Talk:Politics of Saskatchewan

Not a Timeline
This article should be careful not to duplicate History of Saskatchewan. Instead of (only) a timeline, it should mention political cleavages (e.g. white-native, urban-rural), political culture (parties and their ideologies), and how sask ridings vote federally and provincially. Kevlar67 20:52, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

"SDAP"
The "SDAP" isn't even an official political party in the Province of Saskatchewan, has never held a seat in the legislature, and isn't even a force. At best, its a spoof of the NDP and the Saskatchewan Party.

Any comments entered by this 'SDAP' vandal should be removed at once.

207.195.45.62 21:39, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

First up, I will not e-mail the SDAP before editing as they cannot dictate who can edit Wikipedia as some of the edit summaries have been mentioning. I have been reverting changes for several reasons. Some of the material added such as "Today, the Saskatchewan Democratic Action Party, a party that has become the most powerful political voice in the province" clearly needs a citation. I have no idea how one can make such a claim but if there is a proper citation then I guess it can be allowed. Other comments such as "For many years, NDP sponsored activities in Saskatchewan have improrperly led to an attempt to idoloize the non-Canadian born Tommy Douglas." have too many weasel words. Please remember this is not a soapbox, it is an encyclopaedia. If you want to include some of this information it must be done in the proper way. Let's discuss it here first. Wolfrock 23:36, 29 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Furthermore, if this really is being edited by someone from within the SDAP I can hardly see how that is objective.Wolfrock 23:39, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

Don Atchison and Jim Pankiw
I'm just curious as to why Jim Pankiw has been removed (by an unregistered editor originally) from the list of nationally notable federal politicians from Saskatchewan. Pankiw was in the national news for criticizing official bilingualism, as well as for his controversial stances on Aboriginal rights. Certainly among Aborigianl Canadians he is nationally recognizable. It seems like the anonymous editor who removed him is trying to present an overly positive view of politicians from Saskatchewan. Theres no need to "whitewash" things here.

As for Saskatoon mayor Don Atchison being voted "Craziest Mayor in Canada" by Rick Mercer's Monday Report, I don't see why this shouldn't be included under municipal politics as the editor also removed (see Don Atchison). Its not point of view, its a fact that a nationally known satire show bestowed this "honour."

Wikipedia should be impartial and not shy away from highlighting the bad with the good. Any thoughts? ==Wyldkat==

The one thing about Pankiw is that is he going to be notable in a few years amognst the general population? There is nothing wrong with including an individual whose image is not the most positive but I am not sure if Pankiw is really notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.197.233.28 (talk) 04:33, 2 December 2007 (UTC)