saskatchewan simply guarantees you will have little in common with anyone who has a chance of governing the nation.

Posted October 30, 2007 02:39 PM

G.G., I didn't stay. I've lived here most of my life, but I haven't worked in Saskatchewan since '99. The money is just too much better elsewhere, easily 50% better doing the same job.
I also get to see how politics work in other jurisdictions and am able to make logical comparisons.
I've been investing in Saskatchewan since I've seen the poll numbers a couple of years ago, when the NDP is punted, this economy is going to boom for the long term. The ndp are a huge anchor on economic development here, same as socialism is everywhere.
The NDP have shown how desperate they are to win by how low they will go in scare mongering and telling outright lies. They have no choice, they cannot run on their record, it is scandal filled and quite an embarrassment for them.
If it wasn't an embarrassment for them, they would be bragging about it, but it's hard to spin the longest health care wait times and the highest crime rates into anything positive. They can't claim to have balanced budgets because the provincial auditor says they are quite clearly not balanced.
There is quite simply nothing they have done they can brag about, so fear and lies are their only tools.
Brad Wall has shown his class by trying to run a positive campaign, if he wanted to go negative he would destroy the NDP by bringing up the dozens of scandals and failures of Calvert and co..

Posted October 30, 2007 01:53 PM

The Saskatchewan Party has distanced themselves from being called Progressive Conservatives due to the corruption of the 1980's. I suppose there are significant public perception issues for this even though the players remain largely the same. In any of our communities the people that supported the Devine Conservatives are now strong Sask Party supporters (just look around your community).The reality is this collection of Reform/Conservatives and Liberals do not have a national voice. I wonder how much credibility they would have if forced to go to Ottawa to correct any wrongs the Feds may be doing to us? Even the Social Credit folks had a national presence, but this group does not. People of Saskatchewan should consider this. The Harper Conservatives will not be forced to give the SaskParty the time of day due to their removal from the "Conservative" name and policies (apparently). With all we have to gain in Saskatchewan, do we want to give Ottawa more reason to ignore us?

Posted October 30, 2007 08:13 AM

Stan, why did you stay if all of your friends left? Are any of them amongst those coming back? The NDP have said for several years things were good in Saskatchewan despite the negative media and SaskParty doctrine. Now the issue has taken a different light. Has Mr. Wall said he and his party mislead the public about the economy in Saskatchewan and the turn around over the last five years or more? They were telling everyone to leave. Maybe he just didn't realize what was going on while everyone else did. If so, why would we want to make him Premier?

Posted October 29, 2007 09:48 PM

I have a 12 year old son with autism. He is nonverbal and has many other challenges. I would like everyone in Saskatchewan to be aware of the fact that even though we are hearing a lot about autism in the media and the incidence of autism has been rising at an alarming rate--the most recent statistics state that on average 1 in 150 children are now being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder-- Saskatchewan is the only province that does not have a comprehensive treatment program for children with autism. Yes, Newfoundland and PEI have autism programs, but Saskatchewan does not. This is an absolute disgrace and embarrassment. Saskatchewan has even been referred to as "Canada's Autism Wasteland" in a New Brunswick blog for autism. Insult has been added to injury by the fact that none of three main provincial parties has any mention of an autism strategy in their election platforms. Since there is no reason for us to think that the autism statistics are that much different in Saskatchewan than Alberta, Ontario or Newfoundland, I would like to know what it is going to take for our provincial politicians to understand and act with the urgency that is absolutely required.

Posted October 29, 2007 05:49 PM

It's interesting to note that the media reports that none of the parties seem interested in rural Saskatchewan but yet, the Sask Party has got rural Saskatchewan in the bag. Why?

Posted October 29, 2007 04:06 PM

You know the worst thing about this election is the advertising and should I say lack of it. My least favorite is the NDP ad on why you should not vote for the SK Party and what the SK Party has not done. I've heard this one over and over. I don't care - what are you going to do as the NDP - what have you done. Sell me on you, not why I shouldn't vote for the others. And as for the SK party stooping to sling because the NDP did it - shame...
As for the lack of advertising - its right here in our riding - no posters no appearances other than the SK party today (good for you) and the newly running NDP candidate - just the other day he joined in and he didn't even know what the NDP platform was (just threw a guy in for the heck of it?). Apparently our liberal candidate is right from this town - haven't seen any ads or phamplets yet. As of last week our local papers only listed the green party and sask party candidates - so where are all these candidates???

Posted October 27, 2007 04:33 PM

I have a question, where are the plethora of public opinion polls common to elections now a days? Seems odd to me I haven't seen any yet - anyone know why not? Buhler? Anyone?

Posted October 27, 2007 03:30 PM

If Tommy Douglas and the ndp created a workers paradise in Saskatchewan, why have all my friends left to work elsewhere?

Posted October 27, 2007 12:32 AM

Gotta love Mr Hein down there - seems he did not consider very seriously the implications of what HE obviously holds so dear with his rabidly left wing ideology:

no religious or moral values (see anarchy)
multi-culti/race segregation (see Europe)
high taxes for everyone (see poverty)
crippling regulations (see no productivty)
worst environmental record (see Russia)

And the list goes on...

Sounds like your Sask would be a really great place to live....no thanks.

Posted October 25, 2007 06:26 PM

I recently retired to Victoria from Regina - attracted literally by greener grass and warmer weather. But wow! What an eye-opener! The Campbell "Liberal" government here is a lot like the SaskParty back home - really an anti-NDP coalition that seeks to ensure private profit opportunities for their corporate friends will be the keystone of public policy. In BC I pay higher sales and income taxes, a $54 monthly health tax (for one person), and ever-increasing ferry fees for the semi-privatized ferry system. I cannot make an appointment to see a doctor and public services have generally been in decline since Campbell implemented his priority of cutting corporate taxes so the rich can become richer. In contrast, public policy in Saskatchewan has been well balanced with the NDP to the point that Saskatchewan is now seen to be a much preferred place to live than neighboring Alberta. I hope the good people of Sask will not reward the SaskParty for the Calvert government's achivements. Tommy Douglas made Saskatchewan the leader in public policy in Canada. Then the NDP had to clean up the mess after Ross Thatcher and Grant Devine led anti-NDP coalitions. For the sake of my home province - and my children and grandchildren - I hope the NDP will continue to prevail in Saskatchewan.

Posted October 25, 2007 02:45 PM

I see that the hospital in Weybun cannot offer maternity services because of staff shortages. I find it ironic that so much attention is being paid to cheap prescriptions when a hospital in a major centre cannot offer maternity service, necessitating costly transport to another hospital, and additional health risk for the mother and child.
I'd like to see more attention paid to the challenge of finding additional health care personnel and shorter wait times.
Cheap prescriptions might be an attention-getter, but I don't recall a clamour for such a program before the NDP announced it. Spend the health care dollars where they can really make a difference, which is on delivery of services.

One other thought: Since this prescription program ties the fee to dispensing services, would such a program make pharmacists the bad guys every time they ask for a fee increase? If so, this would be another example of time and energy diverted from the real issues.
This cheap precription program seems like bad health care policy to me.

Posted October 25, 2007 09:19 AM

Can any reporter ask Mr. Wall why he wants to kill and sell the crowns? Here is what he said on CJME "Crowns will remain publicly owned if the Saskatchewan Party is elected. What Mr Calvert is referring to is a commitment that we’ve made that competition that occurs from the crown sector, the damage that that might cause to the private and the cooperative sector needs to be monitored and mitigated."

This nothing other than gradually weaken the crowns and killing them. It is competition that makes any organization efficient. If they cannot compete how can they survive. Competition also provides choice to consumers. In last election they were accusing SaskTel for launching TV and today SaskTel’s Max is the flagship of that company. Do these people have any clue about business or are they just saying whatever it will make them win the election?

Posted October 24, 2007 11:33 PM

I don't want to preach or scream, I only want to talk and can we please start looking at the larger issues
Farming(cattle is different): What do we have today, go big or go bust, farmers income is dictated by 1# Nature or uncontrolable externaltise(its a crap shoot)2# multinational compainies(Diesel, machinery,seed, persticides, herbisides,fertilisers)(Do they want farmers to use less um no) 3# The free market(wheat Board)4# taxes(we all pay taxes). agrue it go ahead, bring down the inpute cost for farmers. (My asumption) Canadian farmers recieve some form subsidies(no tax on diesel) Other than that we cannot compete against heavily subsidised nations(Us, Europe)so explain to me how farmers can compete against large food subsidise, without the wheat board or some sort of coop(buying/sell power)
Why can't we start getting more people farming on smaller farms, this will increase the tax base and make schools more viable in rural areas.
I agree that busing rural kids 2 hours to school each way is ridiculous, I seem to remember that my grandparents attend one room schools because transporting the kids to large institutions was not viable, maybe we have to rethink this

Posted October 24, 2007 03:31 PM

Am i the only one thinking about this? I think the only way to vote this election is for the NDP or the SASKATCHEWAN PARTY> I have a hard time with the idea of voting Liberal because they are fence-sitters and will fall off either side of that fence depending on which side has the biggest piece of pie! I may not agree with the NDP philosophy, but at least they stand for something. How does that saying go..hhmmmm If you do not stand up for something you will stand for anything..
We have all seen that the provincial Liberals cross the floor when a little more power & control comes into sight.

Posted October 24, 2007 02:54 PM

In response to your latest posting Michael. You stated that farmers are self-pitying whiners.What i was trying to say is--some farmers may whine, but what about all of the union people that make up this province.They are in the news alot more when it comes to asking(and receiving) handouts from the gov't.I found it very narrow-minded of yourself to go straight to the farmer.Look at the whole picture Michael.

Posted October 23, 2007 03:28 PM

First off, I am self-employed, and not on some union-ass-kissing job as you suggest. The cotnract I have relies on my producing on my own. As for the university statement, I was shocked at the suggestion that you actually attended university.

Brad Regina
So Michael, does your problem with farmers extend to your union-ass-kissing job that you have as well. Do you go on strike when your contract runs dry? You state you are educated and a realist?? I know i did not attend the same university as you.(Thank GOD!).

Posted October 23, 2007 09:25 AM

Mr Hein - if you are the example of an educated and moral socialist - wow!

Perhaps you should have saved your thousands for a $2 library late fee and read Animal Farm for a different socialist perspective.

Sure, capitalism has it faults, but how easily in your ignorance have you forgotten socialism's progression into communism. I'd like to see how utopic you would find Russia in comparison to the conservatively run USA.

It's people like you and their blind and ignorant attachment to one ideology that creates the evils of this world.

Posted October 22, 2007 11:53 PM

Mr. Hein - I'm at a loss for words - if you are the example of on open and educated socialist - wow!

Maybe you should read Animal Farm - save your thousands in tuition for $2 in library late fees and get a different perspective on your blind support of the leftist agenda.

The only reason the NDP is succeeding in Saskatchewan right now is the outpouring of capitalist dollars in the booming oil industry - see Weyburn, Lloyd, etc. Until Alberta wealth started to come back, young Saskatchewan born and raised people, like myself, were leaving because the NDP stifled the economy and job market. As a result the tax base was falling and the social programs were tanking.

Just because the developed world has problems LOOSELY related to capitalism doesn't make the conservative philosphy wrong. Should I judge socialists on communist Russia or Cuba?

A smart person should always seek first to understand then be understood. Ignorant support of any ideology, no matter how logical or ethical it seems, is what really creates the problems you've quoted. This happens on either side of the fence - Christian crusades, Nazi germany, hard line Taliban, imperial Britain, communist Russia . . .

Posted October 22, 2007 01:01 PM

Jay1

I guess the point I was trying to address was the question why farmers and rural people fail to support the NDP. At one time the NDP government received a good deal of support from rural areas. All this changed when the government decided to disregard rural concerns. Of course they lost support in rural areas and deservedly so. Rural people are working very hard for economic development and survival. Sometimes there is a perception that the government in Regina does not care about these efforts. Some of the asinine comments in this forum from NDP supporters also support the notion that there is a distinct rural-urban split. Premier Calvert promised to work to correct this split. I do not think that he has succeeded.

Posted October 22, 2007 11:06 AM

Mr. Hein - save your pedantic nonsense for another forum. All ideologies are flawed when their adherents are unable to see more than one side of any issue. I have never voted for a "Conservative party" in my life, but the NDP do not have a monopoly on ideas about equality, or social democracy for that matter. The three parties are so close together at this point as to be indistinguishable in many ways.

Posted October 20, 2007 01:54 AM

Dear MR. HEIN--I enjoy your typical university left-wing prof.taught ideologies .Many people that do attend university tend to get brainwashed into thinking the same way as their radical socialist teacher.However, there are some who are stronger in the head than you.You speak what you have been taught; I speak for myself.That is why a socialist agenda scares the s____ out of me. Common sense does not prevail from a socialist.You like to be controlled like putty-- A conservative does not. Typical socialists,like yourself, like to be compared to and enjoy the company of the likes of Castro,Stalin,Hitler,etc..
Vote Conservative if you believe in family values,common sense,less gov't, free enterprise,less taxes, etc..
Sounds darn good to me!

Posted October 20, 2007 12:22 AM

Gerald (Moose_Jaw),

Wow, you don't like farmers do you? Have you actually listened to what they were saying? Could it be there was even a grain of wisdom in the words you thought you heard? Sometimes simple is better. Actually many times it is as there isn't all this bs to wade through to find even more bs.

Pat (Tompkins)

Seems that in every province the Rural areas are being neglected. People are leaving, infrastructure is falling apart, schools and hospitals closing and on and on. Whichever Party is governing is the one that gets the blame. I don't think it is a SK NDP phenonemon!

Posted October 19, 2007 09:45 PM

For those of you whom have never taken a sociology or political studies class, let me explain why voting for a conservative party (Even a conservative in a nice fluffy coat) at anytime is bad (see Grant Devine). The main values held historically by right wing thinkers would include a religious moral agenda (see hypocrisy), assimilation (see residential schools), lower taxes for corporate friends (see lobbying), fewer labor and environmental regulations, and degradation of social safety-nets. The list goes on. This type of ideology will lead to more big business, overriding native rights, raping the land of resources, heavy handed policing and continuing the ongoing injustices in our society.

The problem is that none of these things are considered positive features. They just continue to encourage American type consumerism (see Wal-Mart), which is logically unsustainable. The best bet, we middle class folks have is a continuance of a social democracy. Certain things need to be handled by the government to keep things in check. This would include primary services such as home energy, health care, social assistance, insurance etc. I accept that the current party in Saskatchewan hasn’t been perfect, but what government is? The main point is that those on the left side of the fence are not radicals, they just believe in equality and realize that the so-called American dream is a fallacy (see Howard Zinn). Unless you and your family are uber- rich Bourgeoisie, voting for the right will not benefit you. Privatizing longstanding public institutions historically has never helped anyone except future shareholders.

Posted October 19, 2007 06:10 PM

Dear right wing voter,
I am unsure where your values and morals come from, but I does not sound like it came from a post secondary education. We are in a very sad state of affairs when people actually believe a right wing agenda will help anyone but the wealthy. Privatization, environmental destruction, continuing abuse of the Native population, free trade, and many other conservative neo-liberal agendas, are not positive. I find it scary that people believe that giving power over to multinational corporations (see who paid for the Sask Party campaign)is a good idea. Somehow you have been brainwashed into thinking that a socially democratic government is evil. Perhaps you should stop watching Fox news and read a few books. Heres a bit of education for those that require it. First Feudalism then Aristocracy, then Capitalism, then as we move beyond a post industrial society...Socialism. That is how it goes, you can not change this. Just look at parts of South America. Cleansing themselves of the evil that is a Capitalist, right wing ideology. Perhaps you have forgotten who Canadians chose as their favorite Canuck of all time...TOMMY DOUGLAS(a socialist).

Posted October 19, 2007 06:00 PM

Michael, I find it interesting that farming is referred to as a “tradition” when one in four jobs in Saskatchewan (possibly yours) is still a direct result of agriculture. Agriculture still puts more money back into the economy than most urban people realize. Take the potash industry’s growth in Saskatchewan can be directly linked to increase use in fertilizer which is a result of environmentally friendly “zero till” farming. Environmentalists who enthuse about bio fuels must realize that you need us whiney farmers to grow the grains to make these fuels. When times were good I heard many city people criticize the “the rich farmers”. Rich farmers do spend money so others can benefit. What you don’t realize is the water, garbage collection and other infrastructures you enjoy are subsidized by all tax payers including farmers. On the farm I must pay for all those infrastructures with after tax dollars. I have to buy my land with tax paid dollars unlike the city business man who can right off virtually all their costs when they open a business. To get the water that I drink on my farm cost me $5000.00 up front. I did not have the opportunity to pay for it $50.00 a month like city people. In bad times, I am not entitled to unemployment or welfare. I cannot pay into Canada Pension unless my farm makes a profit so when I retire I need to sell everything for a profit and when times are tough who wants to farm. I know many farmers who wish they could cut and run but can’t because to do so is economic suicide. As for all workers acting like you’ve got it so good, explain to me then why you aren’t saving more! Right now in Canada personal debt is exceeding savings. Maybe workers should consider not living above their means and what the consequence will be to the economy when a population spends more than it saves. Just look at what’s happening in the USA RIGHT NOW

Posted October 19, 2007 12:44 PM

So Michael, does your problem with farmers extend to your union-ass-kissing job that you have as well. Do you go on strike when your contract runs dry? You state you are educated and a realist?? I know i did not attend the same university as you.(Thank GOD!).

Posted October 18, 2007 08:24 PM

Saskatchewan has a high percentage of non-tax payers, and its getting higher. Tax breaks are not necessarily going to help this province. If the surplus can be put towards things like the provincial debt, wouldn't it help us out more in the long run?

For students, especially those of us in 2 year courses, are we going to see a $20,000 tuition rebate coming back to us? I really doubt it.

Having grown up in a rural community, I only knock on the farmers that buy new machinery every year, go on trips, etc., then have the nerve to complain about not having money. Those that only upgrade when they have to, buy old trucks to do farm work, and don't complain, those are the ones I'll give credit to.

And the fact that everywhere in the country has some sort of health care problem (wait times, nurse shortages, etc), we can't really complain. Having been to emergency a few times and seeing the people there, knowing someone that has been waiting 6 hours to get a broken wrist into a cast or seeing a drunk pregnant woman register then walk out 20 minutes later. But seeing that there are doctors and nurses standing around doing nothing, who could maybe do a quick stitch or cast, you wonder why those wait times are so long.

Posted October 18, 2007 07:42 PM

My entire family was either born and raised on a farm, yet none of us continue that tradition any longer. All of us are university educated and realists, we recognized we could not make a good living at it anymore and sought elsewhere to support ourselves, rather than try to rely on bellyaching and handouts. Perhaps we are realists. I look at it this way, if a business in Regina or Saskatoon(or any location in Saskatchewan) finds itself struggling, they either find their own source of financial assistance, or they shut the doors, with a few exceptions that shouldn't exist. The government doesn't step in and say OH MY, here's $$$$ to keep you going(and well they shouldn't). They rely on themselves and their banner years to keep them afloat in those tough times. I don't recall hearing the majority of farmers say, geez, I had 15 banner years in the 80's or 90's and saved $$$$$ so that I could weather out the rough times(although I do know several personally who did this). Have famrers got it tough? Of course they do, but to whine that the government doesn't do enough to help them, is nothing short of self-pitying whining.

Posted October 18, 2007 04:31 PM

I think its really sad that, in an election, where neither the Sask Party nor the NDP deserve to win, and the Liberals should be all over this offering up wonderous things and trying to compete for the votes,(and no I am not an avid Liberal supporter) the best they can come up with for election promises to date, is to promise Welfare families money if their kids go to school. I guess its true what my dad has told me since I was old enough to vote, A vote for the Liberals is a wasted vote, because they will never win. With a campaign like they have run so far, I can see why.

Posted October 18, 2007 04:05 PM

We have our third straight NDP majority here in Manitoba, and things have never been better!

Posted October 18, 2007 03:38 PM

Farmers should be praised , not knocked! Who do you think provides food to the urban and rural centres? Not all of us city folk look down on the farming community. I for one would not have the patience nor stamina to do it.( I would be in trouble if I had cows as I would name all of them and wouldn't have the heart to send them to market!!LOL). I fell in love with small town Saskatchewan when I was there in Sept. My arm got sore from waving at the passerby while driving! Everyone I passed on the street said hello. The big cities are no longer like this. Even Victoria has its big city ways that i find more than a little alien! You folks have it good there. Please do not become another Alberta. I only go there to visit my relatives and find the cities stifling and conservatively stagnant. As for the comment on socialism only working in hell, there is a state in India where there is a freely elected Communist!! government that works! There is a 98% literacy rate and excellent health care. It can work if the people care enough about the democratic process. Good luck on your voting!

Posted October 17, 2007 03:07 PM

The recent posted comments of NDP Loyalists implying those who do not support the NDP philosophy are either 1) dumb farmers ( uneducated), non-business minded, and narrow minded makes me realize even more that it is time to get rid of such arrogant views. I thought the “D” stood for democratic not dictatorship! THANK GOD I STILL HAVE THE INTELLIGENCE AND THE RIGHT TO VOTE!

Posted October 17, 2007 01:11 PM

When Buckley belanger selected a campaign manager for his riding, David Karwacki said that they should have known this person was under indictment like he did. I suggest that Karwacki could have done the correct thing and advised Belanger instead of trying to gain political points.

I would remind voters that the Devine Tories (Brad Wall a member) had a firesale at the Saskatoon Exhibition grounds and auctioned off all of our highway equipment which was purchased by Alberta for a few cents on the dollar. Their gain our loss.

Electing the Saskatchewan party would mean the same type of mindset. Do we Saskatchewan people need more of this?

Our economy has never been better than it is today thanks to the NDP government. That should tell voters who would be best at the rudder of the ship of state.

Mary Lynn

Posted October 17, 2007 12:55 PM

Gerald from Moose Jaw is so typical of a narrow-minded socialist.He states rural folks are narrow-minded and unintelligent.Well, according to his short little speech, he shows more than anybody how he himself is the farthest thing from intelligent.Gerald,i welcome you to debate politics anytime with me.let me see show you how stupid you are.Do you think you can handle it? I am waiting.
kind regards, brad(from regina)

Posted October 17, 2007 11:21 AM

NDP Loyalists seem to think Calvert is “Tommy” re-incarnated. Well he isn’t. The CCF was supported by rural Saskatchewan and I think he’d be unimpressed with our current health care crisis. Yes there are wolves and sheep in this election but I believe that the ‘wolf pack” unions have threatened to ‘eat” (oust) politicians who will not pay them Alberta high wages while they live a cheap Saskatchewan lifestyle. A lifestyle paid for by the black sheep who were too stubborn, old or weak to run to greener pastures. (in other words the self employed agriculture and small business sector and non-unionized workers.) Saskatchewan as many point out has not changed a whole lot over the years. What has changed is the stranglehold unions have on our politicians, who listen only to the howling of these wolves as they ask for more rights and privileges and not the bleating of the black sheep who are forced to pay for their demands. As for the white sheep (the union workers) they have seen to it that these sheep..I mean workers have all been herded into the cities so that they cannot stray from the path and mingle with the black sheep. The cry of redneck politicians bringing two tier health systems rings false too as we already have a two tier system created by unions who force the government employer to pay into a private health benefit program which help only a privileged few. Under the CCF everyone paid a premium and there were no separate private health benefits. (After all as a unionized government employee I as your employer am paying for at least half of your health privileges)Why as a unionized government employee do you deserve better “private”health benefits. Pay your own way. If NDP supporters were true socialists they would find this two tiered system a travesty but they do not.Why? Because it is easier to enjoy your privileged status won by bullying the public through strikes and threats.

Posted October 17, 2007 10:20 AM

Shame on you Gerald from Moose Jaw. Farmers are not clueless about the political scene here in Saskatchewan. They are realists. The reality here in Saskatchewan is the urban-rural split.
There was a time that rural Saskatchewan also voted for the NDP/CCF. Somewhere along the way, the NDP decided to neglect rural concerns and declared "war" on rural Saskatchewan. We lost ag-reps, hospitals, schools and highway maintenance. And you wonder why rural areas do not support the NDP?

Posted October 17, 2007 09:28 AM

trying to have an intelligent discussion with farmers in rural Saskatchewan is very frustrating. Farmers are very narrow minded and have very simplistic views. thats why they vote for the Saskatchewan Party. Go to coffee row in small town Saskatchewan and just listen to the boneheads. My Gawd they are clueless.

Thank God INTELLIGENT and BUSINESS MINDED City Folks will give NDP another mandate. farmers will always be "farmers".

Posted October 17, 2007 12:07 AM

it is comments like the ones made by Ryan Foster that prove why the NDP gets little support in rural Saskatchewan.

Perhaps you should take a trip outside your Saskatoon fortress and see for yourself what is really happening in rural Saskatchewan. Drive down the highways and enjoy missing the potholes. IF your vehicle breaks down, I would bet that one of our deluded "Saskatchewanians" might even pick you up and take you to a mechanic. They might not even charge you for the task.(we are SO rich from government handouts). The mechanic might not even charge you Saskatoon rates for fixing your car. Maybe he should charge you higher rates just for your attitude.

Before you spout off at the pen, perhaps you should get your facts straight.

Posted October 16, 2007 05:29 PM

I was not aware Ryan rural folks were right wing capitalists. I would like to know why educating 10 rural children is not as equally important as educating 100 city children . I have seen parents protest city school closures with the same passions as rural parents. Also it is obvious you haven’t got a clue about agriculture because on our farm alone we have 3 different types of livestock and grow 5 different types of crops and as for the high cost of your groceries you are really clueless because the high cost of groceries is a direct result of the cost of paying employees ( who earn a good salary complete with pension plans and benefits) to turn raw farm products into the processed foods you eat and the cost of shipping the raw products from Saskatchewan to eastern Canada and back again. If the NDP government would have done more to encourage food processing in Saskatchewan maybe you wouldn’t be paying so much for your groceries now. Comments about farmers being inefficient, money losing and stuck in the past, further highlight urban ignorance. I do not hear urban folks complain when the NDP make announcements for money to paper mills, and other job creation projects. Giving me money to keep agriculture alive is no different. The only difference instead of one big company getting it goes to many small entrepreneurs who also help to keep urban folks employed. Comments like the ones you post only highlight the rural urban polarization that has happened under the current government regime.

Read Diane’s comment about nursing. It makes a good point how unions and attitudes are not helping to fix our health care crisis and throwing more money at the health care problem is not necessarily going to fix the problem. We need a shift in attitudes. There are too many bosses and not enough labors in many of our union run crown and government controlled operations.

Posted October 16, 2007 04:25 PM

THE SASKATCHEWAN PARTY has the first common-sense election promise> no more pst on used vehicles! What scares me about the NDP is their promise for universal drug plan.This will put us into debt like no-one can imagine.NDP'ers think Devine was bad>i don't think so.Even Janice Mckinnon(former NDP finance minister)is saying this plan from the NDP is going to greatly exceed estimates given by Calvert.
Watch out for the NDP( NEW DEBT PARTY).
And by the way the NDP party is to blame in large extent for the nurses shortage.For those who do not know,the old school Diploma program(2 years) was extended to the 4 year degree program under the NDP.
Of course our overall health system, in such dissaray as it is,was the Liberals doing under Chretien.
It appears that the REAL WOLF in sheeps clothing is LORNE CALVERT & THE NDP.

Posted October 16, 2007 03:46 PM

Phil: if life in Alberta is all gumdrops and rainbows, why not move back and spare the rest of us your obvious contempt for Saskatchewan.

Cryslee: I think I know how you feel, but don't give in to apathy. If you feel that things aren't working politically, don't wait for someone else to fix it. Get informed about each party's guiding principals, and try to look beyond the standard short-term policies that they're promising in order to maintain or obtain political power. That's a big part of the problem with today's electorate: we only want to know what's in it for us today, at election time when politicians are at their most (uhg) political. Get involved. And, I know, I know, try not to laugh, but there are alternatives to the NDP and Saskparty...and I'm not referring to the Liberal party.

Posted October 16, 2007 03:46 PM

Time for a change...that was fifty years ago we are long past time for a change. The only two places socialism will work is Heaven where they don't need it and Hell where they already have it. The crimes against rural Saskatchewan by the NDP are well known but let us not forget that Regina should have been the oil capital of Canada, not Calgary. Alberta did not attract the oil companies, the NDP chased them out. Saskatchewan was the province with the most promise in 1905, as Brad Wall says "It is time to keep that promise." Let's quit driving down the left ditch looking in the rear view mirror and start looking ahead to the future that should be ours...under new management free of the NDP

Posted October 16, 2007 03:00 PM

For those of you who are thinking of voting for the Sask. Party….

I ask you this: Would you want a government with a leader suffering from comprehension deficit disorder?. Reg Downs, chief of Staff for the Opposition says he [Wall] didn’t understand the scope of what was being proposed with the MLA’s health care subsidy.

If Brad Wall and the Sask. Party can’t comprehend that issue, how in the world can they understand the really complicated issues:…..equalization, Crowns, health care .. eg., Dan D’Autremont’s statement on privatizing SaskTel, jolted leader Brad Wall to damage
control. Sask. Party MLA Yogi Huyghebaert[1998] stated “The whole health care system needs a review. I am in favour of private clinics”.
Again, the Sask. Party is saying no, no, no we didn’t understand, we didn’t mean it that way. This is the party who, in contempt of democracy, was conceived in secrecy, in the dead of night from Devine Conservatives and Liberals, who stabbed in the back their lawfully elected leader .

Premiers Romanow and Calvert’s New Democrats for 16 years have provided Saskatchewan with good, trustworthy government , all the while under the burden of Devine’s legacy of cynicism, mistrust and a $15B debt.

Premier Calvert is who you can trust….. not a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Jacquie Christenson, Saskatoon, Sk.

Posted October 16, 2007 12:57 PM

Hello,

Just a little bit of insight for those that have not experienced life outside of Saskatchewan. I was born and raised in Rosthern, Saskatchewan (just north of Saskatoon). I must admit I emphatically miss living in Saskatchewan. Living in Ontario has reminded me what life is like when greed, selfishness and money hungry initiatives conquer over humanity, co-operation and caring for one another. Living in Ottawa is incredibly expensive; even worse is Toronto, Hamilton, Oshawa, Whitby, Mississauga, and Etobicoke. Rural towns in Ontario are no worse than those in other provinces in Canada. Saskatchewan, you are incredibly lucky to have 5% PST, low rent, low mortgages and a society that cares about those around them. Just to give you an idea of the cost out here in Ottawa (and it is cheaper than those other cities I mentioned) it costs on average $1,000 just for rent alone. Electricity bills on average cost $150 - $200 per month, water bills cost equal or more. Property taxes in Ottawa are vastly higher than that in Saskatoon or Regina (possibly combined). Minimum wage hasn't reached $9.00 yet, and as statistics Canada just pointed out the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. Ontario is the bastion of what capitalism is supposed to produce and yet people in Ontario can barley survive. Saskatchewan is a lucky province not to be burdened with high costs of living and massive suffering of poverty.

Posted October 16, 2007 12:28 PM

Im with Jess on this one. I thought I knew who I was voting for...but re-examining the party and looking at others, none of the parties really interest me. Does anyone know if there is a way to vote non-confidence in all of these parties? Don't get me wrong...I WANT to vote. Im affraid that if I do vote I'll be votting against something instead of FOR something.

Ryan Foster...stop being an ignorant urbanite. You're making us look bad. Farmers work their butts off. And the reason you don't understand Wanda's comment is because YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

Posted October 16, 2007 11:05 AM

One thing I have noticed since moving here FROM Alberta two years ago is that the NDP is a backwards thinking government who likes to buy votes with your own money. No promise from any party comes free - it is out of your taxes, people. Look at the city taxes in Regina and Saskatoon - DOUBLE what I paid in big bad Alberta.

When I see the black and white ads asking if we want to 'be like ALBERTA' - I say YES!!

Why not? Why not be prosperous? Is that a CRIME??

Vote. Make it count - for a change. And if it doesn't - it would just be like the NDP has left this province - in the dark.

Posted October 16, 2007 10:03 AM

Here is a great socialist,( NDP )philosophy...Our Nurses union (SUN) is crying that we are short of nurses right?! Well our union,allows nurses to retire..then be hired back with all their seniority in tow. This does great things for recruitment and retention of nurses when the
retired/ re-hired nurses can bid on positions or shifts ahead of their younger healthier colleagues!

Posted October 16, 2007 10:01 AM

I cannot believe some of the fear tactics that you NDP loyalists are saying...Do all of you honestly believe success of some should be taxed through the roof, so the lazy,union-kissing socialists can stay at home and be fed by spoon? I suppose it is the Conservatives that are to blame for the environment as well, heh?! Do you socialists believe the economy is doing well because of NDP leadership? Not that the price of oil has anything to do with it ,right?! Why is everybody referring to Alberta on this forum? I cannot believe that everyone is blaming the Conservatives for social problems there.Let's face it;there is a ton of work there,and everybody(that wants to work) is going there.There are programs that the help the 'real'needy citizens there.The rest do not want to work and expect to be fed.No other gov't could be governing any better than the Tories.Anyways, it is always known that the Conservatives get the economy rolling by investing $$$.The Left-leaning Liberals and NDP have a way of suppressing the people when times are good,and lying that they do not have any money.
As for this Sask election the Sask Party is the best suited to govern.NDP are tired/old and have suppressed Sask people long enough.The Liberals do not have any realistic plans period>>>
Happy voting Saskatchewan.

Posted October 16, 2007 08:22 AM

Late last week I was determined to vote, and vote for a change....then looked at the parties and their 'platforms and 'promises'...

It's the same 3 or 4 subjects to try to win an election. I don't see anyone assisting people that have already chose to live in this province...beyond the 'tax free' bribes from both the NDP and the Sask party. Like someone already said, the Sask party is an anti-NDP party...and the Liberal party? They don't seem to have much of anything besides 'transparancy in government' campaign.

I'm a late 20 something, and i'm betting that most people older than me will scold me for this but so far? I don't see any choices to vote for. It's like choosing your next car from 3 or 4 (if you count the green party) choices in a junk yard...

So far at least I'm not going to vote. Freedom to vote is one thing, but when there really aren't any good choices, it's not really freedom now is it? Those who don't vote can't complain? That only works if you actually find a party that IS actually doing some good for everyone and dealing with REAL issues...not just slapping a bit of icing on the other guys' campaign.

my 2 cents.

Posted October 15, 2007 11:22 PM

My most important policy area is environmental responsibility.

1. Transportation policy
Look at the number of polluting, wasteful cars on the road and the lack of transit options! In the capital city of Regina, on any statutory holiday, city transit is entirely unavailable. Is this the way to design a sustainable eco-friendly city? More cars means more demand for roads, more roads means more polluting cars and environmental degradation.

Non-renewable fuels should be about triple current prices, with the revenues pumped into developing ecologically sustainable alternatives such as low-impact trains, buses and an enormous increase in bicycle-commuter options. A focus on physically-healthy transportation methods would also help our waistlines and health care costs. Expensive transportation costs would make locally-grown foods (aka. Saskatchewan farm produce) cost-competitive with the melanine-laced imports we have so little control over or confidence in.

2. Uranium and nuclear energy policy.
I am not adamantly opposed to nuclear energy and I think we should be exploring it more. It has serious risks, a waste problem and is hard to separate from the war industry, but it has great environmental promise compared to existing alternatives.

a) No uranium shipped to countries with nuclear weapons programs or countries rejecting non-proliferation agreements. We can't say we are against the use of nuclear weapons, then help build the bombs. When we ship to a country with a nuclear weapons program, we are culpable for the eventual misuse.

b) Reactor contractors must put up a 100% surety directly or via vetted insurance that the contract bid price is the amount that will be billed for a fully-operational facility, with no safety corners cut. Bids are notoriously underestimated and the citizens have always been on the hook for hundreds of millions or billions in cost overruns, which were clear from the outset but deliberately concealed by bidders.

Posted October 15, 2007 07:06 PM

I moved to Calgary from Saskatchewan in 2004 and I am happy to say I am from Saskatchewan but I am also happy to say I'm an Albertan. I guess I moved here with and open mind and a little luck because I am doing just fine.

I do enjoy all the attacks on the evils of Conservative Alberta - greedy big oil, future nuclear energy, semi-private health care, the homeless, murders, high cost of living . . .

Somehow I don't remember the coal plants in Estevan being so ecological, the crime rates in Regina so impressive, the Sask oil field at all regulated, 22nd Ave in Saskatoon very pristine and the dangerous roads so safe. I also don't remember too many crown corp head hunters at the UofS. I love how it's okay for Saskatchewan to produce all the world's 'evil' nuclear uranium but not use it - because coal is cleaner?!

I'm not saying voting for the NDP is wrong - you have to make that choice yourselves. But if you are as ill informed on your province's potential and evils as you are on my new province's way of life, be prepared to lose more ambitious young people (and not necassarily to Alberta).

Posted October 15, 2007 04:34 PM

as is typical of Saskatchewan Farmers, Wanda's post made absolutely no sense. Cheap groceries...snicker, I don't know where she shops but my groceries aint' cheap. I'll show you my bills someday. $150-$200 for a few bags.
Anyway you can phrase it anyway you like but if the government takes my tax money and gives it you so you can work your ineffiecent, money-losing, stuck-in-the-past farm going its a hand out. Get a job that pays for itself stop sucking up my money.
Only the intellectually challenged believe a school with 10 students deserves to stay open when schools in Saskatoon burst at the seams. Teachers don't work free, having highly paid teachers staffing nearly deserted schools is an enormous waste of my tax money. Right-wing capitalism failed in the 30's, failed under Ross Thatcher and Failed under Grant Devine...when will the poor, sadly deluded Rural Saskatchewanians ever learn.
You know if Farmers like Wanda spent as much time on figuring out how to diversify their crops as they did on whining they'd all be billionaires.

NO MORE HANDOUTS!

Posted October 15, 2007 01:54 PM

Change is good. Let's face it -- we voters are smart people. If we don't like what our government is doing, we won't vote them in next time.

Saskatchewan is one of the most politically polarized provinces with almost a 50/50 split in the legislature. Is that likely to change? Half the province will be dissatisfied on Nov. 8 regardless of the outcome. Even if the shift occurs so that the Sask Party is in power instead, is that really going to change the status quo? Half a million people are going to grumble either way.

The Sask Party has yet to prove itself in power politically. It is not the Tory Party of the Devine era, even if it grew out of the ashes. It is basically an anti-NDP party. I would be even as bold to say that Saskatchewan is unique in its political parties. The Liberals cannot make inroads enough because they are too much like both the NDP and the Sask Party.

Let change happen. If we don't like it, we can wait until 2012 at the latest and then we can change again. That is the beauty of democracy.

Posted October 15, 2007 12:54 AM

May the new government make the best choices for the people of this great and vast province.
May all the voters vote because I will vote.
Like a wise person once said:
"If you didn't vote, don't complain!"
C-Ya at the polls!

Thanks...

Posted October 14, 2007 10:26 PM

It seems to me that Saskatchewan is one of the few places in the West where there is a balance between free enterprise and communal, social responsibility. I have percieved Alberta as go go go, run rough shod over everyone and everything. Saskatchewan on the other hand seems to be an island of balance. After a recent trip there, I was amazed at the housing costs there. The same price for a large house there would get you a windowless garden shed here!! Does Saskatchewan really want to be like BC and Alberta! Remember Tommy Douglas ( a personal hero of mine). I wonder what he would think of an Alberta-like social and political mentality in the gentle topography of the 'breadbasket to the world". Nothing is ever perfect, we are human beings after all, but it appears there is little reason or logic in rocking the boat at this time. My suggestion is to stay the course with democratic socialist idealism. "Friends, tis never too late to build a better world" - TD. amen to that!

Posted October 14, 2007 07:03 PM

I am sre there are a great many like me whos are sick and tired of being bribed by our own money. Why can't our politicianns hav ea serius debate abut the future and about where theywant to take our province. Show some ladership for a change. We also need some real debate abot our medical system. Should we have a system where we can access care at private suppliers at public cost? Talk about it without the ideological bs that gets thrown around.
Can we have some real debate about the infrastucture in this province, what are we going to do about roads,better air service, schools for rural areas and hospitals. Where is all the money from the road tax on fuel going.

Please stop throwing money around and lets talk about what needs to be done. I guess what I want is for one of the parties to actually want to do god for the province and just nor get elected/ reelected.Show some leadsership for heaven's sake.

Posted October 14, 2007 04:11 PM

Sandy, I am from Sask originally; I am in Alta for a short period of time. To claim that Alberta is looking better than ever is a narrow view. The Tories in Alberta do whatever their corporate sponsors say; not what the people want.The racism and cultural ignorance is absolutey astounding and barely a soul outside of the academic realm know the real history of Canada and the continued theft and exploitation of resources and lands that legally belong to First Nations peoples, not that SK is that much better. Homelessness is out of control, the murder rates are astounding.The failure to collect billions in outstanding royalties by the Cons in Alberta out weighs any amount of money that was mismangaed by the NDP:the Cons in Alberta are accountable? Spare the educated the hypocrisy. What about Ted Morton's refusal to follow constituional requirements to address the rights of Metis peoples; setting the province up for another losing case in Aborignal rights that will cost the tax payers $10s of millions? If SK is to change it sure in the hell should not be to change to be like Alta; it should do the opposite of Alta and its disturbing politicians both prov&fed.Electing the SK Party is to elect a clearly Race based party funded by corporatations. That party is focused on paying back their corporate donors who will end up running that province and continue to steal from the people who own the resources and lands.Perhaps you need to walk downtown in edm or cgy and ask the hundreds of homeless how great Alta is or how great their standard of living is, but that would likely go against your privleged attitude of entitlement. There is not a constitutionlly competent individual in the Sask party, elected or running; that will cost millions to fix in court. Why would a province want to be run by a race based party that will turn everything over to corporate interests after it took nearly 15 years to clean up the mess left by the CONvicted Criminals from the last Con regime?

Posted October 14, 2007 01:20 PM

Paul from Saskatoon asked "will the people of this province continue to listen to tired old stories about how evil Mr. Devine was and how everything that is wrong with our province can be traced back to his tenure as premier?"

My answer is that I will continue to tell those stories so that everyone knows and remembers them. He was responsible for the neoliberal economic policy that ruined -- and continues to ruin -- the lives of many people.

I watched friends and family live through the hell he and his merry band of criminals created. I will not vote for parties that promote a business agenda. And all three mainstream parties are promoting that agenda now, in light, medium and heavy varieties.

It's really too bad the Greens can't get a full slate together. They at least have economic and social policy that demonstrates guts!

Posted October 14, 2007 12:19 AM

I am in the minority in my family in regards to this election. My whole family feels it is time for a change and that the Sask Party is the right choice.

I do find it funny that most Saskatchewan people feel it is time for a change and that change being the Sask Party. I have a question for those people 'How is the Sask Party a Change?' short of them changing their party name, they are the same old group of conseravtives that have had power prviously in Saskachewan. If you want our province to be run more like Alberta - move to Alberta - problem solved.

I am a crown emplyee and with the mixed signals that the Sask party is sending out in regards to crowms I can not take the chance with the Sask Party. The crown corporation I work for has not taken money from Saskatchewan tax pays since before the War (WWII) and have created a much larger infastructure than any privatley owned company that does not have roots in this province would have ever done.

Posted October 13, 2007 01:27 PM

I think it's time we had a business man at the head of the gov't(Karwacki) a civil servant (wall) and a minister(calvert) just will not cut it. The biggest business in this province is the gov't and should be run by a businessman.Thank-you

Posted October 13, 2007 07:29 AM

An interesting dilemma this time. We have the NDP that has probably been in power too long, but can rightly point to boom times. Meanwhile we have the Sask Party whose main strategy appears to be to not lose the election, but has very little to offer in policy. Say, where is Elwin Hermanson these days?

Posted October 13, 2007 01:07 AM

I don't even want to think of this province without an NDP government! To those of you who say its "time for a change" Weight your options carefully and think about what that change CAN and WILL bring! Look at Brad Wall now, what is he offering the people of Saskatchewan? The NDP offer a new drug plan, he promises a new drug plan to the elderly who already have it and children...THE SAME PLAN!! Where are HIS parties idea? He does one of two things he either steals ideas, or has none. If I was looking for a change that would not be it.

Posted October 13, 2007 12:53 AM

That's the other thing that is driving me crazy, people whining about the rural school and hospital closures. Yes, I realize that it is tough to deal with but it is costing way too much money to keep these schools running. In some cases, there are 20 kids at a school with 2 teachers and keeping the school running costs close to a quarter million a year. How is that fiscal responsibility? And just for the record, who was it that wasted money opening all of these rural hospitals that were unnecessary? You guessed it the PC's (Sask Party predecessors). And you want to vote them back into power?? Give your heads a shake.

Posted October 13, 2007 12:18 AM

for the last period of time the ndp have been in power they have done nothing in having health care people stay here have not invested in technology of equipment for people suffering in chronic pain, to get the help they so much need, there policy toward wcb is absolutely the worst in this country with no policy or direction towards chronic pain sufferers, appeals are at there highest levels. Mr calvert says that govt has been transparent to auditors while wcb is still in no way shape or form transparent to the public, time for this old tired govt to retire, this province needs a leader not some one who has no understanding of what it takes to be a leader.

Posted October 13, 2007 12:16 AM

The fact is that most people do not want to go through life feeling helpless and oppressed. It is far easier psychologically to convince yourself that you are not really oppressed at all, and that you send the government half your money because you WANT to, not because you HAVE to.all we can do is encourage people to resist the effects of the Stockholm Syndrome. Most people are not able to resist. It takes a remarkably strong will to resist justifying your own oppression. Perhaps all we can say to those who have fallen into it is to ask them, "Are you going to be strong enough to see oppression for what it is and resist it, or will you be like the coward who goes through life pretending your oppressors are not so bad?"

Think about it!

Posted October 12, 2007 11:32 PM

NDP supporters suffer from Stockholm syndrome. Far from being an aberration, psychiatrists and social scientists have, in fact, found that the Stockholm Syndrom is almost always the case in hostage situations which last more than a few days(In this case 16 years). The Stockholm Syndrome appears to be a deep-seated psychological survival instinct. Psychiatrists have identified a few basic aspects of this apparently strange phenomenon. It stems primarily from a person’s feeling of relative helplessness, and a feeling that one’s survival depends on not upsetting an irresistible force that could punish him.All of this can perhaps be explained much more simply by saying that when people encounter a circumstance which they cannot change, they try to convince themselves that the situation is not really unbearable. It is understandable why people do this. It is hard (and probably unhealthy) to go through life angry. For the slave who feels that he cannot escape it is comforting to think, "Oh well, I really don’t have it so bad." People find themselves confronted with a seemingly irresistible force in the government. Assuming there really is no way to resist the government taking your money, people could respond by thinking, "Those damned politicians are stealing half my money, but there’s nothing I can do to fight back." On the other hand, they could think, "Oh well, I don’t really have it so bad, and after all, government does build the roads."

Posted October 12, 2007 11:31 PM

Regarding comment from Ryan on right wing rural folks.This urbanite doesn’t have a clue how Canadian agriculture works and how our Canadian government subsidizes his food by controlling how much I get for my farm products. .Rural farm folk only ask for a fair return for our labour but that’s not always possible with all these government restrictions. Farm programs been gutted and costs passed on to the farmer. The Saskatchewan crop insurance program has been changed so even when farmers purchase it to insure crops it does not come close to covering the cost that farmers now incur. Because we cannot market freely and because we are regulated into producing top quality products and because Canadian workers have decent standards of living selling wheat at $4.00 a bushel and then paying high prices for inputs sometimes results in a shortfall. If our governments didn’t assist farmers your production of food would go back to old world standards with livestock raised in unhealthy atmospheres and no one caring about quality. You have the best food you can get on your plate each day because I am willing to meet government regulations to produce those high quality foods. Also many jobs that you think are not related to agriculture are a result of agriculture! Rural folks want right wing governments because we have huge investments of money, and labour and yet over the last thirty years these are not giving us a good return for our investments because of government policy. Thirty years ago workers did not have a better standard of living then business and land owners. That no longer is the case. Government controls have improved your standard of living, in some ways by limiting my profitably. Also the few dollars you pay in taxes pale in comparison to the tax I pay… so don’t talk to me about government handouts because they are not. You shouldn’t have to work this hard for a hand out. Welfare is a hand out not farming in Saskatchewan.

Posted October 12, 2007 04:53 PM

As a political science student who happens to be a hard of hearing young person, I am interested in seeing how this election will turn out. There is indeed a sense of a mood for change, but the question is: will that reasonate with the electorate? It can only depend on how well each party's platform appeal to the voters.

I will say this that I am undecided as to which party to vote for. I need to wait and see how the campaign unfolds, and how well does the party leaders handle the issues and connect with the voters. I am a fiscal conservative and social liberal, a Red Tory in that sense, but I vote for the party that I feel would help Saskatchewan grow, be socially progressive and also competitive for business while being fair and level to business and labour groups - not an easy choice for me to vote for a single party.

I am also very interested in hearing what the political parties will do for the rights of Deaf and hard of hearing people, especially in improving opportunities and access to employment, education, and the right to language of choice (for the Deaf community), as well as accessibility to all aspects of life in Saskatchewan. So, I want the political parties to take note of that and put their money where their mouth is and do something to help benefit the Deaf and hard of hearing people in Saskatchewan.

Posted October 12, 2007 03:06 PM

it's interesting that calvert wants to give us all $15 drugs. I guess that will ease the pain while we wait.. for doctor appointments and surgeries and in rural saskatchwan long ambulance rides and trips because we have no medical services. Also suddenly all the parties have all kinds of money to throw at us but when rural saskatchewan asked to keep schools, hospitals and better roads we are told there's no money. Farmers have been suffering thru hard times for years and the gov't kept cutting programs. now suddenly we have money to burn. It blows my mind why a few politicians seem to think they know what's good for us. today they just said Saskatchewan accountants have discovered low income earners in Saskatchewan are over taxed. Let's cut some tax and let each individual in this province earn a good standard of living not just unionized government workers but all people. Most of us know what's good for us we don't need governments to tell us what we need. So let's start by cutting taxes, get rid of the provincial debt, and ensure everybody who is willing to work earns a decent living no matter if you live in a saskatchewan city or on a saskatchewan farm.

Posted October 12, 2007 01:31 PM

Brad Wall Flip Flops on Prescription Drug plan!

The Sask Party website announced today, that if elected, The Sask Party will extend the $15 cap on seniors’ prescription drugs to also include children ages 14 and under.

I find this quite ironic, seeing how the Sask Party voted against the the new plan in the first place!!

Come on Brad, it`s only the second day of the campaign, and you already showing Saskatchewan residents that your indecisive and too politically inexperienced to run a government.

Posted October 12, 2007 12:08 PM

I thought the NDP's campaign was going along pretty good. They've been spreading out their promises over the last couple months, and I felt comfy being fed a teaspoon at a time, till today! Today took the cake, today I felt like the NDP was trying to feed me with a salad spoon! yes it was too much and I'm not going to swallow it. for the last 2 or 3 months I've been lulled with all these good news announcements, today was like a slap in the face, waking me up. people around here are already calling the premier, "Lorne Devine Calvert" because of all the spending, and buying of votes, plus he looks desperate to hold onto power! sorry Lorne, be'n there, done that!

Posted October 12, 2007 12:39 AM

Although they have not said it yet, I can predict exactly what will come in the future years under Brad Wall, or should I say what will go. First up, Senior's Drug Plan -> Gone. Critics say it is too expensive and Wall will do away with it. Next up on the docket, Tuition Freeze -> Gone. He has already said that the NDP's tax break would be replaced by his own version of the plan (which won't do as much for students as the combined tax break, tuition freeze, and tuition reduction that the NDP implimented). Finally, and most importantly CROWN CORPORATIONS -> GONE. Private inevestors is PC, oops excuse me, Sask Party talk for companies that will buy out and dismantle our crowns which will allow all of those smart voters who elect the Sask Party to pay premium prices for services we get at a reasonable price now. Remember Devine? Let's take a serious second look at Brad Wall and his party.

Posted October 11, 2007 11:07 PM

As a working, full-time student, I've been paying close attention to the leaders who are making efforts to keep my needs in mind. The Sask Party's $20,000 over 7 years and after graduation does little to help their cause. What about the skyrocketing housing costs? What about minimum wage increases? What about tuition NOW? I won't need the breaks in the 7 years after I graduate. I need a leader who understands what is happening to the students in this province. The struggle to simply afford to stay in school and in their apartments may be the distraction young people like myself are having from voting.

Posted October 11, 2007 10:42 PM

Over the next 4 weeks we are going to hear alot of terms like "commie" and "socialist" and "redneck" as politicians of various stripes throw the insults around.

However, I do not fear such labels and am far more concerned that our province is well-governed. "Its time for a change" is not a sufficient reason to vote for or against a certain party. The NDP has done an increadible job for the last 16 years. I want good governance to continue, therefore I will vote for them.

The Sask. Party and the NDP seem to have pretty much the same platform this election. But I have seen 16 years of good government, the proof is in the pudding. When Wall was last in power for 9 years with his buddy Devine they did a horrible job and nearly destroyed the province. Only the intelligent and careful management of Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert has changed our province to the booming dynamo it is.

I don't want to give Wall another chance, I saw how he does things from 1982-1991. As for the farmers and rural residents, am I so sick or your whining. Face it, agriculture doesn't work except on a large corporate basis. Accept it and move on. in 1991 Saskatchewan had the same number of hospitals as Ontario, with 12 times the population, that's just idiotic, the situation obviously had to change.

All the rural folks like to vote for right-wing "free market" parties. Yet they want huge hand outs from the government to keep their money-losing farms afloat, something doesn't quite wash here.

Posted October 11, 2007 08:27 PM

Hate to say it, but I've seriously considered moving to Saskatchewan from Alberta. There's no way I can ever afford a family home if I stay in Alberta. Hell, I pay $1400 a month for a 2 bedroom right now. In addition to that, take a look at rural Alberta and you tell me that Alberta-esque policies would save small communities. These communities are either disappearing or becoming polluted by over development. Nuclear plant in Peace River? I'd rather close a few schools than be radioactive. Let's face it, policies of both the federal government and multinationals are what is destroying rural life. There's no money for globalizing multinationals to make in small towns so they couldn't give a damn if people leave or not. They quash local businesses with a sense of connection to the community, then pull out to either consolidate in an urban centre where the money is or export their jobs to Mexico and China. The federal government refuses to offer incentives for CANADIAN independent companies to spring up and build in depressed areas as suggested by Tommy Douglas 40 years ago. The NDP appears to be doing a good job considering the way the entire world is going, (though, as with any party, they could do better) and these issues are far too complex to simply blame the provincial government. Enjoy what you have, Saskatchewan.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:36 PM

I notice that one of the first announcements that Premier Calvert has made this morning is that the NDP intend to expand the seniors drug plan that was brought into effect earlier this year to include everyone in the province. I as a senior resident look at this as a rather empty promise, because if you care to look at this plan closely you will find out rather quickly that there is a deductable of $400 that is renewed every 6 months, that is to say that only after a person has spent $400 on prescriptions do you qualify for the next one at $15. Unless you are a user of very high cost prescriptions on a regular basis there really is not very much here for the person.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:35 PM

I am originally from rural Saskatchewan and being that I have always been a Sask. Party supporter. However, I feel that with the province prospering as it is and people moving back to Saskatchewan from Alberta, the NDP seems to be on to something. I think the key is what alternatives the Saskatchewan party can present.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:34 PM

All you whiners. feel free to move to Alberta. All the smart ones there are moving here.How bad musy your record be if you change the name of your party to deceive the voters into believing your not connected to the Grant(who thought he was) Devine legacy of debt. Can anyone say FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY lol. Go Pastor Lorne

Posted October 11, 2007 03:33 PM

As much as people do say the "Devine Card" is played too much, you have to remember what it was he did to our province.

The debt he left us with is exactly why rural Saskatchewan is suffering. Look at the Romanow Government, they had to do something to try and keep this province from going bankrupt, which unfortunately led to hospital and school closures.

We're still paying for Devine's mistakes all these years later, and yet we blame the current government for having to continue the path we've been set on by him.

Until our debt is handled, we're not going to be able to return infrastructure to rural Saskatchewan, and the Sask Party with their Devine-esque policies is not the way to go for rural revitalization.

Its easy to blame those currently in power for trying to fix the problems of the past, but remember the old adage "Those who forget the past, are doomed to repeat it." And if Brad Wall and his party get in, we're going to wish we remembered the Devine years a little bit better.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:32 PM

Grant Devine has been gone for 16 years. The NDP has had all that time to correct whatever horrible deeds this man supposedly committed. How much more time do they need? Will the NDP ever be held to account for their own record, or will the people of this province continue to listen to tired old stories about how evil Mr. Devine was and how everything that is wrong with our province can be traced back to his tenure as premier? No party should be in power for 16 years. Its time for a change.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:31 PM

It should be an exciting month. I hope the journalistic coverage we're treated to is intuitive, insightful, analytical and has a sense of humour.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:30 PM

Another four years of NDP rule in this province will mean the demise of rural Saskatchewan as we know it.

Closed schools, poor highways and a lack of concern for rural issues will be the legacy of this NDP government.

It is time that the government stands on its own record and puts away the "grant devine" bogeyman.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:30 PM

This year the NDP pulled money out of their "rainy day" fund this year to balance their budget. How in the world can they say this year was "rainy day" worthy?

Two words:

"Fiscal Resonisibility"

Posted October 11, 2007 03:29 PM

The thing about politics i hate is the fact that most people seem to want one way or the other...Good guy bad guy, and seem to vote that way no matter WHAT the party's platform is at the moment. It's not about one side or the other (or the other) it's about picking a side that's Right and leaving the other side that's 'wrong' out.

My view is that the NDP with Calvert's government has done a fairly good job, except when it comes to their 'stay in saskatchewan campaign. They have just innondated the public with advertisements...yet if you really look at the facts of what living conditions are getting to (ie rent, ie wages, ie taxes we pay), anyone will see that it's not the 'best place to live etc....' They don't want people to research or THINK about if it's actually true or not. I like what a previous comment said about the football mentality. That is the mentality they've taken....Saskatchewan is the best, everywhere else sucks....BUT DON'T LOOK INTO IT!

There needs to be a change..I just hope there is a party out there that actually WILL make change and WILL look into the REALITY of the situations in this province.

GO VOTE.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:28 PM

CBC: same-old, same-old!

There are actually (at least) FOUR political parties in Saskatchewan but, for whatever reason, CBC has chosen to overlook the Green Party.

Why is Sandra Finley, the Leader of the Green Party of Saskatchewan, not being interviewed on your programs this morning?

Posted October 11, 2007 03:27 PM

Saskatchewan enjoys unprecedented prosperity. Seniors benefit from a drug plan unequaled in Canada. Business taxes are lower. What's not to like.
Contrast this with the conservative/Sask party legacy-a province bankrupted by spendthrift criminals;industries guted by privatization and given to American multinationals. Who needs it? Go NDP!

Posted October 11, 2007 03:24 PM

I can not believe the Partisan comments:
I have always been fiscally conservative and socially Liberal in my beliefs. I believe in helping my fellow man. I also believe in paying the least amount of taxes possible legally.
Both of these should be doable in Saskatchewan. We have the Natural resources to do it!!!
We however must change our attitudes and get a party into power that will deliver on a vision of lower taxes and fiscal responsibility While delivering social benefits for those less fortunate than ourselves. Who will accomplish This grand vision.

Saskatchewan produces some 22% of the world's energy a far greater amount of energy than Alberta or B.C. !! We should be able to pay less taxes, take care of our sick and infirm and bring our children back home to drive this province to greater heights. Heights not yet imagined.
This will not happen unless we can create an environment of action and excitement, vitality and openness for youth.

This however is only possible with leaders of vision.
I see our present government spending and bribing us with our own money.
Pay more taxes so we can take it and put it where we think it is best used is the NDP Mantra.
It is time for a change in government and it is time we led the nation in labor growth, in income tax cuts in capital tax cuts.
It is time we all stood up and said we are going to work together to achieve our place in the Canadian federation as the growth engine.
We are number 1 in energy potential. It is time to change to the here and now and not wait and say Next Year we will win or Next year will be better. The time is now

Posted October 11, 2007 03:22 PM

Sandy; "For the past 16 years, the NDP regime has stifled growth and scared investors away from our province.""".........""If that is what Nov. 7 brings to the people of SK - I must say - Alberta is looking better than ever!!""

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I challenge you; Contact any oil company in Calgary and ask them how they like doing business in Saskatchewan. Sask Party supporters will be humiliated with their answer.

and

ok then....have a nice move to Alberta. I am sure you will bash us on a daily basis which helps with the false stereotypes of Saskatchewan.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:21 PM

D Newton .."Lets get the NDP out of here before our Province suffers any more."
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"suffer"?....what do you mean?... are you just a political hack? perhaps a fan of john Gormely?.

why not cut yourself off welfare and get a job.....or you just going to blame the "commys" or "Socialists" for your downfalls?

I was one of the idiots in 1982 that "wanted change" and voted in the Devine Conservatives . What did it get us? a legacy of debt that continues to punish the citizens of Saskatchewan. (still angry about that)

The Sask Party will drive us further into the ground. FACT.... The NDP are doing a good job of managing our debt while maintaining balanced budgets and Surplus budgets. FACT They get my vote because they earned it.

The Sask Party's Long term plan is to disembowel our Crown Corporations which will result in thousands of jobs going to Alberta. FACT FACT FACT

Posted October 11, 2007 03:20 PM

I like Saskatchewan just the way it is.
I too lived in Alberta, Couldn't even make
a decent living there. My $27.00/hr job
would'nt even pay my bills. If the Sask
Party suck up to Harper Wall gets in I'll
leave this country. Go NDP

Posted October 11, 2007 03:20 PM

For those of you that 'want to keep things the same in SK'...quit living in the past! SK is long overdue for a political overhaul. For the past 16 years, the NDP regime has stifled growth and scared investors away from our province. If you truly were interested in the betterment of the quality of life here - you would not 'keep things as they are'. Politics should not be viewed like a football game with a - "my team is better than yours" mentality. A change in government is exactly what is needed to take this province and our quality of life in a positive direction. Ask yourself - when your legacy includes the potato fiasco, forestry bail outs, the Murdoch Carriere travesty - why would you want to 'keep it the same'? The NDP aren't accountable, efficient, reliable or honest - their own track record speaks for itself!! If that is what Nov. 7 brings to the people of SK - I must say - Alberta is looking better than ever!!

Posted October 11, 2007 03:18 PM

For those of you that 'want to keep things the same in SK'...quit living in the past! SK is long overdue for a political overhaul. For the past 16 years, the NDP regime has stifled growth and scared investors away from our province. If you truly were interested in the betterment of the quality of life here - you would not 'keep things as they are'. Politics should not be viewed like a football game with a - "my team is better than yours" mentality. A change in government is exactly what is needed to take this province and our quality of life in a positive direction. Ask yourself - when your legacy includes the potato fiasco, forestry bail outs, the Murdoch Carriere travesty - why would you want to 'keep it the same'? The NDP aren't accountable, efficient, reliable or honest - their own track record speaks for itself!! If that is what Nov. 7 brings to the people of SK - I must say - Alberta is looking better than ever!!

Posted October 11, 2007 03:14 PM

It's about time. Lets get the NDP out of here before our Province suffers any more. I'm not saying the Sask Party has all the answers, but they certainly have better ones than the Calvert Regime.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:14 PM

Its true the NDP have done some things that I don't agree with, but overall there record is pretty good-the province is doing well-and what they stand for is reputable-the Sask party cannot be trusted-REMEMBER GRANT DEVINE-ENOUGH SAID....go NDP!

Posted October 11, 2007 03:13 PM

They better top up the flood insurance at the Leader Post and Star-Phoenix for Nov.7th.when the tears begin to flow.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:12 PM

Go NDP. Let's hope they get a fifth mandate. The NDP has a great group of candidates this time around. They will serve us well. The Sask Party is scary. We need the NDP to protect us from the unsavory group of candidates the Sask Party is running. Go NDP!!!!!!!!

Posted October 11, 2007 03:11 PM

Finally, we can get rid of this tired old NDP government, who have been in power way too long

goodbye too lorne calvert will not be missed by many

Posted October 11, 2007 03:10 PM

I am 48 years old and have never missed an opportunity to vote in an election. I could care less if I voted in this election because of what the NDP has done to rural Saskatchewan and had absolutly no opposition from the other political parties.

Posted October 11, 2007 03:08 PM

If I wanted to live in Alberta I would move back to Alberta. Let's hope the voters in Saskatchewan don't turn us into another Alberta by electing the Sask Party. I love Saskatchewan the way it is and don't want things to change! GO NDP!

Posted October 11, 2007 03:07 PM