There are three topics that Saskatchewan people like to talk about:-the weather-the Roughriders-PoliticsOn that front we have been breaking temperature records here this week, the Roughriders are hosting the CFL Western Final this weekend and Brad Wall's Saskatchewan Party government just brought down the second worst deficit in the province's history.Up until yesterday, the hot political topic concerned whether or not the provincial government should proceed with a plan to build a domed stad... Read Full Story
"FOX has done it again, and this time, once again, FOX says its misplay of the wrong crowd video was another regrettable mistake. Today, FOX News host Gregg Jarrett was talking about Republican Sarah Palin's book tour and the crowd she is drawing at the start of it. [...]But it turns out that Happening Now had pulled some video of something that happened last year: Displaying video today from Palin's campaign for the vice presidency, on the ticket with the GOP's Sen. John McCain - which also ... Read Full Story
Want further proof that Right Wing 'fiscal conservatism' is a myth? Look no further than Saskatchewan's Mid-Term Financial Update tabled by the Brad Wall government this morning. Rather than a modest surplus, grossly inaccurate estimates of revenue means that Saskatchewan will experience a $1.05 Billion deficit for 2009/10."The release of the government’s mid-year financial report Thursday shows it now projecting it will take in only $109 million from potash royalties and taxes – $1.8 billion... Read Full Story
"According to our information, the likelihood is that all the Afghans we handed over were tortured," said Colvin, the former political director of the provincial reconstruction team in Kandahar city. "For interrogators in Kandahar, it was standard operating procedure." He also said that when the Red Cross wanted to look into the treatment of detainees turned over by the Canadian troops, the Canadian Forces wouldn't take their calls. [...]Colvin named those who were warned about the prisoner t... Read Full Story
The strategy that the Liberals were using this past fall was at best, idiotic - at worst, suicidal. In the midst of tumbling poll numbers, Iggy's former Liberal brain trust decided that they would force an election on Canadians and enticed their blogging hordes to try and savage the New Democratic Party. That worked really well for them, didn't it?So, back to the drawing board - fire all the staff - start from scratch with Chretien's old crew. The big question that political observers are wai... Read Full Story
124 years ago today, in Regina, Louis Riel, the leader of the Metis was executed by the Government of Canada.Riel is widely considered by many to be a father of Confederation because his vision and fight for the rights of First Nations people led to the entrance of both Manitoba and Saskatchewan into Confederation. Louis David Riel was elected three times to the House of Commons of Canada, on October 13, 1873, January 13, 1874, and September 3, 1874, but as a result of political pressure and ... Read Full Story
Many Canadians are starting to sit up and listen to what the New Democrats are saying about pension reform in this country. "... Layton is hoping to muster wide support for the proposal, which includes a $700 million injection into the Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement system to help the country's poorest seniors. [...] The NDP also wants a doubling of the maximum payout from the Canada Pension Plan to $1,800 a month, with Layton saying CPP hasn't kept up with the costs people fac... Read Full Story
Saskatchewan's right wing provincial government is about to provide details on a massive operating deficit for this fiscal year. As a result of grossly overestimated revenues, excessive spending and rapid depletion of the surplus they inherited from the previous government, Saskatchewan's old Progressive Conservative masters (they call themselves the 'Saskatchewan Party' now), are back to their old tricks. Even small 'c' conservative business columnists are chastising the Brad Wall government... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES — It turns out there's lots of water on the moon — at least near the lunar south pole. The discovery announced Friday comes from an analysis of data from a spacecraft NASA intentionally crashed into the moon last month. "Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn't find just a little bit, we found a significant amount," said Anthony Colaprete, the mission's principal investigator at NASA's Ames Research Center.Associated Press-NASA photo Read Full Story
