tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076784298036657874.post6129751095418585096..comments2023-12-29T02:42:29.917-06:00Comments on Next Year Country: The Regina Municipal Election: A flood of candidates is one sign that citizens are fed up Next Year Countryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08057931166900219143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076784298036657874.post-90630813000939074802012-10-16T05:36:50.046-06:002012-10-16T05:36:50.046-06:00The flood of candidates to overwhelm any progressi...The flood of candidates to overwhelm any progressive opposition is a tried and true trick used in Ukraine where Deputies are elected based on proportional votes and where we have had as many as 90 parties. Parties are mostly based around their leader rather than around platforms to actually do something and new ones are started to take votes away from those deemed dangerous to the powers that be.<br /><br />I am of two minds on the Stadium. If they can get another 10 years out of it they likely should. But never underestimate the value of the Roughriders to Saskatchewan in non-economic terms either. As to alternate uses for the money, someone once remarked that the poor always you have with you.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076784298036657874.post-33221822067700720222012-10-14T22:18:48.059-06:002012-10-14T22:18:48.059-06:00While I recognize and support those that are oppos...While I recognize and support those that are opposing the hasty decision to build a new stadium, I'm more interested in Dr. Warnock's assertion that the "flood of candidates" indicates that people are fed up. Frankly, I doubt that although this may be and indication (I hope) that the populace are awakening.<br /><br />I say this as I am writing from Saskatoon where the same phenomenon is playing out. And here we don't have a stadium issue.<br /><br />I'm hoping, as Dr. Warnock does, that this indicates that the people are getting sick and tired of not getting their fair share but I haven't seen indication that they are... yet.<br /><br />Paranoid as I am, I'm worried that the political right has created this situation in order to oust any relatively progressive councillors that might already hold office.<br /><br />Paranoia aside, it's clear that this is an opportunity for progressive ideas to move forward. Alas, once again, we on the left aren't organized enough to put forward an integrated effort to inject common sense into the civic area.<br /><br />Back to Dr. Warnock's point, we need to propose alternatives to spending $675M: What else could we do with that money? E.g., how many nurses would it fund, roads it could build, clean water it could provide...?<br /><br />But, then, "we" do need recreation... So how many minor hockey teams would it fund. Or WJHL teams (which are more provincially distributed)... Or...Bob Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09302074938175838536noreply@blogger.com