Rhino's Ramblings - Is A Win Really A Win In The Long Run

Former Moose Jaw mayor Fraser Tolmie has managed to become MP for the Moose Jaw - Lake Centre - Lanigan riding.

But despite the seeming runaway victory with the local vote there are a lot of open wounds locally that if they are not properly healed could still harm him in the next election run that pundits are saying is 18 - 24 months away as the Liberals form their second consecutive minority government.

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Chamber Forum - Chamber Asks About Reforming EI To Discourage Repeat Usage

On Tuesday evening the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce held an all candidates forum where five of the six candidates showed up to give a short introduction and to answer questions from the Chamber and the on-line forum viewers.

To help voters make up their minds we are running the questions and the answers from the candidates to the questions put forward to them in that forum in no particular order.

The seventh and final question we feature is each Party’s policy on the Employment Insurance system and will their Party reform it to discourage repeated use and help ensure worker mobility.

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Chamber Forum - Questions About Training A Skilled Work Force

On Tuesday evening the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce held an all candidates forum where five of the six candidates showed up to give a short introduction and to answer questions from the Chamber and the on-line forum viewers.

To help voters make up their minds we are running the questions and the answers from the candidates to the questions put forward to them in that forum in no particular order.

The sixth question we feature is a multi-part question that asks about what should be the federal government’s role in training workers to fill the skills needed by small and medium businesses in their operations.

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Chamber Forum - If Elected How Would You Ensure The Voice Of Moose Jaw Businesses Is Heard In Ottawa?

On Tuesday evening the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce held an all candidates forum for all six candidates vying to be the next MP in the Moose Jaw - Lake Centre - Lanigan riding.

To help voters make up their minds we are running the questions and the answers from the candidates to the questions put forward to them in that forum in no particular order.

The fifth question we feature deals with if elected how would any of the candidates ensure the voice of Moose Jaw businesses was heard in Ottawa.

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Chamber Forum - What Policies Will Your Party Implement To Help Small/Medium Sized Businesses?

On Tuesday evening an all candidates forum was presented by the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce.

To better serve voters to make an informed decision on September 20th we are presenting stories on what each candidate said to the questions asked from the Chamber and the viewing audience.

The fourth question deals with what each Party would do to Help Small and Medium Sized Businesses?

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Chamber Forum - What Is Your Party's Stance On Gun Control?

On Tuesday evening an all candidates forum was presented by the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce.

To better serve voters to make an informed decision on September 20th we are presenting stories on what each candidate said to the questions asked from the Chamber and the viewing audience.

The third question deals with what each Party’s policies are on Gun Control.

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Chamber Forum - First Past The Post Electoral System Is It Good Or Bad?

On Tuesday evening an all candidates forum was presented by the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce.

To better serve voters to make an informed decision on September 20th we are presenting stories on what each candidate said to the questions asked from the Chamber and the viewing audience.

The first questions deals with Electoral Reform and how each Party would, if they saw it as a problem, rectify the problem to give better representation.

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