Moe Problems
I noticed Moe removed the ridiculously stupid Sustainable SK link from his TwitterX bio in the past year. Now he’s saying that his futile and worthless trip to Washington to…
Saskatchewan
Unity 1918
Our little town’s arts council has been extremely fortunate to have drawn the interest of some brilliant young folk. They wanted to do drama. Dinner theatre, they said. We were…
3rd Party Bad, Except Not Mine
Mandryk has me fuming. That’s his job. I once respected his opinion, but unfortunately not in years. He writes a whole column and an article about how bad it is…
Joe Fafard’s NFB film from 1973
I Don’t Have to Work that Big, Michael McKennirey, provided by the National Film Board of Canada. Lots of Regina views toward the end of the film, including some art…
Updated for 2024: Civic Hatchback vs. LEAF Hatchback
In 2019 I wrote a guide for people to help them decide which vehicle type saved them more money: an affordable used EV with a solar panel grid-tied system, or…
Jann Arden and Rick Mercer in Regina
May 19th, it was raining, and people were busting a gut to the stories of Canada’s TV duo who egged each other on for the camera.
What’s a little child labour among friends?
Local businesses: “we can’t find employees!” Chamber of Commerce: “how ’bout child labour?” L.Bs: “Do we have to pay, like, benefits and shit?” CoC: “Not if you only give them…
Speaker Concerned Minister Wants A Gun In Legislative Assembly
Scott Moe wanted a whole new security arm of the Legislature set up, but he also says he didn’t know the Speaker has been concerned about safety in the Legislative…
Seems Bad To Flood All Coastal Cities
CC @AleanaYoung and the entire @Sask_NDP who think it's 1999 and we can mess around with methane, instead of 2024 with #ZeroYears left to hit 1.5° to stay alive. #skpoli…
Provincial Politics And Other Bad Things
Was inspired to add a new blog entry by a Conservative troll, just like the old days. Prove it. — John "Saskboy" Klein (@JohnKleinRegina) April 4, 2024 === https://t.co/cc91yKhRDy #onpoli…
Teachers Prepared To Strike For Smaller Class Sizes
In recent years, many teachers are dealing with 40 kids, in unsafe classrooms, while the Sask Party Education Minister posts about a mining company on the day the strike is…
Sliding Saskatchewan
Talked briefly with an NDP MLA after the vote today. He wants to find common ground with his political opposition, but how do you when they're hell bent on taking…
How Dishonest Is Premier Moe?
He’s lying about the impetus for the hateful Parental Bill of Rights that he’s (illegally) using to cancel Charter Rights of children. Almost unbelievable, now according to the Minister it's…
Monday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Arianna Johnson reports on new research showing how COVID-19 can continue to affect organ function long after the lungs have healed. Philip Finkelstein…
Pause Conservative Governments Until We Can Figure Out What’s Going On
Smith on net-zero from 1½ years ago: Innovators can do net-zero!Politicians are too polarizing!Kenney spent too much time fighting the carbon tax! They don't understand how much the industry is…
Nuke Happy And Spendy
I don't buy it, literally.Saskatchewan has an extremely pro SMR nuclear government, and produces a lot of the world's uranium. @SaskPower has no plan to finalize SMR plans until 2029,…
Break the Law, Get More than $11M
If you donate thousands of dollars to the Saskatchewan Party, there are rewards. A private company wanted a glass office building in Wascana Park. They’re chums with the SaskParty and…
2035 Is Too Hard: NDP and Sask Party and now UCP
A month ago the Sask Party and the SK NDP both said for different reasons, that getting our energy system to net-zero emissions was too hard. The NDP said this…
Bring Out Yer Band! *clang* Bring Out Yer Band! *clang*
When you learn music, your hemispheres fire off together, and since you’re not just sitting there listening to a lecture, you’re also doing some fine motor function (and/or gross motor…
Dear Health Authority Without The Infection Control
To follow up my Dear Premier letter, Dear Saskatchewan Health Authority: Your capable employees had booked me for a routine appointment at a hospital in Regina. To get to my…