Tag: Saskatchewan
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Grant Devine’s Alternative Truth
The Tory Caucus Fraud Scandal of the 1990s “When it comes to the crime of fraud, single mothers who, out of desperation, cheat on welfare, have most often gone to jail… … Keep reading »
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Building the ‘Saskatchewan Advantage’: Saskatchewan’s 2017 Austerity Budget
“You never want a serious crisis to go to waste.” — Rahm Emanuel Saskatchewan’s 2017 budget landed with an unenthusiastic thud last week. Riddled with cuts, job losses, public sector … Keep reading »
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The Working Class: Saskatchewan’s Political Orphan
We all suffer from the absence of working class politics. We are smothered in the business-oriented, neoliberal ‘consensus’ instructing us to reconcile ourselves to ‘the new reality’ – rollbacks in … Keep reading »
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Wall: Sky Darkens for Sunshine Premier
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall had already broken one promise even before he called the election: “We didn’t make a lot of election promises, but we made one significant one – … Keep reading »
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Wall: Sunshine Premier Makes History
Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall has earned a major place in Saskatchewan’s political history. On April 4 he broke the back of the NDP, the province’s “natural governing party” since … Keep reading »
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Social Democracy and the Economic Crisis: The Saskatchewan Case
In the Spanish general election last Sunday [November 20, 2011], the Socialist Party government was soundly defeated. The rightist Peoples Party won the election but only increased their vote by … Keep reading »
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Saskatchewan Election 2011: the Looming Debacle
A reporter covering Tory Prime Minister Kim Campbell‘s campaign during the 1993 election likened it to watching a dog die slowly. Campbell replaced Brian Mulroney after his public support collapsed … Keep reading »