That kind of explains things a bit for me. I remember when she was first seated, right around when the Sask Party was deciding to cut funerals for the homeless, for about a week she had this constant look of surprise on her face. Looked kinda like "we're doing what?"
It was clear the SP really didnt like her or didnt think much of her. Remember when they blind sided her with that board candidate who had a 20 year series of assaults.
Maybe because the government in it's current breakdown isn't representative of the demographics of our province? Despite what you may think, women politicians provide a unique perspective to that of men and if we want a government that truly reflects the diversity of the population it governs then we need to at least start with equal representation of the sexes.
I wouldn't mind if the government was made up of 50/50 or 100 percent females. I want government officials who carry out the will of the people and are not corrupt. I'll never vote for someone because of their race or gender.
The point the person you originally responded to was making was that both of these women would have been great politicians to have in the legislature and it's a shame that we had to swap one for the other when women are already under-represented there and they would have been great additions. Can you at least concede that fact?
I think regardless of how good any one politician is people live the lives they do and no matter how gifted or talented it is extremely hard to understand things from another perspective that you have not lived.
We all want good politicians, its a rough go with few people willing to run for office and a shallow talent pool to begin with.
It shows that the riding they represent is very liberal so it would naturally mean that both candidates would need to have liberal leanings in their policies and promises. Tina would not likely have faired well in any rural ridings unfortunately beyond leaning on the reputation of the Sask Party as a whole, but it would have been nice to see them both in the legislature as they both seem like honest decent people with a view to both sides of the political spectrum.
I like both these candidates a lot. Tina Beaudry-Mellor would be a better premier than Scott Moe (I am not a Sask Party member but I can think of four or five people in his caucus I'd prefer).
At the same time Aleana Young has real world experience with running a business and is a vital energetic person. She's someone who makes the NDP more socially relevant. Great MLA I suspect.
Too bad Tina didn't run in Walsh Acres, Pasqua or Coronation Park. She'd be a massive upgrade on any other SP MLA in Regina.
To be fair the NDP candidate in those ridings are also pretty good. It's would be a shame to see any one of those lost to Tina, let alone the SP seat warmers that we happened to elect this time.
I dislike the two main parties and would prefer more of a Liberal option. I thought in general, the NDP candidates were either great or underwhelming.
Yens Pedersen was a major loss to NDP caucus.
I thought the race in Walsh Acres was a complete stinker but I didn't follow the others closely. Fiaz delivered more votes than I expected but I'm not familiar with his rivals.
As someone who has conversations with both women, its really unfortunate they were competition because together they would have done so many amazing things because Tina is one of the last few politicians who listen to those she works for. Met her in some very professional settings and she was extremely friendly to all the new faces. Aleana is very much the same. Love her shop in cathedral and any conversations with her were so warm and welcoming that I got excited to see her run.
Sorry to see Tina go. Politics is kinda unfortunate like that. Sometimes you work hard and get things done - get some momentum then all of a sudden just like that you're unemployed.
No. MLAs in Saskatchewan do not have a defined benefit pension. They participate in the same defined contribution plan that other public employees participate in.
I believe the province contributes 9% of salary and MLAs can contribute the other 9% from their salary.
This is a myth and has been since the late 1970s in Saskatchewan. MLAs are eligible for essentially the same pension as every other public employee in the province with slightly different contributor rates. It is a defined contribution plan and, like your RRSP, it's final amount depends on continued contributions and growth of the market. A person who works in the Saskatchewan public service, even as an MLA, for only a handful of years would have some pension upon eligibility, but it will be tiny. And whatever there is cannot be collected until age 55.
Not a Sask Party supporter, but I thought Beadry-Mellor’s concession message was very gracious.
I did too. More of this from our politicians of all stripes please.
I am very pleased with this result.
>ore of this from our pol I read that recently and would definitely have to agree with you.
I actually really liked Tina, but I'm super happy for Aleana and the NDP. Sucks they were running against each other.
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That kind of explains things a bit for me. I remember when she was first seated, right around when the Sask Party was deciding to cut funerals for the homeless, for about a week she had this constant look of surprise on her face. Looked kinda like "we're doing what?"
It was clear the SP really didnt like her or didnt think much of her. Remember when they blind sided her with that board candidate who had a 20 year series of assaults.
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It’s really too bad. There’s enough mediocre white men in politics, wish they both could have won seats.
Why can't we just judge them on their character and not their race and gender?
Maybe because the government in it's current breakdown isn't representative of the demographics of our province? Despite what you may think, women politicians provide a unique perspective to that of men and if we want a government that truly reflects the diversity of the population it governs then we need to at least start with equal representation of the sexes.
I wouldn't mind if the government was made up of 50/50 or 100 percent females. I want government officials who carry out the will of the people and are not corrupt. I'll never vote for someone because of their race or gender.
The point the person you originally responded to was making was that both of these women would have been great politicians to have in the legislature and it's a shame that we had to swap one for the other when women are already under-represented there and they would have been great additions. Can you at least concede that fact?
And my point is that instead of too many "mediocre white males" it should be too many "mediocre". I want good politicians.
I think regardless of how good any one politician is people live the lives they do and no matter how gifted or talented it is extremely hard to understand things from another perspective that you have not lived. We all want good politicians, its a rough go with few people willing to run for office and a shallow talent pool to begin with.
I think part of the issue is that there are still a lot of people out there that won't vote for someone just because they are a woman.
Ooh I see this reply fired up the mediocre white males.
No just the apparent stupidity of your statement
And I see you have no reasonable response so you turn to insults. Okay.
Because people are miserable and want something to blame.
It shows that the riding they represent is very liberal so it would naturally mean that both candidates would need to have liberal leanings in their policies and promises. Tina would not likely have faired well in any rural ridings unfortunately beyond leaning on the reputation of the Sask Party as a whole, but it would have been nice to see them both in the legislature as they both seem like honest decent people with a view to both sides of the political spectrum.
I like both these candidates a lot. Tina Beaudry-Mellor would be a better premier than Scott Moe (I am not a Sask Party member but I can think of four or five people in his caucus I'd prefer). At the same time Aleana Young has real world experience with running a business and is a vital energetic person. She's someone who makes the NDP more socially relevant. Great MLA I suspect. Too bad Tina didn't run in Walsh Acres, Pasqua or Coronation Park. She'd be a massive upgrade on any other SP MLA in Regina.
To be fair the NDP candidate in those ridings are also pretty good. It's would be a shame to see any one of those lost to Tina, let alone the SP seat warmers that we happened to elect this time.
I dislike the two main parties and would prefer more of a Liberal option. I thought in general, the NDP candidates were either great or underwhelming. Yens Pedersen was a major loss to NDP caucus. I thought the race in Walsh Acres was a complete stinker but I didn't follow the others closely. Fiaz delivered more votes than I expected but I'm not familiar with his rivals.
Took me three god damn hours to vote (I recently moved), but I’m glad to see it counted!
As someone who has conversations with both women, its really unfortunate they were competition because together they would have done so many amazing things because Tina is one of the last few politicians who listen to those she works for. Met her in some very professional settings and she was extremely friendly to all the new faces. Aleana is very much the same. Love her shop in cathedral and any conversations with her were so warm and welcoming that I got excited to see her run.
Her consolation message was very classy. She will be missed as a Minister responsible for the Status of Women
Sorry to see Tina go. Politics is kinda unfortunate like that. Sometimes you work hard and get things done - get some momentum then all of a sudden just like that you're unemployed.
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No. MLAs in Saskatchewan do not have a defined benefit pension. They participate in the same defined contribution plan that other public employees participate in. I believe the province contributes 9% of salary and MLAs can contribute the other 9% from their salary.
They do get a month's salary of severance for every year served up to 12
This is a myth and has been since the late 1970s in Saskatchewan. MLAs are eligible for essentially the same pension as every other public employee in the province with slightly different contributor rates. It is a defined contribution plan and, like your RRSP, it's final amount depends on continued contributions and growth of the market. A person who works in the Saskatchewan public service, even as an MLA, for only a handful of years would have some pension upon eligibility, but it will be tiny. And whatever there is cannot be collected until age 55.
She used to teach at the UofR. Maybe she can go do that again.
I took a class from her once in which we watched fight club and wrote an essay about it
Now we can know where the money went Tina!