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Here, on how the evolution of labour rights under Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms can be traced directly to anti-labour overreach by right-wing governments – and how Brad Wall…
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Here, on the Wall government’s insistence that public-sector cuts are the answer no matter what the question – and the cautionary tale we should draw from their Irish model. For…
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Following up on this morning’s roundup, I comment here on how the NDP’s group of leadership candidates includes loads of possibilities to take up Jack Layton’s mantle of negotiation and…
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Here, on how the rewriting of Rob Ford’s budget by Toronto’s City Council should serve as a reminder that legislators at all levels of government can do more than merely…
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Here, on how the Wall government’s idea of health care “innovation” utterly fails the test for reasonable experimentation by prejudging the results. For further reading…– The man responsible for the…
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Here, responding to plenty of talk about the rising West with a look at the challenges and decisions we’re facing as a region. For sources and further reading, the column…
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Here, on the spread of bullying in the political sphere even as it’s been rightly rejected elsewhere – and what we should do as citizens to make sure it doesn’t…
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Here, on the stark contrast between an election campaign where the Saskatchewan Party went out of its way to talk about nothing and the flurry of new legislation introduced within…
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Here, on how both the city and the province are only exacerbating the Regina rental housing crisis that’s been festering for years. For further reading, see recent stories on the…
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Here, on the need for equitable resource sharing to start writing a new ending to Canada’s shameful story of First Nations relations – and how the Saskatchewan NDP nearly took…
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Here, on how the Cons are taking away the real choice currently enjoyed by Western grain producers thanks to the Canadians Wheat Board. The data on grain production within the…
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By all accounts, Brad Wall’s greatest political success came when he stood up for Saskatchewan’s interests against international capital and the federal government rather than allowing them to run roughshod.…
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Plenty of people who should know better - including Bruce Johnstone and David McGrane - seem eager to paint the results of Saskatchewan's election as an indication that the NDP…
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Here, on Saskatchewan's unique opportunity to translate the widespread public concerns about inequality and corporate control highlighted by the Occupy movement into electoral change. For further reading, here's the Abacus…
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Here, on the costliest promise in Saskatchewan's provincial election.For further reading, see Erin's platform comparison and comment on potash royalties.Update: Leftdog highlights just how little PCS needs handouts from the…
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It's bad enough having a federal government whose reaction to social problems is to tell the provinces, "No, you go first in dealing with them. I insist." But it's much…
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Here, on how Saskatchewan's election campaign pits a party pushing instant gratification against one basing its policies on an appeal to voters' altruism.
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Here, on how the small-c conservative wave that was projected as a possible consequence of a majority federal government has instead given way to a tide of voters rejecting the…
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Here, on how the Regina Food Bank's current crisis demonstrates the need for a social safety net that isn't so easily shredded. For further reading...- The Leader-Post has more about…