Talk:Saskatchewan Party
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Could Ardenn quit vandalising this page and contribute something? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.145.236.153 (talk • contribs).
I see the trolls are back (ie: Grant Neufeld).
64.110.251.69 05:58, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
Excuse me? What exactly have I done that constitutes trolling in your view? —GrantNeufeld 06:31, 18 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Scandal didn't hit until 1993
The claim is made that there was a corruption scandal, and that said corruption scandal, involving certain members of the Sask PC Caucus, affected the 1991 election. The first individual wasn't even charged until 1993. So obviously this would be impossible.
CJCurrie, it is completely innappropriate to blindly revert edits without justification. Rumour and innuendo generally do not belong in the article either, let's stick to fact, not baseless speculation.
64.110.251.69 06:10, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
No, I do not agree that it would be impossible. It is entirely reasonable to believe that the investigation started well before charges were laid. A citation indicating that the scandal began before 1991 would resolve thie dispute. Without one, we may have to remove that line. Ground Zero | t 12:44, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Reversion
I've reviewed the two version that are being considered now, and believe that the aanonymous editor's edits -- for example, deleting the cited fact that Brad Wall had been a part of the PC Party -- are an attempt to modify the article to make it biased in favour of the Sask Party. I have reverted to CJCurrie's version. If there are elements of that version that are incorrect or biased, the anon editor should identify them here for discussion. From my experience, CJCurrie is very reasonable in trying to find a neutral point of view, so I believe that he will accept reasonable suggestions for changes. Ground Zero | t 12:42, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
The point I was making is that detailled information on Brad Wall belongs in Brad Wall, not in Saskatchewan Party. You may note, from my IP, that I have added information to both Brad Wall and John Gerich, including, but not limited to, Wall's other work for the Government of Saskatchewan in the 1980s, and of course, John Gerich's former occupation (RCMP officer), and convictions for fraud. So I am not trying to cover anything up, but rather am only trying to ensure that information is correctly and logically replaced, and not unduly repeated.
Also it defies credibility to suggest that the PC Party scandal had any effect on the 1991 election. The tories lost that election because of unpopularity, and the Fair Share Saskatchewan program of decentralization of government functions, among other reasons. Not that the 1980s government has anything whatsoever to do with the Saskatchewan Party, since the Party was founded in 1998, a full 7 years after the Devine PC's left office. The fraud scandal didn't appear in the newspapers until 1993 either, so once again, any effect on the 1991 election would have been simply impossible.
64.110.251.69 07:13, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
