“The folks over there think it’s totally appropriate for a single mother of two or three to have to work 70 hours a week in order to earn a living wage. I say to you that they’re just wrong, and that’s why we are changing the minimum wage in Alberta.”
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Saskboy's Abandoned Stuff: France Has Law To Put Solar or Plants on Rooftops
I was impressed to learn that France had made new commercial buildings do this. I’ve felt badly that new buildings going up all over the University of Regina campus since I started paying attention to it in 1998, haven’t put a single solar panel up on them. There’s a building
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Smoke ‘Em If You’ve Got Trees
We’ve only hand planted trees (and their heirs), but we also have smoke. If "forest fires" or "smoke" isn't trending in #YQR right now, what the heck are people looking at? It's like NYC smoggy when smoke blows in — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) June 29, 2015 In just the last
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The Queen City Ex Musical Ride
Here’s an advance preview, if a similar “musical ride” comes to Regina? Kids expecting horses and music from RCMP Musical Ride treated to para-military violence. http://t.co/MSqET5fY0G pic.twitter.com/XHipX4zt4f — CC (@canadiancynic) June 29, 2015
Continue readingLeft Over: Seniors! Sweet Serfdom Awaits!
Seniors going bankrupt in soaring numbers More Canadians are outliving their savings and spending their golden years in debt By Sophia Harris, CBC News Posted: Jun 29, 2015 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 29, 2015 6:54 AM ET This is a great article for those seniors lucky enough to
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 24: McMania; a flag flap; PACing it in
Connor McDavid, wearing the surprisingly bold Edmonton Oiler travelling suit. OMG! OMG! OMG! Connor McDavid is an Oiler! Connor McDavid is an Oiler! Connor McDavid is an Oiler! Sigh. Poor Connor. The hopes of an entire city are apparently resting on his muscled shoulders. This city’s infatuation with the Edmonton
Continue readingLeft Over: Abuse of power & the Re-Education of Police …..
Michael Wood, ex-Baltimore officer, tweets about alleged police brutality Retired Baltimore officer Michael A. Wood tweets about disturbing things he allegedly witnessed on the force By Lauren O’Neil, CBC News Posted: Jun 26, 2015 8:22 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 27, 2015 10:52 AM ET This article might be a bit
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Shared Knowledge Conference – Regina
These videos are from the second day of the Shared Knowledge Conference at the Core Ritchie Centre, the second weekend of June. Jim Elliott with many interesting (and terrifying) facts about Regina’s watershed system. We are on the Plaza @MarketRegina today. Find us beside @TrogiFoods #honey #salsa pic.twitter.com/wGd2bYiBVB — Zee-Bee
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Conservative Senate Overthrows Speaker #cdnpoli #SenCA
Whoa, whoa… chaos reigns…. they might have just overthrown the speaker… — Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) June 26, 2015 Housakos rules the government’s attempt “violates a fundamental distinction in our rules and practices." — Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) June 26, 2015 Jesus you really can do anything you want with a majority
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: I Think Pat Martin Is Swell
You heard about the woman hospitalized for wearing so called “skinny jeans”? Global didn’t seem to understand Pat Martin was joking. From Kady’s old 2008 report comes this line: Pat Martin, meanwhile, is playing Goldilocks. After unsuccessfully hopping up and down on his chair, he swaps it for another one
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: ConCalls: Conservative Defender of Robocalls now Jailed for #elxnfraud
Dean Del Mastro is going to jail for a month, house arrest for longer, and cannot run (for office) for at least 5 years. Hey, kids, remember Stephen Harper from back in 2006? http://t.co/z8SoCu2Pss Have fun, Dean-o. pic.twitter.com/ZN1ZM9yAow — CC (@canadiancynic) June 25, 2015 BREAKING:video of Dean Del Mastro being
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Difficult To Talk About, Important To Try
This is a difficult subject to talk about, because highlighting it could easily be viewed as hypocritical. In my defense, I’m not defending Trudeau because I want him elected, and I’m not attacking the Conservatives over this because I think they’re unfit to govern. I just think that using propaganda
Continue readingIn This Corner: Rachel Notley skilled at the art of the non-answer answer.
So, I’ve been watching Question Period in the Alberta Legislature since the bright orange dawn of the NDP government began. People sometimes ask me why I watch ‘QP’, as those in the know call it. The political answer would be that I watch it as my civic duty as a
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Harper Surrounds Himself with CoCCs
Stephen Harper and his cronies have unleashed yet another disgusting set of ads that skirt any ‘rules’ when it comes to Canadian elections. For the love of all things holy, Canada, please understand they’re full of s&!#.
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Why White Supremacy & Anti-Blackness should matter to ASIANS: On Dylan Roof’s racist manifesto
I continue to be without words… and with so much rage towards the Charleston AME shooting. And Jon Stewart put it well- some of us are left without words- not […]
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Aurora from a sunspot explosion
Last night the rating of the solar storm was “severe” according to spaceweather.com Kp 8 is the strongest I’ve seen, unless it was 9 earlier this year for a storm I missed. The northern lights were to the south and east of Regina, which was good because I don’t have
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: I’m On A Streetcar
@vickersty I'm on a streetcar, taking rides and shit, the ride is thrashing, getting everybody all sick, but this the TTC yo, it's real 1/2 — John Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) June 22, 2015 as it gets, I’m on a streetcar, don’t you ever forget! Eff walking, I’m on a streetcar mothereffer,
Continue readingLeft Over: Corporate R & B: Get Over It…
Oilpatch could lose $100B without new pipelines, researchers warn Energy research firm suggests Western Canada producers won’t receive full value for oil exports By Kyle Bakx, CBC News Posted: Jun 22, 2015 11:41 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 22, 2015 12:11 PM ET Wah-wah-wah!!!! The whingeing of the rich
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Longest Dry Spell Of The Year Over
It’s the longest day of the year, and the clouds were very interesting this weekend. Our first proper rain of the year was a hail storm with pea sized hail. Today’s was just rain off and on.
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 23: And you wonder why the PCs lost; The Donald enters the race; atrocity of the week
Aside from a few staffing hiccups, things continue to go reasonably well for the New Democratic government. The Speech from the Throne, although limited to just two real bills, was almost universally well received. And the ‘almost’ part of that came from the stunningly clueless Ric McIver, the interim leader
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