By Mario deSantis, October 5, 1999

A large segment of our politicians don't go into politics to serve the public(1), rather, they go into politics to satisfy their greed for power and join the Powers-That-Be(2). Take for example Saskatoon Mayor Dayday; his latest two accomplishments have been the attendance at the gala launching the birth of the Synchrotron project(3) at the University of Saskatchewan, and the downsizing of the city administration(4). The Synchrotron project will do nothing to sustain a better education for our growing deprived school children(5), while the downsizing of the city administration has revealed the incompetence and the lack of compassion of both City Council and Mayor Dayday. Not satisfied of such monumental accomplishments(6), Mayor Dayday wants to go further to bigger things and step into federal politics. He has recently stated that he is not happy that Ralph Goodale of Regina is the only Saskatchewan voice in the Liberal federal government(7).

Also, as a farmer, while drawing more than $100,000 a year as a mayor, Dayday stated that he wants to improve the lot of the cash-strapped Saskatchewan farmers. Therefore, last week, Dayday joined the Liberal party and decided to run as a candidate for Parliament for the riding vacated by Chris Axworthy, who has now become a member of the provincial legislature. After 23 years of provincial politics, Dayday is eminently qualified to serve as a Liberal MP; in fact, he has mastered the art of speaking without saying anything. If elected he will join the Liberal MPs and step into the eventual excremental governmental dealings(8) as his provincial counterparts are doing today in Saskatchewan(9).

Conscious that his work as a mayor doesn't provide any contribution to the city of Saskatoon, Dayday has stated that he will not resign or take a leave of absence while he will be campaigning for federal office(10).

Good luck for stepping into bigger things Mayor Dayday, you deserve it!

Endnotes

1. The Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant-Leadership. What is servant-leadership? It is a practical philosophy which supports people who choose to serve first, and then lead as a way of expanding service to individuals and institutions. Servant-Leadership encourages collaboration, trust, foresight, listening, and the ethical use of power and empowerment. http://greenleaf.org/index.html

2. There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos. No one in politics today can tell a story like Jim Hightower does, bringing home a hard-hitting message, yet keeping his audience doubled up with laughter. In the tradition of Mark Twain and Will Rogers, he skewers the Powers-That-Be on behalf of what he calls the Powers-That-Ought-To-Be, America's workaday majority. http://www.jimhightower.com/Armadillo.html

3. Synchrotron celebration time. National and provincial dignitaries to appear at project's gala launching today at U of S, by Gerry Klein, The StarPhoenix, September 27, 1999, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

4. Downsizing and the City of Saskatoon, by Mario deSantis and reviewed by James F. deSantis; August 20, 1999. Published in the North Central Internet News

5. Few Words on the Synchrotron,Politics and Education In Saskatchewan, by Mario deSantis, April 7, 1999. Published in the North Central Internet News

6. Premier Romanow has labelled the Synchrotron project as a monument; the author has labelled this project as a mausoleum.

7. City at heart of bid for federal seat, says, Dayday, by Kim McNairn, The StarPhoenix, September 29, 1999, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

8. Could a senate seat be what Dayday has in mind?, by Les MacPherson, The StarPhoenix, September 30, 1999, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

9. Governmental coalition in Saskatchewan: a private contractual deal at the expense of the electorate?, by Mario deSantis, October 2, 1999. Published in the North Central Internet News

10. Dayday refuses to resign, by Kim McNairn, The StarPhoenix, September 29, 1999, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan