Friday, January 8, 2010

The Saskatchewan Waffle: Bold politics

The left in Saskatchewan and Canada needs to re-discover its sense of boldness and challenge the status quo. This leaflet from 1973 reflects a time when it was thought posssible that radical social change could be brought about. Many proposals caught the public imagination.

The campaign to create a publicly owned oil industry, from well to pump, was one Waffle initiative. "Sask Oil, It Can Be Done" demonstrated the strength of the left as the Saskatchewan NDP set up a water-downed version in the 1970's.

The left needs to organize and be bold once again.

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