There are only 9 days to go in the Saskatchewan provincial election and due to a complete absence of any polling data, there’s actually a bit of intrigue around the whole thing. I tend to agree with the common concensus that the NDP have hit a wall and the Sask Party is marching to a healthy majority on the strength of their charismatic leader. Look for the Liberals to increase their seat total as well…at the very least, it won’t be going down. Here are a few other random notes from the election trail:

-The complete NDP platform has been released and the highlight has been a universal drug plan. Given rumblings that the Liberals might eventually put something like this on the table federally, it will be interesting to see how it plays.

-The Sask Party have released their crime platform, claiming that crime has skyrocketed under the NDP government. Of course, given that their candidate in Saskatoon Northwest has been arrested 20 to 30 times for things ranging from drug dealing to money laundering, it would be unfair to peg the entire thing on Calvert.

-The Liberals, meanwhile, are promising big tax cuts.

-The NDP have had a candidate Klanderized. The Sask Party are also down a man.

-Finally, John Murney has, far and away, the best Sask election coverage anywhere on the net. Constituency profiles and analysis of police positions…for all you saskophiles out there, it’s the place to go.

UPDATE: Ask and ye shall receive. We’ve finally got poll numbers. Sask Party at 50%, NDP at 35%, Liberals at 10%.