Brad Wall is more than content to have mega-corporations gouge the people of Saskatchewan when it comes to ongoing resource royalty structures. As an example, PotatshCorp continues to rip Billions in windfall profits from the province. New Democrats wi…
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Buckdog: ‘My Blackberry Is Not Working And I’m Very Disappointed’
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Continue readingBuckdog: Brad Wall Supports ‘Single-Desk’ Marketing Of Saskatchewan Potash BUT NOT For Wheat!
The following post was originally published in Next Year Country:”Can someone explain why Premier Brad Wall, now standing for re-election in Saskatchewan, was passionate about his support for single desk selling of potash yet he can hardly lift a finge…
Continue readingBuckdog: Mulcair Is IN The Leadership Race!
“Thomas Mulcair officially announced his candidacy for NDP leader Thursday, bringing the number of declared candidates to six and a new dynamic to the race.”CBC
Continue readingBuckdog: When The Sask Party Stumbles – The Regina Leader-Post Helps Them To Their Feet And Wipes Their Nose
While reading Murray Mandryk’s little piece on Brad Wall the other day, I realized that the writer’s goal was to ensure that I got all misty eyed over the fact that Premier Brad Wall is a really swell guy. #FAIL! I’ve met Mr. Wall and I’ve spoken to Mr…
Continue readingBuckdog: Saskatchewan Party Math VERSUS Reality
(Image courtesy Saskatchewan Party Website – Click on image to enlarge)Everyone in Saskatchewan knows that Premier Brad Wall honed his political skills when he worked for the disastrous Grant Devine administration as a Senior Ministerial Aide in the 19…
Continue readingBuckdog: Harper Will Spend $28 Million On ‘War Of 1812’
Canadians have spend $18 BILLION on the War in Afghanistan. I still have a hard time trying to equate ANY value for this gross waste of tax dollars and human life. But leaving that aside, you really have to wonder what the wisdom is of spending $28 MIL…
Continue readingBuckdog: Saskatchewan Election Blog
You can follow highlights of the Saskatchewan Provincial Election at Buckdog’s Sask Election Blog.
Continue readingBuckdog: Saskatchewan Election Called For November 7th
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, timed his official election call for 6:00 pm today, just moments after the Saskatchewan Roughriders finished their match against the Edmonton Eskimoes. The problem for Wall was that instead of a joyous Rider victory to s…
Continue readingBuckdog: For 53 Years Successive Liberal And Conservative Federal Governments Have Allowed Radioactive Leakage From Chalk River Reactor Into The Ottawa River
John Diefenbaker – Lester Pearson – Pierre Trudeau – Joe Clarke – John Turner – Brian Mulroney – Kim Campbell – Jean Chretien – Paul Martin – Stephen Harper: All of these Conservative and Liberal Prime Ministers have turned a blind eye to a 53 year con…
Continue readingBuckdog: Manitoba New Democrats WIN Fourth Consecutive Majority Government !
“Manitoba New Democrats have won their fourth-straight majority government.”Globe & Mail
Continue readingBuckdog: Canada’s A Fit Place For Art, Artists And The CBC: Brian Topp
“Why would Mr. Harper want to end this seemingly-profitable relationship, through a lethal attack on the CBC’s funding? The Conservatives lost their chance at a majority in 2006 over cuts to the arts (and have remained almost Liberal-like in their irre…
Continue readingBuckdog: Harper’s Administration Is Starting To Pay The Price Of Their Arrogance With A Flood Of Public Service ‘Leaks’
When a heavy handed, arrogant federal administration pushes the civil service too far, get ready for a flood of ‘leaks’ and brown envelopes. That is exactly what we are beginning to see in Ottawa. Harper’s arrogant and abusive Ministers have ticked off…
Continue readingBuckdog: The Fear Factor – Stephen Harper’s "Tough On Crime" Agenda by Paula Mallea
The Fear FactorStephen Harper’s “Tough On Crime” Agendaby Paula MalleaCanadian Centre for Policy AlternativesExecutive Summary:The Conservative government of Stephen Harper is pursuing a “tough on crime” agenda despite the fact that crime rates are…
Continue readingBuckdog: Tony, Tony, Tony …. You’re Toast!
…. or at least you should be!Note to the Editorial Boards of the Globe & Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Calgary Herald:By letting Tony Clement off the hook with this disgusting abuse of tax dollars …
Continue readingBuckdog: A Personal Note ….
Posts on this site have been a bit spotty lately due to some ongoing medical problems I have been experiencing over the last year and a half. I am still recovering from four eye surgeries for recurring detached retina, insertion of Scleral buckle and l…
Continue readingBuckdog: Brian Topp Receives Endorsement From Former Premier Roy Romanow And Takes Aim At Stephen Harper
“Mr. Harper has never seen a war he didn’t want Canada to join. I think Canada should be a voice for peace in the world.”Brian ToppCandidate For Leader of Canada’s New DemocratsGlobe & Mail
Continue readingBuckdog: Harper And Flaherty GAVE Billions and Billions and Billions To The Corporate Sector To Create Jobs ….
….. so where, exactly, are all the jobs that our tax dollars supposedly paid for?? Canada’s Corporate Sector continues to hoard over $500 BILLION that they are NOT investing in the economy … and Harper just keeps handing out the corporate welfare t…
Continue readingBuckdog: By Making Them The Official Oppostion, The Voters Gave The New Democratic Party Of Canada Specific Tasks
“In Canada, Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition (French: L’Opposition Loyale de Sa Majesté),[1] commonly known as the Official Opposition, is usually the largest parliamentary opposition party in the House of Commons or a provincial legislative assembly th…
Continue readingBuckdog: Teaparty Republicans Cheer The Concept Of Letting Someone Without Health Insurance …. DIE
(Republican Leadership televised debate – September 12, 2011)If you are not completely disgusted by the value system of Right wing extremists, then there is something wrong with your sense of being a human being. In their world, if you have money – you…
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