Wynning!
If we don’t tell him, he can’t call us liars.
“The difficulties I have faced in accessing the information my office needs to produce relevant and timely analyses are much greater than I expected they would be,” LeClair said. “Ministries have repeatedly refused to provide my office with information on grounds that are not founded in my enabling legislation.”
Signalling.
Spending cuts coming, a deficit too in tomorrows budget.
‘Pecking’ up my vote.
Maxime calls for the end of supply management in eggs, poultry and milk.
I wonder what Martha Hall Findlay thinks.
And then there was one.
The Star Phoenix/Leader Post now runs the last remaining web press in Saskatchewan.
Reader Tips
Good.
CPC drops policy opposing same-sex marriage.
Bigger hills, better death.
Oh, Shiny Pony.
Meanwhile, some Liberals have been privately bristling over what they saw as heavy-handed efforts to get members to back proposed changes to the party’s constitution. Others say the changes go too far in concentrating power at the top.
Shocking, I know. A party whose entire focus for sixty years is centralization of power with Ottawa is taking criticism for being controlling.
Camps opening soon!
The CFL training camps camps will be starting up soon, the season is almost upon us. Go and catch a scrimmage or two with the kids and get your jersey signed.
Meanwhile, Peter Dyakowski gloriously punks the Rider faithful.
Well…maybe
Part of me hopes the pedestal has crumbled. Then I remember that Trudeau has the media to protect him.
Bill’s Wife
Stars align, Hillary gets the cartoon opponent of her dreams, aaaaaaaand she's losing to himhttps://t.co/MAGL4eNP10
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) May 22, 2016
Blog Notes
My apologies for the slow posting.
We’re spending the weekend on an out of town family visit, and between activities and locking myself out of the blog (password wasn’t saved on this new laptop) I’ve been unable to post until now, (finally got in on Lance’s account) I may get things rectified later today, may not. So, if things remain quiet here — that’s why! Enjoy your weekend!
Kate
Heh
I think this one might be payback for Justin's ignorant claim that small business owners are really rich tax cheats. pic.twitter.com/yYrDwP9zgV
— Suzanne Sexton (@SuzakiTheAmazon) May 20, 2016
Our Moral and Intellectual Superiors
Where is the old, cynical media of the Harper era?
It would be cartoonish to say that Stephen Harper avoided the media at all cost. But what he did attempt was discipline toward consistent messaging from his government – a discipline that often created an impression of secrecy. Looking back now, that approach was salutary for both sides. It protected the government from the bane of contradictory messaging that has already occurred under the new administration. And it allowed the media to do their job and scrutinize government policy.
I’m just waiting for the national media to be more like the Saskatchewan media and realize the self-appointed role of ‘Official Opposition’ should actually come into play when the real Opposition parties are in disarray and rudderless.
Before SSI, After SSI
The Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative has dramatically cut surgical wait times.
In developing the SSI, Saskatchewan worked with, and learned from, other prov-inces–belying the image of a fragmented health-care system in which leadership must come from the federal government–and built upon previous Saskatchewan initiatives to reduce waiting lists. The SSI changed the way waiting lists were managed and organized, but it also fundamentally changed the culture and decision-making process in health care.
I thought it was from the heart out.
‘Deliverology’ guru schools Trudeau government for 2nd time at cabinet retreat.
But, don’t jump to conclusions, the title may be wonky, but it’s just another organizational conference.
Peak Electricity?
If the question is, “Does the financial community see a trend to higher levels of kWh sales growth?”, a dominant majority answered no.
I should note, SaskPower is projecting growth up to 33,000 Gwh/yr in 2034 from 23,000 Gwh/yr in 2014. That’s based on a 300k population increase, so SaskPower must be thinking that we’re going to pick up a pile of manufacturing from areas where that is discouraged, like Provinces west and further east.
Via Josh
Red Rose Country
And then there were four.
NEW – @MoodysInvSvc downgrades #Alberta rating to Aa1; outlook remains 'negative' #cdnpoli #cdnecon #abpoli pic.twitter.com/CQBuqwP2jC
— Richard Madan (@RichardMadan) April 25, 2016
The South China Sea
This is a interesting article on the politics, economic and military realities regarding the nations in and around the South China Sea.
Grab a coffee.
Tree Leaves
Rise in CO2 has greened Earth.
Naturally, being the BBC, we’re all still doomed to die in an oven, because, theories.
Mostly unrelated to the story, but worth repeating:
And Judith Curry, the former professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology, added: “It is inappropriate to dismiss the arguments of the so-called contrarians, since their disagreement with the consensus reflects conflicts of values and a preference for the empirical (i.e. what has been observed) versus the hypothetical (i.e. what is projected from climate models).