#skdebate Notes
For those who weren’t able to watch Saskatchewan’s leadership debate last night, it’s well worth a look: Many viewers seem to have been surprised by Ryan Meili’s effectiveness. And he…
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Wednesday #skvotes Links
Saskatchewan’s election day is rapidly approaching (and indeed voting is already underway). And with plenty of content being generated, I’ll plan to offer some link posts dedicated to news of…
On diverging paths
Tonight’s Saskatchewan leadership debate will include plenty of back-and-forth as to whether we should vote for a better government, or settle for staying the course. And in answering that question,…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – John Michael McGrath warns that the second wave of the coronavirus is once again moving much faster than the governments charged with controlling…
Tuesday Night Cat Blogging
Stacked cats.
On anachronisms
Taking another look at the respective platforms of the Saskatchewan NDP and Saskatchewan Party, it’s striking to see how little of the policy content – as compared to the surrounding…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Douglas Jang discusses how a bias toward slow and limited government has made our response less effective. Pouyan Tabasinejad points out that…
On distributive options
Both the Saskatchewan NDP and Saskatchewan Party have released their election platforms. And for all of the electioneering around what might be anticipated outside of those, we can already tell…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading. – Richard Warnica discusses the end of a summer in which we’ve been far too lax about limiting the foreseeable effects of COVID-19. Aaron…
On silent threats
The science of COVID-19 (italics in original, underlining added): Are pre-symptomatic carriers more contagious before or after they get symptoms? “People tend to be the most contagious before they develop…
On non-disclosure
Much of the pushback against any discussion of Scott Moe’s patterns of drinking and driving, vehicle accidents and general refusal to own up to anything of the sort boils down…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Matthew Yglesias discusses how the Republicans avoid having to answer for antisocial plans (such as wanting to limit access to health insurance…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Alisha Haridasani Gupta discusses why so many women have been excluded from the workforce during the course of the coronavirus pandemic. And Kathryn…
Musical interlude
Modjo – Lady
On irrational forces
As Saskatchewan voters consider our options in this month’s provincial election, Alberta’s UCP could hardly be more clear in offering reminders of the cost of putting reckless right-wingers in charge.…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Joshua Schiffer highlights how the best response to COVID-19 for now involves the use of imperfect but easily-applied means of reducing its spread,…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Marc Lee examines the folly of the B.C. Libs’ plan to slash the province’s PST rather than investing in any recovery. And…
No time like the present
Shorter Scott Moe (with an uninformed boost from Murray Mandryk): An election is no time to assess the suitability of candidates for public office. Needless to say, we’ve heard a…
On healthier politics
While Saskatchewan’s election campaign is noteworthy in part for the callousness of the incumbent, it’s particularly significant due to the contrast between the leaders of the two primary parties. Others…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Matt Gurney laments Ontario’s utter failure to use months of lead time and information from around the world to make any meaningful preparations…