On ongoing failings
Andrew Leach has pointed out how Alberta’s economy has been the worst in the country since Jason Kenney took power. But it’s also worth noting which provinces have seen similar…
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Plague Update: Children Thrown Away Like Masks
The coronavirus is airborne. Most of our plans are based on it spreading by droplets and unclean hands. #KeepYourChildHome and they'll thank you in later years, even if 2020 and…
On preemptive action
Others have rightly pointed out Norlaine Thomas’ thread about the threat Stephen Harper and his acolytes pose to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But I’ll take the opportunity…
On disproportional representation
Yes, it’s bad enough that fully 10% of the election candidates for the Saskatchewan Party have impaired driving convictions – including the Premier, and one individual who was convicted based…
On denialism
To date, most of the response to Scott Moe’s multi-billion-dollar irrigation scheme has focused on the immense cost for uncertain return, as well as the lack of consultation with people…
Thursday Evening Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Thomas Powell makes the case for ensuring that families are able to maintain connections to loved ones in long-term care as part…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Grant Robertson exposes how the Cons and Libs alike destroyed Canada’s pandemic warning and response system just when we could least afford…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Murray Mandryk writes that any responsible government has to be willing to prepare for renewed restrictions on activity if the spread of…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Amanda Follett Hosgood reports on the environmental damage being done to Wet’suwet’en territory as (pointless) pipeline construction is again being given precedence over…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Edward Xie and Danyaal Raza make the case for a basic services model to ensure people’s needs are met as we recover…
On evident waste
There doesn’t seem to be much dispute that the Saskatchewan Party is thumbing its nose at the movement to defund the police by making a point of announcing funding increases…
Saturday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Murray Mandryk writes about the history behind the possibility of a large-scale irrigation project. But Jason Warick reports that in trying to make…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Radheyan Simonpillai discusses new polling showing how COVID-19 has caused stress on multiple levels. Al Etmanski writes about the importance of continuing to…
On foreign interference
Of course, while Scott Moe is accepting the plans of pseudo-separatists to hand Saskatchewan over to Jason Kenney, it’s also worth asking what he’s getting in return for his subservience.…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading. – T.M. Scanlon analyzes the dangerous effects of wealth inequality. And Philip Alston discusses how COVID-19 has only exposed an existing pandemic of…
On national interests
PressProgress highlights how Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party are continuing to rely heavily on corporate donations from outside the province. But it’s worth noting how people across Canada who…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Crawford Kilian discusses Rutger Bregman’s work in noting that we can build a better society in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Asun…
Wednesday Evening Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Sarah Hansen reports on new research showing that the U.S. could save 5% of its GDP merely by imposing a mask mandate during…
Is The Sask Party A Cult?
It’s hard to deny that the Sask Party could be a cult. I'm trying to think of a scenario where your Conservative supporters would not vote for your candidates. You…
On backward thinking
I’ve previously discussed the telling social budget which saw Scott Moe prioritize golf and pedicures over human well-being. But even if we look only at the Saskatchewan Party’s pre-election fiscal…