Saskatchewy

Can't get enough of that sweet Canadian politicking? Watch the results of the Saskatchewan provincial election as they come in! Last time I checked, the NDP had 20 seats sewn up and was leading in 11 more, enough to bring them into a fourth governing term. The Saskatchewan Party had 12 seats and was leading in 14 more. Both party leaders handily retained their seats.

Make that 22 and 11 to 16 and 11...There are only 58 seats total--it's a small province; humans aren't big on Saskatchewan generally--so 30 would land the NDP a small but meaningful majority.

The Liberals aren't leading in a single riding, the scoreboard says. Although other reports claim their leader is just barely, barely ahead in his own.

The Saskatchewan Party is full of spammers.

There are some fringe parties in Saskatchewan, but they aren't very interesting. Not like the Marijuana Party.

Make that 23 and 11 to 16 and 8, advantage NDP. Keep your fingers crossed.

The urban areas are overwhelmingly going for the NDP; the rural areas are turning out for the Sask Party. Surprise, surprise. This is why you should live in cities. Or maybe it's because you live in cities. Or perhaps both. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

UPDATE: The digital magazine New Winnipeg appears to have a hottie skater as its News&Media Director. Oh, and they have a feature on Mayor Glenn Murray's proposed overhaul of Winnipeg's tax system. (Winnipeg is in Manitoba, not Saskatchewan. This is because nothing is in Saskatchewan.)

Shizz...The NDP has 29 seats, to the Sask's 26, three still in play. The CBC is calling it an NDP victory. Their theory is that, though people wanted a change of government, they hated Sask Party Leader Elwin Hermanson too much to put him in charge. The Liberal leader has slipped just behind the NDP challenger in his riding.

It's all over but the dry-cleaning, folks.

Posted by aloysius at November 05, 2003 07:01 PM | TrackBack |