This is a great Nation Building project.
This is a great Nation Building project.
I understand that, Bentley. But this needs someone who understands classifying projects and putting recommendations to the Minister. Still wondering if she qualified to do that.
That should make it easier to complete a reasonable review.
I would insist that he have a Project Management Prof designation, at least. Further, that he is a program management specialist.
Is like to see this fellows qualifications.
And it will increase ghg's.
[#Saskatchewan] is falling behind much of the country in creating new child care spaces as part of the national $10-a-day program, according to a new report from @policyalternatives.ca #childcare www.sasktoday.ca/central/york...
Wondering what $900M would get in renewables... I'll bet a lot. Oh, the SP govt is so incompetent...
SK & AB should remove them too. US doesn't buy that much potash...
Yup. Bill to remove the industrial carbon tax passed 1wk after Spring budget. NDP voted in favour unanimously. How timid!
Reminder that fossil fuel corporations knew about climate change and then lied.
Air Canada consoles stranded passengers with pictures of their executive bonuses
New from @policyalternatives.ca: #Saskatchewan politicians cling to a false narrative about rent control—and it's hurting tenants across the province. By @simonenoch.bsky.social, CCPA senior researcher based in the province. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
That's because the fires are in the North. More attn will be paid when one rips through cottage country.
Our premier causing Moe sMoek. Moe sMoek, Moe problems!
"The primary mechanism driving the observed income polarization... is that “the highest income households gained from investments, while the lowest income households’ wages declined.” " We're focused on food and housing rather than Climate Action. www.readthemaple.com?ref=maple-di...
Climate change is creating stronger turbulence. Keep buckled up... www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Not the pipelines...
I wonder what can be done? Do we really need another pipeline?
Is the world on fire? This may be the worst year on record. Sask, Man, Ont, S.E. Europe, with the U.S. and Oz coming. Now this from Bolivia: insideclimatenews.org/news/2607202...
What is SKs role in creating this? How willa pipeline to Eastern Canada help?
I agree. Investing in pipelines is stupid. Let the O&G industry invest in their pipelines.
But the Sask gov't couldn't care less so we'll not bother.
Pipelines don't sound like a good business decision to me. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Finally.
Hmmm... Not how it was reported in Canada.
It will make working conditions better but as Steven Lewis pointed out this week, were need to the cottage industry model. Give us more Community Clinics!
Last I looked (2 ys...) that's blocked to Canadians.
Hey Scott Moe! Here's how to do it.
Great idea! Make the polluters pay 👇
You left out homelessness, Jeff. And affordability, too. Or making global warming worse.
And then?
Here is where leadership comes in: China appears to have leadership that cares about the people, SK has leadership in xferring public money to the private sector.
This would be an interesting sheet to keep: Regina/Saskatoon vs. Beijing/Delhi over time. Recalling all those pollution pics from China. Dif is that they did something & we deny it.
Read this immediately, and share it as much as you can.
True but, luckily, "many Canadians"won't be choosing the leader. The members will. Who would have recognized Erin O'Toole before that leadership race?
Is that enough?
I sympathize but can't help thinking of they sympathize with the homeless in our more urban areas. Same non-caring govt: SaskParty.
Further, that won't be available for 10yrs at the earliest. Wind/solar/batteries can start implementation tomorrow and be added to the grid the day after as each module is completed
I disagree. This is not the new normal. It's going to get hotter.
Or Carney would be a Clark PC. That's the way he's acting.
I re-share this video every time I see it. We can have nice things! And they can be publicly owned! And affordable! And that's a good thing!
Today, Bloomberg is reporting that China's oil demand will peak in 2027 & the world 2 yrs after that. I don't think there is a business case for a pipeline. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Don't think so. Best 1st step is to stop producing dirty energy, i.e., coal, oil, gas.
Well, this is absolutely ludicrous. Not just uncertified, but didn't even complete high school. And the recommended solution is more monitoring?! These publicly funded private schools have proven time and time again why they should not exist. Another case in point.
Let's remember that a significant cause of these wildfires is the consumption of oil & gas. Oil and gas production account for 15% of CO2 emissions, while their consumption contributes to 40% of emissions. Is the O&G industry on the Prairies worth Northern destruction?
Senior @policyalternatives.ca researcher based in #Saskatchewan, @simonenoch.bsky.social, believes upgrades to infrastructure could better facilitate trade [better than new pipelines]. #cdnecon www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
Would our leaders, namely Scott Moe and Carla Beck, care to explain to those evacuated how the benefits of O&G production are so beneficial? Does it pay for the evacuations, loss of homes & habitat, and poor health from polluted air? Please explain.
The world needs to enter rehab & a 12-step program is needed. Decarbonization is preventing that rehab.
That's like saying we're going to ensure drugs won't be used by their producers. They will still produce & distribute the drugs. Cleaning the production isn't the problem. Using the product is the problem.
So we're trying to reduce the 15% of emissions... But what about the product (O&G)? It is responsible for an additional 40% of total emissions and, I assume, will not be "decarbonized".
What is meant by decarbonization? According to Gemini, it's the removal of CO2 from the production of Oil&Gas, the "scope 1 & 2 emissions" using Mark Carney's language. That's 15% of total energy-related greenhouse gas emissions.
And the NDP...
Commentators made a big deal about the price tags of various election promises this year. The most expensive one, though, would be failing to act on climate. By @hadrianmk.bsky.social www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
ICYMI Let's stop treating Canada Post as a business and start treating it as the essential public service it was always meant to be. By @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternative.bsky.social www.niagarafallsreview.ca/opinion/cont...
Yup. I recall driving home from the N. Sask wilderness and hearing an interview with Romeo Dallaire, who was onsite and instructed not to act. It caused him severe mental health problems. He's one of my few heroes.
Perhaps the should have held the premiers' conference in La Ronge...
Furthermore, since The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) "is responsible for provincial emergency management, fire safety, wildfire management and managing Saskatchewan's 9-1-1 emergency dispatching services.", I'm wondering if there is a wildfire management plan?
So perhaps Mr. McLeod could answer us: What were the predictions for this year's fire season, and what did you do to respond?
The really interesting guy is Tim McLeod, Chair of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. Mr. McLeod is a very busy fellow since he is also Attorney General, Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety, Minister Responsible for the Firearms Secretariat, and MLA for Moose Jaw North
Perhaps I've been too hard on Travis Keisig: he is "merely" the Env. Minister.
What was the wildfire prediction for this summer? How did you respond to that prediction?
Back to my first post... Whacha been doing all winter, Mr. Keisig?
Their mandate is: "The Ministry of Environment’s role is to manage the health of Saskatchewan’s environment in a responsible manner that supports sustainable growth through objective, transparent and informed decision-making and stewardship."
He has a job: "The Ministry of Environment provides science-based solutions, compliance and mitigation measures aimed at protecting the environment, safeguarding communities and helping to ensure balanced economic growth and a better quality of life for all Saskatchewan residents."
This is Travis Keisig, Minister of Environment. I wonder what he's been doing since Nov? Care to outline that, Mr. Keisig?
It seems that, however clean our "product" is, cleanliness isn't the problem. Use of the product is the problem. So are we merely producing for addicts?
We've been told that we produce the cleanest O&G in the world, but isn't that like a cartel saying they produce the cleanest drugs?
If the world is addicted, then what role do AB & SK play? Are we part of the "drug" cartels?
I've been thinking... Does the world need a 12-step method to recover from O&G? What if we see the world as being addicted to O&G?
A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up www.theguardian.com/environment/...
BUT, I believe it is also the case that if the Carney-led Liberals secure a sweeping majority, many progressives are going to wake on April 29 feeling deep regret. The next govt needs to have its feet held to the fire. So, if you plan to vote strategically, do so wisely. My advice...
Understood. They want an appropriately sized venue.
Where?
Could it be that they are afraid of losing one or more Saskatoon districts?
That's very true. Alas, the caucus soon takes over& uses the party merely as a tool to get them elected.
Now we just need to convince them.
Some people have too much money.
Rather surprised Walmart had any Canadian products.
Rather high on glycemic index for me...
Better than nothing. I guess most services are delivered by provinces and we know how stupid they are.
Makes sense, Barb.
Where does it cross the Qu'Appelle Valley, Barb?
How about some jazz?https://youtu.be/rjH3Wsp_Cvg?si=O6PhOXKShnfdBwyE
Or we could go for drones...
Canada considers tariffs on US canned water
Thanks, Alex. I'm planning a trip to Regina and hope to see you then.
But will she distract critics? Keep holding her feet to the fire, David.
Remember, Canada owns a bank...
I was thinking the same as Raywat. And here's where to find the money: a federal infrastructure program to refund. People are the best infrastructure. Let's invest in them. E.g., more Canada Research Chairs... Let's pick the best cherries from that threatened US tree.
The tax cuts are not targeted at the most needy, nor at those most likely to be affected by the fallout from a trade war...said @davidmaccdn.bsky.social. “You could halve child poverty for about $6 billion a year,”....[but] these promises will not achieve that. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
It's bad enough that Dani told the Trump admin to hold off until PP was elected. We expected that. But then to tell Breitbart News... That's true hubris. I guess even a "skilled communicator"can be full of herself... Or BS.
And that's the regime that runs Saskatchewan.
Here is a fantastic article about the #standupforscience event in Sudbury on Friday. It was one of only two events in Canada of the 150+ world wide. www.sudbury.com/local-news/a...
It IS a good message but we don't need pipelines. The world doesn't need more oil. Drop the pipelines and they have my support.
As I understand it, bi means 2, semi means half, & fortnight means 13 days.
More regressive action from the SP gov't. In a typical, near-sighted move, Sask has reversed decision for more energy efficient building standard: www.efficiencycanada.org/saskatchewan.... Thanks to Peter Prebble for the tip.
I agree. Also, we shouldn't see it as an expense but an investment opportunity. Let's scoop up the US talent, add that to our own capability, fund it properly, and become the best, attracting the better.
“It’s certainly not an unusual way for a government to dispose of a public asset; load it up with debt, make it look like it’s not viable,” said Simon Enoch, a senior researcher at the CCPA. We’ve seen other examples like that, BC Rail being one of them.” therover.ca/postal-worke...
We had an amazing call last night with Duff Conacher on how we defend our democracy? ☑️ No snap election ☑️ Enact Bill C-65to prevent foreign interference and improve election fairness ☑️ Enact Bill C-290 for whistleblower protection ☑️ Implement Bill C-70 youtu.be/UHGp5hPS6fM?...