And the fields are dry. “As a farmer in southwest Saskatchewan, this isn’t a great year. It’s been dry and hot. Crop yields as well as prices are down. Many of my neighbours have had their crops destroyed by vicious hailstorms.” Hursh has made it clear. Yes, it’s clear that
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Busless
Saskatchewan used to bustle, but soon it will be busless. It would literally rather provide mobility to tarsands than people. https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/i-dont-like-the-sound-of-it-one-bit-sask-riders-react-to-end-of-greyhound-in-province/ https://thestarphoenix.com/business/we-simply-cant-leave-people-stranded-by-the-road-alberta-expands-rural-bus-service-pilot-project/ “The announcement came 14 months after the Saskatchewan government shut down the money-losing Saskatchewan Transportation Co.” That’s a bad perspective Star Phoenix. There is no expectation to make
Continue readingcentre of the universe: Provincial Cannabis Survey
So according to a recent article in the local paper, “the majority of Saskatchewan residents” aren’t interested in trying marijuana once it becomes legal federally on 17 October. According to me, this is precisely how those surveys went: “Hi, we’re conducting a survey about marijuana…” “what’s that?” “When marijuana becomes
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Ten things to know about the 2018 Saskatchewan budget
I’ve written a ‘top 10’ blog post about the recently-tabled Saskatchewan budget. Points raised in the blog post include the following: -This year’s budget was quite status quo. -Last year’s budget, by contrast, included a series of cuts to social spending. Last year’s budget also announced cuts to both personal
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Hire Organ Donor Transplant Doctors
Saskatchewan has a big problem in our health care system. The last Premier, Wall, promised to do something about this, but nothing got fixed. Premier Moe may be too busy picking a fight with B.C. to ask his Health Minister(s) to hire a small team of doctors to ensure donor
Continue readingcentre of the universe: …out of Nothing at all
Now. You may not live in Regina. You may not live in Saskatchewan. Hell, you may not even live in Canada, or maybe you’re not a North Americaner. Either way, it doens’t matter because there is “nothing wrong”. Don’t take my word for it. Local developer Fortress Real Developments has
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Support in Alberta is overwhelming for ending public support of elite private schools, new poll shows
PHOTOS: Private schoolboys. In Alberta, our taxpayers subsidize ’em! (Photo: Bundesarchiv.de.) Below: Alberta Premier Rachel Notley, United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney, and Progress Alberta Executive Director Duncan Kinney. Now that’s interesting! According to a new poll, the idea of ending funding for elite private schools enjoys more support in
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2018 Reference Page
A one-stop source for general links on the 2018 Saskatchewan NDP leadership campaign, to be updated as the race progresses. Please feel free to add additional suggestions in comments. (And note that new posts will appear below this one.) General InformationSaskatchewan NDP Constitution (PDF)Leadership Rules (PDF) Leadership 2018 Candidate Information
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Don’t Make It Sound Like There’s More Than One Thing
“recognize its own climate change efforts, such as carbon capture and storage. ” Effort, not “efforts”. There’s only been one effort made, and arguably the CCS project increases emissions since it’s an Enhanced Oil Recovery project that enables Cenovus to extract more oil which will be burned. Whether the net
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Killing of Colten Boushie and the Bigots in Saskatchewan
APTN News A young indigenous man out for a joy ride with his friends. An old white farmer with a gun collection large enough to equip a small army.A gun that goes off "accidentally" and an "accidental bullet" that hits Colten Boushie in the back of the head.An all-white jury
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On last chances
I’ll offer one last reminder that tomorrow at 5 PM is the membership deadline for the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership race. Sure, the Saskatchewan Party will soon be deciding on a new hood ornament for their continuing trip to nowhere. But only the NDP’s leadership campaign offers the prospect of a
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: What To See in Saskatchewan
Here’s a great video of some of the great things to see while looking around Saskatchewan. I’ve lived here nearly all my life, and I still haven’t seen it all yet. I love the Dark Sky Preserve at Grasslands National Park, and if you like taking photos at night, you
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: EV Charging in Regina
This blog post is a 7 month update to my earlier summary of the status of EV charging in Regina. Most EV owners charge at home, where they park for the night. Fillin' up, at home.#KickGas every day. pic.twitter.com/xoZSEoo4lf — Saskboy (@saskboy) October 23, 2017 Better EV drivers charge where
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Twitter Suspended Victim
Some days (most days) Twitter really sucks at limiting abuse, and supporting victims of the same. People wonder why it's so hard for women to come forward with their stories and then #RoseMcGowan gets suspended from @Twitter #ROSEARMY — Julia Elizabeth (@julaelizabeth) October 12, 2017 Women fight on. And to
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: #CrudePower The Price of Oil tonight at #UofR
We haven't ignored the sour gas story in SE sask. We broke the story two years ago https://t.co/DQFhI1m7pY — Geoff Leo (@gleocbc) October 4, 2017 So this is the resulting attention from that story 2 years ago. Does the public not care, or is it being silenced? #CrudePower #PriceofOil pic.twitter.com/XEIxzp6Aqi
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: What A Week
A week ago my Dad passed away from complications due to his cancer treatments. I last saw him in person 3 weeks ago on Labour Day Sunday, and he seemed to be doing about as well as anyone who has been through months of chemotherapy. Earlier in the week my
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: Book review: Social policy in Canada (second edition)
Oxford University Press has recently released the second edition of Social Policy in Canada, co-authored by the father-daughter duo of Ernie Lightman and Naomi Lightman. I recommend this book as an excellent resource for students of social policy. It will be useful for classroom instruction, while also being a handy
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Solar Eclipse from Regina, SK
The eclipse today was visible from Regina, but not the totality available to Americans in many states. My new Canon SX540 HS did a good job with a pair of solar eclipse filter glasses taped over the lens. The sunspot chain was very sharp and visible at 200X digital zoom,
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Nazis Ruling News Cycle In USA
The “loons” on the right wing really stuck their foot in their mouths this week, so better balance things out so they don’t seem so violent and crazy by bringing up some possibly comparable event from years ago on the left wing. Main stream media continually proves it’s unwilling to
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Wind Will Be Cheaper Than Natural Gas
Will be? Naw, it has been for years. Still, SaskPower is building another 350MW of natural gas to go online in 2019, while building far less than 300MW of wind power by then. They’ve a target of 50% renewable generation by 2030, and still wind is far less than 5%
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