“People are advised not to consume fish caught in the river, and to avoid water activities that may result in river water being ingested,” said a news release put out Tuesday morning. – six days later. “Good work Premier Brad Wall. No loss of life like at Lac Megantic oil tanker rail disaster. Naturally occurring […]
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 Comments are closed   environment, oil, politics, sask party, Saskatchewan, Uncategorized, Wall, water This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Lana Payne comments on the combination of low wages and nonexistent security attached to jobs for younger workers. And Catherine Baab-Muguira examines the spread of the side hustle economy as a means of bare sur… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links Comments are closed Basic Income, c-51, civil rights, CJFE, climate change, Housing, labour., lana payne, michael harris, oil industry, oil spills, pollution, Precarity, regulation, renewable energy, sask party, social programs This and that for your Sunday reading.- J. David Hughes discusses the ultimate problem with new pipeline construction, as it’s incompatible with any reasonable effort to meet even Canada’s existing commitments to rein in greenhouse gas emissions:Under … . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links Comments are closed b.c. libs, climate change, corporatism, Fund Raising, gth, Homelessness, mining, oil industry, party politics, pipelines, sask party, tammy robert Here (via PressReader), on the impending premiers’ summit – and the need for any new deal on internal trade to recognize that provinces have to maintain the ability to foster their own economic development.For further reading…- Bill Curry and Robert … . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: New column day Comments are closed angella macewen, brad wall, columns, free trade agreements, john milloy, Linda McQuaig, mythical trade barriers, sask party Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- John Milloy discusses the difference between trade and corporate control – while noting that recent “trade agreements” have tended to favour the latter without being the subject of meaningful public de… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links Comments are closed brad wall, ccs, CETA, charles pierce, europe, free trade agreements, gth, Mike De Souza, national energy board, pipelines, public opinion, sask party, tammy robert “Our principle here … is that we do no further harm to an economy that already has its hands full.” – Brad Wall “We’ve always been in competition,” said Boyd about Saskatchewan and Alberta competing for oil and gas investment. “Certainly we’ve had productive conversations here in Calgary.” Why would we want to compete with […] Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Mary O’Hara reviews Daniel Hatcher’s new book on the U.S.’ poverty industry which seeks to exploit public supports for private gain:(A) new book published last week by law professor and advocate Daniel… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links Comments are closed Brent Patterson, climate change, Cons, criminal justice, David Suzuki, Dumb on Crime, libs, louis-philippe rochon, mariana mazzucato, Poverty, Privatization, renewable energy, sask party, U.K. Semantics! Q remains: USGov says coal+CCS twice price of wind & gas; why did @SaskPower select most expensive first? https://t.co/4pGTaVhOmx — SaskWind (@SaskWind) June 24, 2016 Letter: carbon capture project doesn't double cost of electricity Mike Marsh, president and CEO of Sask-Power, writes: …The technology at Boundary Dam is the first of its kind and, […] Yes, “grasping at straws” is the right analysis of the Sask Party’s attempt to make excuses to gift SaskTel to the corporate sector. But it’s also worth noting something those straws have in common.Presumably any risk to SaskTel can be paired with an o… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: On risk factors Comments are closed brad wall, Crown Corporations, Privatization, sask party, sasktel, Telecommunications Miscellaneous material to start your week.- Andrew Leach’s after-the-fact addendum to his review of Alberta’s climate change policy offers an important reminder as to the costs of inaction on climate change – and the message is one which applies equall… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links Comments are closed a healthy society, Alberta, andrew leach, charles smith, climate change, CPP, Education, Home Care, martin regg cohn, oil industry, sask party, sdoh This clip makes it seem as if CCS is more about producing gas to enhance oil recovery, and not so much about trapping a dangerous byproduct of dirty electricity production. As a result of the renegotiation though, Cenovus is not required to take 100 per cent of the C02 output, meaning less revenue coming into […] Comments are closed climate change, coal, environment, News, oil, politics, sask party, saskpower, Uncategorized, Wall Here (via PressReader), on the Wall government’s move to push poor Saskatchewan residents into social programs with counterproductive work requirements.For further reading…- Again, Betty Ann Adam reported here on the changes to social assistance in S… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: New column day Miscellaneous material to start your wek.- Maia Szalavitz discusses the connection between unemployment, inequality and addictions, noting in particular that uncertainty and stress in other areas of an individual’s life make addition recovery far more … . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Monday Morning Links Comments are closed Basic Income, brad wall, climate change, corporatism, inequality, party politics, Poverty, sask party, sean mcelwee, social programs A report by a little known government entity says what I have been saying about pipelines stranding assets: Its overall conclusion, however, urges caution when it comes to long-term investments in pipelines and other oil and gas infrastructure. Such investments “could be at high risk of becoming economically unviable as prices in renewable electricity further […] Comments are closed Canada, climate change, coal, Economics, economy, environment, media, News, newspapers, politics, sask party, saskpower, Uncategorized Miscellaneous material for your Sunday reading.- David Korten writes that despite the trend of the past few decades, there’s nothing inevitable about international agreements inevitably favouring capital over citizens rather than the other way around.-… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links Comments are closed Andrew Coyne, budget, debt, economy, Electoral Reform, free trade agreements, Gender Issues, inequality, John Ivison, L. Ian MacDonald, labour., libs, living wage, pay equity, Precarity, sask party, wages Assorted content to end your week.- Rick Salutin argues that we need to say no to any more trade agreements designed to privilege corporations at the expense of the public. Will Martin reports on the IMF’s long-overdue recognition of the failures of ne… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Friday Afternoon Links Comments are closed andrew jackson, austerity, budget, CPP, Electoral Reform, free trade agreements, imf, Karl Nerenberg, libs, neoliberalism, oil industry, pipelines, proportional representation, rick salutin, sask party This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Greg Jericho is the latest to weigh in on the false promises of neoliberalism:An article in the IMF’s latest issue of is journal Finance and Development notes that “instead of delivering growth, some neolibe… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links Comments are closed Andrew Nikiforuk, Basic Income, ccs, census, corporatism, CPP, economy, employment insurance, environment, First Nations, imf, mental health, neoliberalism, paul dechene, pollution, sask party, social programs Here, on how the Wall government is using a partial privatization of liquor stores to open the door to the wholesale destruction of the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority. For further reading…- The Crown Corporations Public Ownership Act is her… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: New column day Comments are closed austerity, brad wall, columns, Crown Corporations, Privatization, sask party, simon enoch, slga This and that for your Thursday reading.- Andre Picard writes about the widespread poverty faced by indigenous children in Canada – and the obvious need for political action to set things right: The focus of the [CCPA’s] report, rightly, is on the chil… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Thursday Morning Links Comments are closed Andre Picard, angella macewen, austerity, b.c. libs, bruce johnstone, child poverty, Desmond Cole, environment, First Nations, Housing, inequality, Minimum wage, pollution, sask party, sdoh, Tar Sands, The Star BREAKING: Residents are terrified as their beloved #KFCBuffet comes under threat. Premier steps in to help people #SkipTheDishes. .@CTVCally @ctvregina Fear of loss of chicken buffet is unbecoming of a news organization. #KFCBuffet #Hype — Saskboy (@saskboy) May 25, 2016 STANDING UP FOR SASKATCHEWAN Buffets My government believes in a strong Saskatchewan within a smorg […] Comments are closed climate change, economy, food, humour, media, News, politics, sask party, Saskatchewan, Uncategorized, Wall, Weyburn Assorted content to end your week.- Johnna Montgomerie makes the case to treat austerity as a failed experiment. But Laura Basu points out that misleading coverage of economic and fiscal news has led far too many people to see the damage done by auster… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links Comments are closed access to information, austerity, climate change, corporatism, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, gth, media, oil industry, sask party, tfwp, tpp Wall had the Lieutenant Governor read to the Legislature that opposition to climate change is a “misguided dogma” in his throne speech. https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/tell-saskatchewan-s-premier-to-stop-denying-climate-change-and-act The Premier and the Sask Party are making it government policy that a contributing factor in the wildfires that caused thousands of refugees to flee their homes last year in Saskatchewan, is […] Comments are closed climate change, coal, Economics, environment, News, oil, politics, sask party, Saskatchewan, saskpower, Uncategorized, Wall This and that for your Sunday reading.- Murray Dobbin argues that the Trudeau Libs’ response (or lack thereof) to wealthy tax cheats will tell us what we most need to know about their plans for Canada.- Meanwhile, Tonda MacCharles reports on Justin Tru… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links Comments are closed bruce johnstone, canadian index of wellbeing, economy, foreign aid, Justin Trudeau, labour., libs, Murray Dobbin, prescription drugs, sask party, social democracy, tax havens Assorted content for your weekend reading.- David Rosen discusses the connection between poverty and more general social exclusion:Poverty is a form of social powerlessness. The poorer you are, the weaker you are, the harder your life; everythin… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: Saturday Morning Links Comments are closed brad wall, budget, Canada Post, Charter, corporatism, inequality, Newfoundland and Labrador, politics, Poverty, public services, sask party Here, contrasting Brad Wall’s giveaway of public money to subsidize take-out meals against his choice to make healthy food less accessible to the people who need it most in Saskatoon’s inner city.For further reading…- The Star-Phoenix reported on the… . . . → Read More: Accidental Deliberations: New column day | ||
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