Unethical standards
Yes, Geoff Leo's debunking of Bill Hutchinson's supposed "mainstreeting" is well worth a view. But I'd think the story deserves to be taken somewhat more seriously than it has been…
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Misled
Angela Hall makes the fatal mistake of presuming that right-wing spin has anything at all to do with reality:Returning to the city where he made a recent campaign promise to…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- I'd think it's long past the time where any informed observer could cling to hope that the Harper Cons see good government as a…
Style vs. substance
The first obvious takeaway from tonight's Saskatchewan leaders' debate was the need for both more debate and more debaters. And for all the criticism of the exclusion of other parties'…
Burning questions
Has any government, anywhere, ever done as little in a four-year term as the Saskatchewan Party will admit to planning in its platform?Does anybody expect the Saskatchewan Party to break…
On boomerang effects
Accusing one's opponents of having a hidden agenda has become a matter of standard-issue political strategy. But accusing one's opponents of having a hidden agenda identical to one's own takes…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading.- Armine Yalnizyan points out what a "Buffett tax" could do for Canada:Put Larry and his 99 fellow CEOs together, and they could put…
On nuclear testing
One of the obvious questions facing Saskatchewan voters in the lead up to this fall's election is that of how much credit (if any) Brad Wall and his government should…
New column day
Here, on how Saskatchewan's election campaign is shaping up as a choice between personality and policy.And for the latest noteworthy policy proposal from the NDP, see yesterday's community hospital announcement.
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - James Laxer points out how overreach by the wealthy and powerful inevitably leads to backlash - and how we're just scratching the…
On gullibility
I'm pretty sure I've read columns and articles purporting to be written by Murray Mandryk over a period of several years. But I'm having trouble making sense of that recollection…
Thursday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your day. - Leftdog points out that the Wall government's regressive ideology is doing exactly what it usually does - resulting in workers losing ground as…
Deep thought
I can think of a few appropriate introductions to a plan belatedly acknowledging the existence of a housing crisis. But proudly pointing to past programs which have evidently accomplished nothing…
Frequently-quoted answers to simple questions
Pogge asks:Is (Brad) Wall so uninformed that he doesn't know about (federal subsidies for the oil sands)?It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends…
Monday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading...- While I agree with Murray Dobbin's latest to a point, I'd think it's worth clarifying exactly what kind of fight we can and should…
New column day
Here, expanding on the hostile labour environment that's developing as federal and provincial governments alike use back-to-work legislation as a pre-emptive attack on workers. For further reading (which should be…
New column day
Here, on how the Wall government's economic strategy is resulting in Saskatchewan paying more to get less out of private-sector development.
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your Monday reading.- Brian Topp's initial observations on the new sitting of Parliament include this note on the Libs' interim leader:(A)s a footnote, Interim Liberal Leader Bob…
New column day
Here, on how the Wall government has turned what would be considered "corrupt practices" in any other voting process into a rational strategy for employers trying to prevent workers from…
Making up for lost time
Lots of stuff going on since I last posted here. Besides the Rider’s being in the Western Semi-final today, I mean. Dr. Jim Harding, ardent no-nukes activist and author, has…