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>Saskatoon-Meewasin: Frank Quennell. Since when does >any Attorney General and Justice Minister of >Saskatchewan thumb his nose at a Court of Queens Bench >Alberta, hearing (Thursday Oct 25th, 2007)? > ><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.law.avva.ca/quennell.htm">http://www.l >aw.avva.ca/quennell.htm</a> > >--------------------------------------- > > > > > > > >>I think Malcolm may have have been taking a few too >>many NDP pills.... Need to get out of the house more, >>dude! >> >>>>Saskatoon-Northwest: I really think you are >>>overestimating the Grits here. While McDonough is >one >>>of their better candidates, being a former >educational >>>bureaucrat is hardly high profile. And I've never >>>heard anything to suggest the pro-life movement is >any >>>stronger here than any other urban seat in the >>>province -- that is to say, not very. Melenchuk won >>>last time on the personal capital of being a party >>>leader, narrowly defeating an NDP incumbent. If he >>>can hold most of the NDP vote and carry over any >>>significant amount of personal vote, he'd be hard to >>>beat. Merriman is probably the best SaskParty >>>candidate in Saskatoon. They'd have been better off >>>running him in another seat, methinks. Barring a >>>rout, I think Melenchuk holds. >>> >>> >>>>Saskatoon-Eastview: Junor is far and away the >weakest >>>member of the NDP cabinet. Heck, she got booted out >>>of it twice for failing without a real portfolio >>>(minister for seniors, minister for the status of >>>women, provincial secretary, associate minister of >>>health -- not a real job among them). But I can't >see >>>the Liberals coming on enough to put her into third. >>>The seat is likely the best SaskParty prospect in >>>Saskatoon. >>> >>>> >>>>Saskatoon-Meewasin: Interesting tidbit -- NDP >>>candidate Frank Quennell is the older brother of >>>Liberal leader and candidate David Karwacki's Chief >of >>>Staff Les Quennell. I'd say the edge is to Frank in >>>this family feud, but Karwacki's status as leader >>>could put him over the top. >>> >>>> >>>>Yorkton: This seat has had a government MLA since at >>>least 1971 (and I think since the 1950s). This could >>>be the first time in a generation or more that the >>>Yorkton MLA -- whoever wins -- is relegated to the >>>opposition benches. >>> >>>> >>>>Regina-Qu’Appelle Valley: Darlene Hincks' strength >as >>>a candidate is not her civil service job but the name >>>recognition of many years on city council. In fact, >>>the name recognition was enough to get her ex-husband >>>Terry elected in her old ward. But this is a better >>>seat for Wartman than the one he took in 1999. >>>Probably the SaskParty's best prospect in Regina. >>> >>>> >>>>Melville-Saltcoats (note the correct name of the >>>seat): What I'm hearing is that you can stick a fork >>>in Bjornrud, he's done. One of my contacts even >>>figures he may end up behind the Liberal in fourth, >>>though I find that a little hard to swallow. Slight >>>edge to Schmidt, but Osika could yet pull it off. >>> >>>The interesting seat I think you are missing is >Regina >>>Albert South, where the Liberal candidate is former >>>Catholic school board chair, former SSTA president >and >>>former national Catholic trustee association >president >>>Debbe Ward. A long time Liberal, she did flirt with >>>the SaskParty for about a year before returning to >her >>>roots. She is probably the strongest Liberal >prospect >>>in the province apart from Karwacki himself. She is >>>up against young Andrew Thomson in a seat that is not >>>a natural NDP hold -- never held it prior to 1991. >>> >>>The other interesting race is in North Battleford >>>where, according to some reports, Liberal incumbent >>>Jack Hillson is running third. The NDP candidate is >>>former MP and more recently city councillor Len >Taylor >>>-- the first person ever to win the Battlefords >>>federal seat twice in a row, and the person who >topped >>>the civic election ballot in 2000. I haven't heard >of >>>the SaskParty candidate, but apparently it is a race >>>between these two. >>> >>>There are two rural seats (besides >Melville-Saltcoats) >>>where the SaskParty may be in some trouble. Both >>>Saskatchewan Rivers and Lloydminster, I'm hearing, >>>have seen some momentum to the NDP, but I'm not >>>confident in the credibility of my source.

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