On decision points

Leftdog rightly points out that the Saskatchewan Party's sudden, zero-consultation announcement about changing Saskatchewan's school year looks to be nothing more than a distraction tactic.

But let's note why they would have felt the need to inject any such thing into the campaign: with at least some polling showing the NDP's call for a potash royalty review to be nearly twice as popular as the Sask Party's refusal to countenance the idea, Wall and company obviously had reason to fear where the campaign was going if that stood as the main issue for voters. And the big question for the rest of the campaign may well be whether the Saskatchewan Party can keep changing the channel from the biggest decision facing the province in this fall's election.