We spent the holidays visiting family in Saskatchewan. It was nice to be back home and almost all of our family members were around. The weather was nice, which made it much more palatable.
I got out to the cabin, went to the Mineral Spa in Watrous, into Saskatoon and besides that did some long over-due relaxing. We also had a birthday party to attend, and that was kinda neat as well. I also got to check up on Saskatchewan politics. I caught the year-in-review speeches & interviews by Lorne Calvert and Brad Wall. Both were pretty good.
I also saw a poll that showed the Saskatchewan Party having a commanding lead over the NDP. Amazing that Calvert is trailing so badly (48% SP - 31% NDP) with the economy doing so well. I guess the NDP just don't have any traction outside their die hard support anymore and the public wants a change. The rumour I heard was that an election could come as early as this spring. I would be surprised if that happens with the NDP support so low.
On return to the office it has been as busy as ever. This is the most hectic time year and being away over the holidays allowed for some work to pile up. We have a big meeting at the end of the month to prepare for, plus I have to give a presentation on the Canadian governmental & political system to my U.S. colleagues tomorrow.
I have been looking forward to that presentation for some time. The lack of knowledge on how Canada's government works by my U.S. friends is understandable. They have little exposure to anything else but their own system, and for the most part there is no reason for them to become familiar with Canada's government. I just hope they look at our system with a mindset to appreciate its uniqueness, as opposed to wondering why it is different than theirs.
