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Time for Cam Broten to belly up to the bar and start kicking some Wall right-wing butt!
Thu, 2015-05-14 18:18
#1
Time for Cam Broten to belly up to the bar and start kicking some Wall right-wing butt!
Thu, 2015-05-14 18:20
#2
Otherwise get out of the way now and let someone else do it.
Both Broten and Horgan need to be strong aliies to Notley as she will now be subjected to a full court press by the right.
Thu, 2015-05-14 19:51
#3
Timebandit
Broten's problems aren't based in a lack of willing. The SK NDP set its own self destruction in motion years ago by driving out an entire generation of potential leaders. After the Lingenfelter fiasco, they were annihilated and are still rebuilding. They may win a few more seats in the next election, but they're not ready to form a government.
Fri, 2015-05-15 00:21
#4
To regain public credibility the Sask NDP would have to undergo a process something akin to a truth and reconciliation process. Remove anyone connected to old unpopular policies, disband formally recognized factions, draft a new constitution and revoke memberships connected to the old regime, move headquarters, and adopt a new visual identity.
I can't see the current NDP as a relevant political or social force. They suffered from too little succession planning, terrible strategic thinking, and generally too much baggage. I have no particular axe to grind with Broten, but the task he's faced with would take a once-in-a-generation type of political talent.
Fri, 2015-05-15 00:29
#5
Timebandit
Even with that sort of political talent, it takes time to rebuild. I think they will get it in gear eventually, but Rome wasn't built in a day.
Fri, 2015-05-15 23:19
#6
The problem isn't the Saskatchewan NDP, it is the popularity and likability of Premier Brad Wall. Once he is gone anything could happen.
Fri, 2015-05-15 23:33
#7
Timebandit
Nah, the aSk party just got smart - Elwin Hermanson looked like what he was and scared the crap out of people, so they found a front man who wasn't so spooky. When Wall moves on they'll find another affable, pretty (ish) face. The SKNDP has a huge amount of rebuilding to do. They figured Link's kick at the can was more important than their supporters - which was really a symptom of a larger problem.
Sat, 2015-05-16 01:11
#8
In the meantime, it can't hurt for Broten to show at least a little Tommy Douglas-style "prarie fire". What could he possibly have to lose by bringing the passion? It's not like blandness is working for them on any level.
Sat, 2015-05-16 11:27
#9
Timebandit
Tommy Douglas wouldn't have a prayer in the SK of today. The province has had a profound shift in character. It's not a left leaning region anymore.
Sat, 2015-05-16 14:10
#10
In Broten's defence, a "prairie fire" approach would have trouble. Wall is such a darling and sweetheart off the media that his critics are portrayed as jerks. The Sask Party also gets to say "the NDP government was worse on (roads, rural hospitals, etc" when attacked on substance and Broten refuses to distance himself from that old regime. It's a no win situation.
Sat, 2015-05-16 20:57
#11
Come on Cam, get going. Now's the time.
Premier Brad Wall faces tough new political reality
Instead, Wall will now stand out as the primary obstacle to agreement in many areas - both among the Prairie provinces in regional discussions, and among wider groups of provinces working on issues such as climate change.
And many of Wall's policy priorities now look utterly out of place compared to Saskatchewan's neighbours.
Lobbying for pipelines designed to transport oil primarily from Alberta was always a bizarre choice for the government of Saskatchewan. But it will look all the more misplaced now that Rachel Notley has acknowledged that the fight over Keystone XL isn't worth pursuing on behalf of the oil sector. And to the extent Notley succeeds where the PCs have failed in winning social license for a more focused set of export options, even some of Wall's energy backers may find themselves changing allegiances.
Likewise, privatized health services might have been easier to sell when Alberta's PC government was always several steps ahead on the road toward corporate medicine. But with Notley's NDP having been elected to defend rather than sell off public services, Wall will now need to justify his own preference to put profit before patients.
At the same time, many of the corporate donors who have helped Wall into his current position figure to be calling in favours - which might explain why Wall feels the need to go out of his way to present controversial plans such as privatized MRIs even as he faces greater challenges in trying to answer for them.
But if Wall is facing pressure from the business sector to cheerlead even more for them to make up for the loss of Alberta's bully pulpit, those new demands will significantly reduce his ability to pretend to have voters' interests in mind.
The more Wall feels compelled to act like the heir to the Alberta PC throne, the sooner he figures to meet a similar fate at the hands of Saskatchewan's voters.
http://www.leaderpost.com/business/Fingas+Premier+Brad+Wall+faces+tough+...
Sun, 2015-05-17 00:56
#12
Misfit
It is easy to govern a province when the economy is good. Saskatchewan faces low oil prices, low potash prices and sales, and a provincie wide crop failure last year. The Sask Party is going to have to cut back on social funding and slash back on their Crown Corporations which will anger the public and cut back on their popularity. I expect them to win again, but there will be a stronger and more confident NDP opposition coming from the urban ridings to make things more hopeful for the NDP in the future.
Mon, 2015-05-18 10:39
#13
I predict the Sask NDP actually lose seats in the legislature next election, but should send 2 MP's to Ottawa. Its's not really political science.- the volume of change outside the Sask NDP has been greater than the change inside the Sask NDP.
The Alberta and federal renaissance is a nice thing, but it's not reality altering. Sask NDP is on a negative path and has done nothing that will put them on a positive path.
Mon, 2015-05-18 22:24
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Tue, 2015-05-19 21:07
#15
NDP critical of surgery changes in Regina
NDP links changes to provincial budget
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ndp-critical-of-surgery-chang...
Fri, 2015-05-22 17:40
#16
Get going Cam or get out of the way!
Alberta NDP win boosting hopes, spirits of Saskatchewan New Democrats
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2015/05/22/alberta-ndp-win-boosting-hop...
Sat, 2015-05-23 17:23
#17
Hundreds descend on Regina for NDP convention
Broten: "It's about coming together"
http://www.cjme.com/story/hundreds-descend-regina-ndp-convention/556626
Mon, 2015-05-25 13:18
#18
Hundreds? It was thousands not too long ago.
Sun, 2015-05-31 12:52
#19
swallow
Get going Cam or get out of the way!
Alberta NDP win boosting hopes, spirits of Saskatchewan New Democrats
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2015/05/22/alberta-ndp-win-boosting-hop...
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Cam Broten will address the delegates on Saturday, along with former New Democrat premiers Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert.
So, no change there.
Tue, 2015-06-02 11:07
#20
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Cam Broten will address the delegates on Saturday, along with former New Democrat premiers Roy Romanow and Lorne Calvert.
So, no change there.
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Yes, and I do not understand the undying loyalty to the people who oversaw the destruction of the organization.
Tue, 2015-06-02 11:07
#21
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Sun, 2015-06-21 22:03
#22
Not necessarily in fitting with this thread title but good for Cam to do this.
NDP calls for ’60s Scoop apology
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/calls+Scoop+apology/11155297/story.html