“Our party is very much pro\u002Dbusiness. We are very much here for the economy of this province,\u0022 he says.
Teed hurries to close the gate before the dog can run out onto the leafy streets of City Park, a quick move he says Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck taught him early on the campaign trail.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.
m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againHis next challenge is the dog’s owner. She runs a business and her politics usually skew right. But she’s frustrated, she says, with cuts that school boards have made because of years of budget shortfalls. She’s also deeply unhappy with the Sask. Party government’s plan to give $500 to every adult resident, a $450-million investment she would rather see devoted to classrooms. Saskatoon Meewasin NDP candidate Nathaniel Teed goes door knocking in City Park before the Sept. 26 byelection.They chat about Teed’s former job as a substitute teacher, and the small business he runs. “Our party is very much pro-business. We are very much here for the economy of this province,” he says.Article content“I know you traditionally have voted conservative,” he says. “We are trying to build an Opposition right now that can at least hold the government to account on these issues.” Outside, Teed cracks a smile. The chat went well, and he thinks the resident is leaning his way. She’s exactly the kind of voter he’s trying sway in his bid to win the Saskatoon Meewasin byelection, which political onlookers see as a crucial, close race for Beck and the Saskatchewan NDP. Teed styles himself as a New Democrat who’s as happy to talk about economics and jobs as he is to discuss health care and education. Under Beck, there is room in the party for business owners and others who have traditionally voted for the Saskatchewan Party but are now looking for an alternative, he says.Article contentTeed is young, but has worn many hats in his life. He studied education and worked as a student teacher and educational assistant after university, but he couldn’t land a full-time job as divisions made cuts, he says. He now works in fundraising at the Remai Modern Art Gallery and runs a Nordic furniture business with his partner. Politically, he was president of the federal NDP’s riding association in Saskatoon West and has plenty of experience knocking on doors, if not for himself. He spends a blustery afternoon working down a street in City Park, where front yards feature eccentric decorations like metal flamingos, a pair of dark stone ravens and what appears to be a recreation of Bilbo Baggins’s house from The Hobbit, with the addition of a miniature Canadian flag.Article content Byelections have lower turnout than general races, so every party is focused on finding supportive voters and getting them to the polls on Sept. 26. On the doorsteps, Teed is all smiles, but this election is crucial for the Saskatchewan NDP. The party has been out of power for 15 years and controls just 11 of the Legislature’s 61 seats. Teed’s would be number 12. Former party leader and Meewasin MLA Ryan Meili resigned after a bitter byelection loss in the Athabasca riding, a northern seat that has been an NDP stronghold since the days of the CCF. Recent close races in Meewasin and the fact it’s Meili’s former seat means the Sask. Party may be anxious to capture it as a symbolic victory. What Teed does have to contend with is convincing people near the political centre that there is room for them in the Saskatchewan NDP. The Sask Party has often portrayed the New Democrats as an Opposition unfriendly to business, and more than a decade of that messaging has left its mark.Article contentHe believes the Sask. Party’s popularity could be slipping, however. Just before he called the byelection, Premier Scott Moe announced the $500 cheques for every adult resident, a way of redistributing soaring resource revenues. The NDP initially cast the effort as a bid to buy votes, but on the doorsteps, Teed says the measure gets mixed reactions. Many say they wish the money was spent on a struggling health-care system or given to school boards, whose reserves are dwindling as government funding fails to keep up with rising costs. He says many voters feel the Sask. Party has slipped to the political right. He hopes those in the political centre might find a home in his party.Article content
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