On the Ledge: Tina Beaudry-Mellor goes from prof to politician

She used to teach politics at the University of Regina and now she is a politician responsible for post-secondary education in the province.

Minister of Advanced Education Tina Beaudry-Melloris this week's guest for On the Ledge.

The Saskatchewan party MLA for Regina University discussedthe transition from the classroom to the legislature and some of the differences between her old and new occupations.

She talkedabout her love of coffee, what it's like being the mom of a quarterback and why she decided to perform in a dance competition for charity.

"I've had this really crazy experience in the last, I would say it's been about a year, where I just decided to try and go for it."

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On the Ledge is a weeklyCBCpodcast that makes Saskatchewan politics personal.

Each week, host Adam Hunter will look at the people behind the stories at the Saskatchewan legislature.

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