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Odin Swidzinski
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Settler on Treaty 6 Territory
Leftist Saskatchewaner, NDPer
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And lastly, how it was waiting for the bus to take me home after the convention had ended.

Now to get back to sharing things that other people have posted.
A quiet stroad next to the YCMA which is across the street from TCU Place (which is not in frame). There are some signs on the other side of the road informing drivers that they are about to go onto Idylwyld Drive if they turn left to go to Yorkton and Regina or right to head onto Idylwyld Drive North to lead them to Highways 11 or 12, or keep going straight to go to Rosetown (on Highway 7) or Biggar (on Highway 14). The sky is overcast and gloomy, and it is windy outside with some light rain. Brrr.
October 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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1/2 Day 3 has come and went. Went through some more resolutions that we should adopt (from plenary and emergency resolutions that arose after the deadline), elected some more executive officers, listened to some reports and some speeches by both Naheed Nenshi and Carla Beck.
A view from our table that had been moved closer following the end of Day 2. Some people are sitting at tables closer to the stage belonging to other constituencies or wings. There is a medium sized screen reading “build a bright future.” People rising or gathered around tables in a more crowded room from the previous image. On the screen is “Adjournment,” with the text below reading “Thank you so much for attending our 2025 convention. Please get home safely!”
October 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Day 2 has come and gone.

Just as informative, if not more than yesterday. Kept Carla Beck on as leader, attended some workshops, started voting for people on the executive, and began voting on resolutions that we should adopt.

Lunch was also great: I am an unapologetic tater tot fiend. 😂 1/2
A crowded room at Centennial Hall at TCU place, with a screen showing Sask NDP leader Carla Beck speaking. Another shot of the same crowded room, facing the stage where 18 of the 27 MLAs are visible and not obstructed by a column. Brittney Senger is on the podium speaking.
October 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Day 1 of provincial convention: so far, it’s been… conventional, amirite?

Lots of discussions, and then went to an event after day 1 was adjourned. Great pizza, and did some singing before peacing out for the night.

1 day down, 2 to go!
Crowded room at an event hall in TCU place. On a table in the foreground is a teacup with some sheets paper beside it, with a person with long hair sitting next to the table. Several more people are sitting at tables behind the table in the foreground, marked with orange signs to indicate their constituency, such as Saskatchewan Rivers (which was displayed here). In the background is a medium-sized screen allowing people in the back to see what is going on, which is great when you have a column in the way of everything. An empty dance floor with flower effects from the spotlights near the stage. A screen in the back reads “New Democrats,” while in the left foreground, there is some equipment for the DJ or whoever is in charge of setting the displays and music at Coors Event Centre.
October 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Sometimes it is worth being awake obscenely early to see a good fog.
Fog covers the western approach to Gordon Howe Bridge. Three streetlights tower above Circle Drive, with several cars ahead of the car I was riding in. A blurry view of the Grand Trunk Bridge from the deck of the Gordie Howe Bridge. The car’s GPS system is reflected on the window as it was still kinda dark outside. Another blurry view of the Grand Trunk Bridge from the deck of the Gordie Howe Bridge. The car’s GPS system is reflected on the window as it was still kinda dark outside. A view of the Prairieland Park parking lot. Near the camera, there is a brick sign with a wheat motif, two trees with yellow leaves atop a strip of green grass and a sign indicating that the parking spots are reserved for people with disabilities. Further away, there are a set of lampposts, receding into the fog the further away you go. To the left is Hall A of the Prairieland Park convention centre.
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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It’s not every day you get to go to #Yorkton. It’s an alright place to spend some time in.
View from the second floor of the Gallagher Centre in Yorkton. In the foreground, there is a deck with a glass railing with red posts. Behind it is an access road with three flagpoles depicting the Canadian, Saskatchewanian and Yorktonian flags, next to some parking spots on the left and in front of some tiny trees. Behind that is Broadway Street West, with the Painted Hand Casino and a gas station behind the road. The sky is cloudy but sunny.
June 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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I could not help but take a photo of this road sign when I went past it on my way to visit a family friend I haven't seen in a while.
Construction on the bit of Broadway Avenue north of 12th Street, with a sign reading "No. Go bug another bridge." besides an orange helmet with text reading "Bridge closed ahead." To the right is a condo building, and to the left of the road are a couple businesses. In the distance is an all glass skyscraper which is home to Nutrien.
May 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Genuinely love Peggy's Cove: visited it for the first time last summer when I went out east, took some photos (such as this one), got a nice hat out of that, and I *absolutely* will visit it again if I have the opportunity to visit Nova Scotia again.
Peggy's Cove, which is a mostly white structure comprised of an entrance that seems to have been sealed up for many years, a small black plaque on a three-storey white somewhat conical structure. Atop those three floors is a red floor which contains where the actual light comes from. People are mingling on the rocks around the lighthouse. In the distance is the beautiful waters of the North Atlantic, and the typically grey sky that characterises the beautiful province of Nova Scotia.
April 27, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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And I have voted for the candidate who will be a great MP for this riding!
Me wearing a white N-95 standing in front of a blue alcove with a concrete engraving of the Royal Canadian Legion logo leaning against it.
April 21, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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My instinctive reaction when I first saw that headline given *gestures at the state of Alberta since 2019 at the earliest*:
A man in a hot dog costume standing in front of a crowd of four or so people saying “We’re all trying to find the guy who did this.”
April 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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And finally, there’s something to be said about taking the bus home as the final bits of daylight disappear and you feel the cool spring air hit your face.
Intersection of a residential street as the sun has mostly set. It is well lit with street lights and the camera flash, but is brighter than it appeared in real life.
April 10, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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Attended Jagmeet Singh's meet-and-greet in Saskatoon.

Some thoughts (1/3):
- it was pretty crowded (though the space was definitely far smaller than the Remai where Carney spoke based off the photos I've seen) and it was standing room only for the first while (during Jagmeet's speech especially)
Somewhat crowded room. In the background - in front of a brick wall and underneath a circular light fixture with four light sockets - are several NDP candidates from across Saskatchewan: from left to right, based on who I recognise: Melissa McGillivray (Saskatoon-University, partially obstructed); Rachel Loewen Walker (Saskatoon West); Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby Centre); Jacob Gadzella (Saskatoon South); Cheryl Loadman (Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek), and Kaitlyn Stadnyk (Regina Wascana). In the foreground, people raise their phones, handes, and seemingly are enjoying the moment.
April 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Love myself a good fog: we don’t get them very often here in Saskatoon.
View down a foggy street with a parked car and truck. In the distance are three houses on the left and a tower on the right, and in the background is a couple towers across the river. Two parked cars are on a tree-lined road in front of a park. In the distance are three houses and a shed, and in the background are some skyscrapers that are brightly lit despite the fog. T-junction with some trees behind it. Behind the trees is the Victoria Bridge crossing the river, and on the other side of the river, three tall skyscrapers by Saskatchewan standards, each brightly lit, with an assortment of smaller buildings near the skyscrapers.
March 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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This quotation seems like something that is a *lot* more relevant now than it was in Charles de Gaulle's lifetime.
On the left side of the image is a photograph of Charles de Gaulle in a tan military uniform with a tan peaked cap. On the right side is a quotation from Charles de Gaulle in 1963 reading "The truth is that the Americans will end up being hated by everyone. Even by their most unconditional allies. All the tricks that the Americans imagine are contradicted by events."
March 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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I read a great quote somewhere about how statistics need to be brought to the people and made popular rather than be confined to "government servants or specialists."

With all that in mind, I present to you Saskatchewan municipalities and reserves by per-capita population.
This image contains a map of Saskatchewan's municipalities and reserves. To the top right is the title of this image, which is "Saskatchewan municipalities and reserves by per-capita population," with only a single value: that being "One person per capita." Every municipality, reserve, and the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District has that value and is thus filled in with the color assigned to it. This map is adapted from User:Hwy43's https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saskatchewan_Municipalities.png.
January 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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That. Was. Democracy. Manifest!
Bearded guy in a toque outside the main entrance to a Royal Canadian Legion that served as a polling station today.
November 14, 2024 at 2:36 AM