Okay, maybe I use newspaper websites too much and don't read the print editions, but it seems like there's been ZERO coverage in Winnipeg's papers of Romeo Saganash's Dec. 16, 2011 Town Hall event in the Manitoba Museum Auditorium. Has anyone seen any coverage that I might be missing?
Google has seen some coverage, like this [url=http://wpgragreview.blogspot.com/]four-part series[/url] reviewing that very event. But of course you're aware of that... There must be more. Unless you mean MSM coverage? The less they talk about you, the better. Unless NDP members get their opinions on who would make the best leader from the MSM... Imagine what could happen if that were true!
Google has seen some coverage, like this [url=http://wpgragreview.blogspot.com/]four-part series[/url] reviewing that very event.
I have a funny feeling that said series may go on to six-seven parts. Must be a sixth sense or something.
I was thinking about print papers. Maybe I'll check out some of the First Nations centric papers in Wpg to see if they've covered the story.
Oh, cool blog by the way! Keep it up. Haven't seen anyone use "Tu Quoque" since my student days... Mind you, in the Peg, you'd have to use "Tuque, que?" all year round.
That is a very good blog. I had no idea Romeo Saganash was in Winnipeg last Friday. No mention on the local CBC Radio news and events coverage. Pathetic :-(
Oh, cool blog by the way! Keep it up. Haven't seen anyone use "Tu Quoque" since my student days... Mind you, in the Peg, you'd have to use "Tuque, que?" all year round.
Aww shucks. 
That is a very good blog. I had no idea Romeo Saganash was in Winnipeg last Friday. No mention on the local CBC Radio news and events coverage. Pathetic :-(
I found out about the event via a facebook ad. Apparently the Manitoba NDP mailed out info of his event to party members. My inbox is way too cluttered for me to actually see if that was the case, but that's how people were supposed to hear about it.
I'm on the federal mailing list and they didn't send any notice.
I wonder why that is.
Events and such are listed on his Facebook page, and on his Twitter account.
https://www.facebook.com/RomeoSaganash
https://twitter.com/#!/romeosaganash
This isn't about his Winnipeg visit, but it's a 28-minute feature about his leadership efforts. I posted a link to it on another thread, but it seemed to sink like a stone. I highly recommend it. Running with Romeo, Cree and French with English subtitles. The shots of his riding are awe-inspiring. His story about Justin Trudeau is great. I also suspect he picked out his running gear with care ... Unionist, I know how much the appearance of the candidates means to you!
I'm finding the drive for mainstream validation here and elsewhere in party circles quite disturbing. Also the chronic "accidental" drops of Saganash as a candidate ... in media, and in commentary on babble. But he's faced harder, more imposing challenges and accomplished much despite them.
That's an excellent profile piece. Thanks, writer.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I like the pace. No zip zip. It takes its time. Gives you some sense of the candidate.
This isn't about his Winnipeg visit, but it's a 28-minute feature about his leadership efforts. I posted a link to it on another thread, but it seemed to sink like a stone. I highly recommend it. Running with Romeo, Cree and French with English subtitles. The shots of his riding are awe-inspiring. His story about Justin Trudeau is great. I also suspect he picked out his running gear with care ... Unionist, I know how much the appearance of the candidates means to you!
The feature is great - thanks for posting it, writer. Romeo continues to strike me as humble, compassionate, determined, the very opposite of grand-standing.
What I didn't get from the narrative is a clear understanding of why he wants to be leader of the party. Will that help or hurt his ability to represent the people who, he says, he always thinks of first every time he gets up to speak? And why doesn't he just support one of the other candidates? This is a question that I think should be asked of all candidates.
Having said that, I'm disturbed but hardly surprised that the MSM (and others who should know better) ignore him, as if he's not a serious candidate or something - or maybe as if he doesn't quite exist.
I loved his revolutionary running gear! And I was pleased to see that he runs without his glasses.
My sense is that Romeo Saganash has spent a good deal of the first part of the campaign going to smaller ridings, visiting communities and Occupies, hearing about people's priorities, and how they've felt left out – of the process, of the party, of the country. He's been listening to people both inside and outside the party, and is particularly interested in learning how they would like to participate, and what they want to participate in.
I hope that more substantial information will come out in January, though there is some information on his website. For me, this part of Pierre Dionne Labelle's endorsement resonates:
... there is still one reconciliation to effect in Canada, one which concerns us as Canadians but has implications for the entire planet. For the sake of current and future generations, we must reconcile economic development, social justice and the protection of ecosystems before it's too late.
When I think how important this challenge is, I know that Romeo Saganash is the obvious choice for leader of the NDP.
I can think of no one in a better position than Romeo to attest to the negative impact of climate change on the ecosystems and peoples of the boreal forest and Far North or to convince us of the need to act now and implement the principles of sustainable development.
Imagine the renewed relevance and credibility that Canada would achieve in the international arena with Romeo Saganash as its Prime Minister during discussions regarding the follow up to the Kyoto Protocol. What a powerful message of hope we would send to the world!
Equally compelling and meaningful are his call to establish fair global economic rules to ensure a better distribution of wealth among all people and end poverty and social exclusion.
Romeo's leadership bid would not inspire such enthusiasm were it not for his ability to listen and his sensitivity ...
Full disclosure: I have met Romeo. I have talked with him about climate change. I have asked about the people lost on the ice of James Bay and elsewhere because of these changes. About how it is difficult to pass down knowledge of an area when shifts are happening so quickly. And he has talked with me about that. He also mentioned that this fall was the first time since he was 12 that he's missed a moose hunt. I have thought about him inviting Stephen Harper on a moose hunt next fall, because Romeo Saganash is a friendly fellow. I have imagined the expression on Stephen Harper's face immediately following such a friendly invitation.
This gives me pleasure.
I have not met the man, but I was thrilled to hear he threw his hat in the race. I am thrilled with his candidacy. He has presented himself on the regional, national and international levels with great acclaim. I think he would be a brilliant leader and a welcomed change of pace in today's political climate. I just don't understand why so few others see it as such.
Give them time. Sometimes things are so obvious, it takes a bit to see them.
"Is being an aboriginal in this race a handicap? Some view that," he said. "I myself believe I'm a leader, period. And my track record shows that. Much of what I did in the past has benefited everybody. Aboriginal and non-aboriginal."
As for his plan, so far it's less defined than some of his competitors. He says he wants to focus on the issues - the economy, the environment, inequality, education, housing and restoring Canada's good name on the global stage -but he's put forward little in the way of concrete policy.
[url=http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Saganash+vows+fight+Canadians/591194... won't be defined by his aboriginal heritage, vows to fight for all Canadians[/url]
I haven't met Romeo Saganash, but for a number of years I was making annual treks up to his riding. Unlike Ontario, in Quebec you can get to the James Bay region by road.
I did renew my NDP membership so that I could vote in the leadership contest...and in the Toronto Danforth nomination.
I absolutely won't support Mulcair...and not thrilled with Topp either.
So Romeo is on my "list" so to speak.
I have met Romeo and had a wonderful dinner with him. He is a great candidate and I have now had to add him to my first pick list. This man is genuine and deserves our thoughtful considerations, IMO.
Too bad not everyone can have dinner with him, and all the other candidates. It would make things so much easier, and grounded!
Romeo talks about his new year's resolution, and the first thing he'd do as Prime Minister. A canada.com video.
Edited to add:
Just noticed that there are now two more installments from his talk in Winnipeg – the visit that inspired this thread:
Romeo Saganash in the 'Peg Part V: Checking Corporate Power & Youth in Politics: [According to Saganash] The goal of the NDP needs to be addressing the movement's concerns about growing inequality - which led him to say that "we have our work cut out for us".
Romeo Saganash in the 'Peg Part VI: Hydro's flooding of First Nations: Saganash once again went back to the relevance of negotiation. It took many years to negotiate an indigenous peoples self-determination and lands right clause in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, something he had first hand experience with. Though Canada, the US, Australia, and New Zealand all voted against the Declaration, good negotiation eventually persuaded them to sign on.
Here is a clip of the end of a Q&A from November. Romeo speaks about what he's learned from past experiences, and what he'd like to see happen throughout Canada. Also, Stephen Harper's shortcomings and Romeo's 3 elements he'd bring to economic / development decision-making.
Saganash as a candidate certainly has a strong foundation, and the perspectives he has gained as a result of his life experience would suit him very well should he become Prime Minister. Certainly he has challenges speaking to a large group in English, and there are organizational challenges as well, for example his website is light on events. Fortunately, these are challenges he can meet if he has good people around him to help out.
I had no idea Romeo Saganash was in Winnipeg last Friday. No mention on the local CBC Radio news and events coverage.
It's too bad you missed him. I heard through e-mail and the phone because I'm a party member, and I was very impressed to see him in person. I am giving him very serious consideration.
