Introduction
Dennis sought the NDP nomination in Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar in July 1999 after veteran MP Chris Axworthy stepped down to enter provincial politics. Dennis was not contested and made this acceptance speech at a well-attended nominating meeting at the Union Centre in Saskatoon.
Speech
Good evening friends and fellow New Democrats. I want to thank my nominators, Nettie Wiebe …
Introduction
Dennis was the NDP candidate in Saskatoon-Humboldt for the 1997 federal election. The NDP gained 1500 votes over its 1993 showing, but came up 221 votes short of the Reform Party candidate. Dennis made these remarks in conceding defeat.
Speech
Friends, I was deeply honoured last November when you nominated me as your NDP candidate in Saskatoon-Humboldt. …
Introduction
Dennis was asked in 1996 to seek the federal NDP nomination in Saskatoon-Humboldt, the area in which he was born and raised. He was unopposed and made the following acceptance speech in Wakaw, Saskatchewan.
Speech
Friends and fellow New Democrats. Thank you for coming out today. I know that you’re busy, and that many of you have …
Fifth House (1996)
A collection of non-fiction writing about Saskatchewan, from the fur trade to the 1990s. Includes vivid recollections by aboriginal people, excerpts from fur trade diaries, accounts of mounties, explorers, and settlers, as well as stories of protest politics, booze, dust, the Depression, …
Western Producer Prairie Books (1990)
A political biography describing how Allan Blakeney defeated the Liberal government of Ross Thatcher in Saskatchewan, and how as premier Blakeney stunned the continent by taking over half the province’s potash industry; how he broke with many in his own …
Fron Latin America – Coteau (1982)
In the late 1970s Dennis Gruending traveled alone for nine months in Latin America. Gringo is a journey of discovery, told with the reporter’s careful eye for detail and a poet’s feeling for the nuances of the heart.
Out of print. Available …
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