Scanning through the Saskatchewan provincial election results, there may be a political movement ascending to push back against the status quo. The Saskatchewan Party was re-elected to its fourth mandate on October 26. The re-election was as …
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Natural governing party is born
The Saskatchewan 2020 provincial election is another one for the history books. The Saskatchewan Party, led by Premier Scott Moe secured a very healthy majority government giving it another four year mandate. The opposition New Democrat Party …
Do debates matter?
As the provincial election reaches the half way point does a Leader’s debate loom large or is it just a rite of passage these days? Debates come and go throughout a campaign, and for the most part, the electorate pays little attention to them. …
Four Moe years
The 2020 Saskatchewan election officially kicked off this week. Residents of the land of living skies go to the polls at the end of October to elect their government. Barring a major catastrophe for the governing party, another Saskatchewan Party …
Can an election be a sure thing?
As in life, the same holds true for politics that there is never a sure thing. Sometimes events happen that no one saw coming and can up-end the entire process. Saskatchewan has experienced a stable political environment for over a decade with a …
Western alienation
By Kelly Gallagher. After the 2019 federal election, many westerners were despondent over the results. The lead up to election day showed that the Conservative Party would pull off a win, more than likely a minority government. The Trudeau …
PR moments from 2019
Justin Trudeau Blackface Not one. Not two. But three photos of Justin Trudeau wearing blackface surfaced just weeks before the 2019 federal election. Three strikes and you’re out is usually how it works. But Trudeau was re-elected prime …
What we can learn from the Biden campaign’s failure to purchase a domain name.
The latest campaign from Team Biden is targeting Latino communities using the strapline "Todos Con Biden". Let's take a look at how a failure to plan has handed a significant opportunity to the Trump 2020 campaign. What are the lessons that we …
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Do debates matter?
As the federal election enters the backend of the campaign, the debates could have an impact if something consequential were to occur. Debates come and go throughout a campaign, and for the most part, the electorate pays little attention to them. …
Election 2019: Staying on message
The Canadian federal election campaign has reached the halfway mark - the first leader’s debate has happened (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not participate), and the campaign planes and buses are crossing the country. In the final days before …