For those of us living outside of the Saskatoon Northwest constituency this has been a pretty low key by-election. The only thing people are betting on is the percentage of the win or how the vote will split. I view this as a poll on how the government is doing and what the provincial election issues could be a year from now.
From an article last week I take it that all the candidates were hearing concern about the possible construction of a domed stadium in Regina. I hope that message gets back to Premier Wall. It certainly resonated with the NDP when they recently came out with their support for a stadium, but that no public money should be invested in the project. The NDP have firmly planted their feet on each side of the fence on this one.
Regardless of the outcome, I applaud all the candidates for their courage and willingness to step up for what they believe in. Although I may not agree with each candidates ' position on issues, or some of their conduct during an election, I very much appreciate the fact that they each put themselves on the front line and stood up to be counted. It takes a lot of time and energy to be a candidate.
The emotional roller-coaster ride ends tonight and all but one will head back to their normal lives within a couple of days. I hope they each do so with a little pride and great satisfaction for their efforts.
Celebrate tonight. Each candidate is a winner for their courage and conviction.
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"It certainly resonated with the NDP when they recently came out with their support for a stadium, but that no public money should be invested in the project. The NDP have firmly planted their feet on each side of the fence on this one."
ReplyDeleteWell we wouldn't want anyone to be fiscally conservative on this issue, now would we?