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Here, on how CETA and especially the TPP are serving as ever more glaring examples of the Cons’ willingness to give away everything Canadians value as part of ideologically-driven trade…
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Here, on why we shouldn’t limit the range of possible contenders in the Saskatchewan NDP’s leadership race – and the number of supporters an outside candidate might need to reach…
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Here, on what we should learn from the recent spate of Alberta oil spills. For further reading…– Stephen Hume finds that Alberta’s pipelines have spilled roughly 28 million litres of…
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Here, expanding on this post as to the importance of a functioning federal system as a means of counterbalancing regional declines – and the forces working to limit anything of…
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Here, on the importance of public libraries – and why the powers that be may be entirely happy to tear them down through a contrived war against their workers. For…
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Here, on how we know better in our personal lives than to think money is everything – and how we should expect public policy to follow the same principle. For…
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Here, on how the Cons’ imposition of an economic policy which benefits a few at the expense of people who get no say in the matter is just the latest…
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Here, on how Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party wants to turn back the clock on workers’ rights which have rightly gone unquestioned for near a century. For further reading…– The actual…
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Here, on the latest attempt by the City of Regina to lump a stadium into several other unrelated plans in an attempt to win higher-level funding – and the need…
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Here, following up on Sarah Schmidt’s report showing that an outright majority of tested food products are inaccurately labeled by noting that nutrition information is just one of many areas…
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Here, on how we should look to all levels of government to find ways to work through jurisdictional barriers – rather than accepting them as an excuse for regressive policies.…
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Here, on the distinction between healthy optimism and dangerous boosterism – and how both the Harper and Wall governments are dragging Saskatchewan toward the latter.
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Here, on how the latest round of cuts at multiple levels of government has been conspicuously designed to avoid having the wealthiest pitch in to improve public balance sheets. And…
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Here, on the philosophical underpinnings of the Wall government’s choice to demolish Saskatchewan’s film industry – and the dangers for the province if we accept them. For further reading…– Bruce…
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Here, featuring my musings on how political parties should be able to function without the top-down direction of a permanent leader – and the example the federal NDP has set…
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Here, on how the Wall government’s spin on an essential services appeal seems to be largely ignoring some of the most important conclusions reached by Justice Ball in his decision.…
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Here, on how Robocon may damage the Harper Cons’ reputation for years to come – so long as the opposition parties seek out better ways to reach voters in the…
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Here, on the opportunities and limitations associated with the City of Regina’s new open data portal. For further reading, see David Eaves generally, but particularly his analysis of data licensing…
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Here, on the open questions as to whether Nathan Cullen’s plan for pre-electoral cooperation would serve any useful purpose. For further reading expanding on the points in the column:– I’ve…
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Here, featuring an overview of the NDP’s leadership race from a Saskatchewan perspective. For further reading:– The per capita membership numbers cited in the column are from Alice. And of…