Saskatchewan’s privacy watchdog has ruled Regina Public Schools (RPS) improperly withheld records related to gender identity and LGBTQ education while responding to a parent’s request, ordering the division to disclose dozens of documents within 30 days.
In a 73-page report, Saskatchewan’s Privacy Commissioner Ronald Kruzeniski found RPS failed to prove it was legally justified in redacting or blocking access to communications about topics like pronoun use, parental consent, and LGBTQ-focused events such as Rainbow Week of Action.
The report comes from a June 2024 request by a parent seeking all records mentioning themselves, their four children, and keywords including “LGBTQ,” “gender,” “parental rights,” and “pronouns” across emails, social media, and educational apps.
The parent also sought details about staff accessing their children’s files.
The Part I Like Best
About harm reduction programs is how it enables local governments to identify addicts and get them into therapy.
Regina’s 11th Ave, one decade later. pic.twitter.com/x2oyfeYt8U
— Just Bins (@JustBins) March 25, 2025
Both Sask Party and NDP are saying the same on steel
Today Pipeline Online is publishing in-depth stories from the NDP and Sask Party on last week’s steel tariffs from President Donald Trump. Both parties produced remarkably similar calls to action. Steel is critical for oil infrastructure and production, especially with regards to pipelines. Most of the major pipelines built in Western Canada saw their pipe come out of Regina, but it’s been some time since that mill has produced any pipeline pipe. And now, steel production itself is under threat of tariffs.
NDP on steel tariffs: Pipelines, rail and power transmission
Sask Party on steel tariffs: ports, pipes and rail
The photos you’ll see in the stories are from an exclusive tour I took of the mill in 2009. It was nearly impossible for me to get that access back then, so I haven’t asked for it since. And really, not much will have changed, other than the fact the pipe-making side of the mill has been dormant for a long time now. I’m hearing that workers on the pipe side are or have scattered to the winds. While I’m not certain of that, if true means institutional knowledge to make that pipe is being lost by the day. It’s a live question if we could bring it back into full production of a quality pipe product in a reasonable time?
Consider this – both the Alberta and Saskatchewan governments have made it policy to seek to double their respective oil production. To do so means we would need to effectively double the entire network of Enbridge, Keystone, Express, and Trans Mountain Pipelines. And that’s only for oil – never mind gas. There’s nowhere else in western Canada that can produce that pipe of that scale. We would need to run EVRAZ 24/7/365 at max capacity to accomplish that, and it would likely take decades. We can’t afford to lose it. Because if we do, we’d probably need to bring in pipe from China or possibly Mexico. Seriously.
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Take a tour of Maryfield, SK
Could’a Had a Pipeline
Scott Moe- Effective Immediately: All pipeline permits going east, west, or south received in Saskatchewan will be considered pre-approved.
We encourage all provinces and the federal government to do the same.
They Was Turnin’ Their Lives Around
Diversity is our strength.
The searches took place in Regina, Saskatchewan, Alameda, Saskatchewan and Frobisher, Saskatchewan. Firearms, cash, and significant quantities of drugs were seized as part of the investigation including:
5 kilograms of fentanyl;
476 grams of cocaine;
22 grams of methamphetamine;
$151,425.00 in cash;
A prohibited .22 caliber handgun and ammunition;
A restricted 9mm handgun and ammunition; and
3 vehicles.
Most divisive and economically damaging PM in history
Brad Wall: Trudeau was the manifestly the most divisive and economically damaging prime minister of any in our history
Bronwyn Eyre: The Green Slush Fund era may be finally over, but hands off our pensions!
Also, note that the planned first edition of the Pipeline Online Grimes Sales and Service Podcast is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Jan. 20. I’ll post more details as that comes up. Eyre will be my co-host, and for the first one we’re talking royalties and maybe a bit more.
And they’re off!
Jon Hromek throws hat into Sask Party leadership ring, but there’s no ring just yet. Hromek just quit as leader of Sask United Party, and Moe hasn’t said he’s going anywhere.
Also:
Jordan Peterson: Pierre Poilievre on preparing to be the next prime minister
More to come?
Jon Hromek resigns as leader of Sask United Party; here’s his full resignation letter
As former CEO of two oil companies, Hromek’s stance on energy was one of his strengths. He says that CO2 is not a pollutant, and that Saskatchewan should burn coal for power generation until we run out of it.
Photoblogging
Is there anything better than a 9hr drive Boxing Day road trip to Winnipeg?
Well, that might be the drive back. Continue reading
On a day when some might get a lump of coal, it might not be dead yet
Scott Moe 2024 in Review: Nuclear, Coal, Wind and Solar Power Generation
Also:
Enbridge’s Weyburn wind project open house, Part 5: Health, setbacks, provincial dollars
(conclusion of series)
Reaching for a Million
Scott Moe 2024 in Review: Moe calls for election; increasing oil production to a million barrels per day
Also: Enbridge’s Weyburn wind project open house, Part 4: Acreages, wildlife, referendum
There’s No Place Like Home
I was in Orlando for a week at the AKC National Championships where I assumed I’d have wifi — but I was wrong. Now that the palm trees are safely in the rear view mirror (yes, we drove), I’ll be ramping back up to regular blogging sometime tomorrow.
But first, there is snow to shovel.
Turns out it was our own money Wilkinson gave back to us
And not even all of it, according to SaskPower Minister Jeremy Harrison, whom the other media are apparently ghosting by not actually quoting him as minister.
Not what you’d expect from the NDP
New NDP energy critic worked on Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement project.
I guess that would qualify her as a pipeliner, wouldn’t it?
A Public Service Announcement From Saskatchewan’s #1 Rated Online News Source
He’s probably gonna return our calls now 😂 pic.twitter.com/Ofnljb9dAn
— Just Bins (@JustBins) November 29, 2024
No mention of oil, energy, or climate, for that matter, in Sask throne speech
Pipeline Online read through it – the Saskatchewan Throne Speech doesn’t mention energy or oil. And it also doesn’t mention coal, wind, nuclear, uranium, lithium, helium or climate. But there’s lots on education and health.
Trying something new:
And How Was Your Day?
The roof at the Colonsay potash mine collapsed on Tuesday morning. The roof previously collapsed and was replaced in 2013. pic.twitter.com/JloPAGaWKj
— Just Bins (@JustBins) November 21, 2024
Socialist Math
NDP Release Do-Over Platform Costing, But Get Revenue and Expenses Mixed Up: pic.twitter.com/qkcykMmf4i
— Saskatchewan Party (@SaskParty) October 11, 2024