While advance voting continues to shatter Saskatchewan’s previous records, there’s plenty of new information for people still making their decision. – Julia Peterson reports on Elections Saskatchewan’s warning that the tens of thousands of mail-in ballots won’t be counted until after election day – meaning that many results could remain
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Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday #skvotes Links
Nearly 63,000 voters have applied for mail-in balloting packages, and those who haven’t are being encouraged to go to advance polls over the course of this week. So with many people casting their ballots, let’s take a look at the latest from Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign. – Ashleigh Mattern reports
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I’ve previously made note of the problems with media coverage of Saskatchewan’s provincial election, including its consistently echoing and amplifying false Saskatchewan Party talking points about budgeting. But let’s take a closer look at what the parties have promised on their face – and how irresponsible the Saskatchewan Party’s position
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It’s certainly been interesting to see Saskatchewan’s local corporate media go out of its way to trample coverage of the leadership debate with a poll which was outdated from the moment it was released. And I’ll have plenty more to points out about the coverage of the campaign generally. But
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The latest news and notes from Saskatchewan’s 2020 election campaign. – Nicholas Frew reports that a majority of Saskatchewan’s voters are willing to fund a reduction in class sizes. And PressProgress highlights how Scott Moe is insisting that the public health measures required in every other indoor space be waived
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For those who weren’t able to watch Saskatchewan’s leadership debate last night, it’s well worth a look: Many viewers seem to have been surprised by Ryan Meili’s effectiveness. And he certainly moved past what I’d seen in the NDP’s leadership campaigns in terms of managing the debate environment, making full
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On consistent standards
It’s certainly for the best that Scott Moe has removed at least one Saskatchewan Party candidate based on the recognition that the people running to govern the province should be held to a standard which precludes pushing easily-discredited conspiracy theories. But we’ll have to wait to see when he follows
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Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Crawford Kilian writes about the $47 trillion heist of wealth from the U.S.’ working class to its wealthiest elites. And Umair Haque discusses how Donald Trump is a foreseeable consequence of the U.S.’ structural inequalities, rather than an anomaly within its political system.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: 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 to expand on the prospect of stopping that crusade in its tracks in Saskatchewan’s provincial election (which, to be clear,
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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 are worried about Moe and his extraprovincial puppetmasters have the opportunity to fight back. As I’ve written before, Saskatchewan has
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On breaches of trust
Among other lessons to be learned from the coronavirus pandemic, we should be taking the opportunity to ask ourselves what we expect from our leaders – and whether they’re living up to the standards we need to set for the public good. That represents more than a matter of choosing
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Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Polly Toynbee writes that the coronavirus has highlighted how poverty kills – and how a concerted fight against inequality is a precondition to a healthier society: This time the coronavirus epidemic touches everyone, as all can see who is harmed most. This time,
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This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Paul Wells explores how extensive planning for foreseeable pandemics was discarded or forgotten just as it mattered most. – Ryan Meili highlights the importance of putting people first in determining how to ease restrictions in the wake of the coronavirus, while Missy
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: On historical patterns
It’s certainly understandable to try to maintain hope that a public address will produce some desperately-needed improvements to the lives of Saskatchewan’s essential workers. But let’s remember the track record involved here. So far, Scott Moe’s changes to working conditions as a result of COVID-19 include limiting the availability of
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Assorted content to end your week. – Rylan Higgins argues that it’s long past time to move beyond a boom-and-bust oilpatch economy. And Ryan Meili writes that workers and residents alike stand to benefit from a shift to clean energy – including through the solar industry which was so abruptly
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Assorted content to start your week. – Cédric Durand and Razmig Keucheyan highlight the return of economic planning as a widely-recognized public policy option – while pointing out the need for our democratic systems to allow for public direction of the planning process. And Lauren Townsend writes about the importance
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Assorted content for your weekend reading. – Leslie Hook offers a reminder of the dangers of methane as a particularly damaging type of carbon emission which is both associated largely with fossil fuel production, and poorly tracked when it is emitted. And the Edmonton Journal makes the case for Jason
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This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ryan Meili writes about the need for leaders to listen to bona fide activists regardless of their cause – while drawing an important distinction where events are staged based on hate and/or misinformation. – Jack Knox recognizes that the work of averting
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Shorter Murray Mandryk: I’d never be so unreasonable as to suggest Saskatchewan Party cabinet ministers could be expected to listen to protests against their own government. But for Ryan Meili, I won’t be satisfied by anything short of showing up to rally in support of his political opponents – not
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Assorted content to end your week. – Ryan Meili points out the unduly limited view of climate policy arising out of political posturing over the federal carbon tax. Ed Finn writes about the importance of ensuring our only home remains inhabitable. Bruce Anderson and David Colleto examine the growing importance
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