Ian Hanna
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Raconteur, iconoclast, excrement aeration, hellscape tour guide.
Elected Friday, suspended Sunday– A new Commonwealth record??
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Elected Friday, suspended Sunday–
A new Commonwealth record??
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/05/10/elected-friday-suspended-sunday/
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In praise of the liberal arts in time of AI: Apparently, one still needs to think critically. Comforting.
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In praise of the liberal arts in time of AI:
Apparently, one still needs to think critically. Comforting.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/05/08/in-praise-of-the-liberal-arts-in-time-of-ai/
3 days ago
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Good morning, universities and colleges. Here’s your daily reminder: try to stay off the front page.
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Good morning, universities and colleges. Here’s your daily reminder: try to stay off the front page.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/05/08/good-morning-universities-and-colleges-heres-your-daily-reminder-try-to-stay-off-the-front-page/
3 days ago
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A jolting swing to the right in UK local elections as early results start to come in:
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A jolting swing to the right in UK local elections as early results start to come in:
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/05/08/a-jolting-swing-to-the-right-in-uk-local-elections-as-early-results-start-to-come-in/
3 days ago
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www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/moe_s_own_po...
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MOE’S OWN POLLSTER FINDS 84 PER CENT OF SASKATCHEWAN PEOPLE FEELING PAIN AT GAS PUMP
https://www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/moe_s_own_pollster_finds_84_per_cent_of_saskatchewan_people_feeling_pain_at_gas_pump
6 days ago
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Darcy Warrington
7 days ago
We are aware of people trying to get help that are waiting 6 weeks or more to be admitted. People will die waiting to save themselves. What good is involuntary treatment if there are no treatment spaces? (3)
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The loose strands in the rough weave of the commons. Help us to see ourselves in all creation,and all creation in ourselves, ourselves in one another Invocation, by Everett Hoagland.
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The loose strands in the rough weave of the commons.
Help us to see ourselves in all creation,and all creation in ourselves, ourselves in one another Invocation, by Everett Hoagland.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/04/30/the-loose-strands-in-the-rough-weave-of-the-commons/
11 days ago
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Govt. of Saskatchewan is failing children Everyone should take a look at today's tragic report from Saskatchewan's Children's Advocate. It highlights 13 tragic cases where children under the age of five have died since 2019, with toxic illegal drugs in their systems. The CBC coverage of the report…
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Govt. of Saskatchewan is failing children
Everyone should take a look at today's tragic report from Saskatchewan's Children's Advocate. It highlights 13 tragic cases where children under the age of five have died since 2019, with toxic illegal drugs in their systems. The CBC coverage of the report is available here: Here's a link to Saskatchewan's Children's Advocate: And here is the link to the news release from the NDP Caucus on this issue: …
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/04/29/govt-of-saskatchewan-is-failing-children/
12 days ago
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Good grief. This is shocking. And it takes a lot to shock me.
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12 days ago
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Things that come back to haunt you. There's a quick lesson you learn in politics. Decisions have consequences. Be careful. Things can come back to haunt you. Consider this example from the past week in UK politics. When he became Prime Minister, Keir Starmer dumped a woman from an important job,…
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Things that come back to haunt you.
There's a quick lesson you learn in politics. Decisions have consequences. Be careful. Things can come back to haunt you. Consider this example from the past week in UK politics. When he became Prime Minister, Keir Starmer dumped a woman from an important job, and replaced her with his friend. Now that woman, Emily Thornberry, chairs the parliamentary committee that will play an important role in determining whether the current Prime Minister has much of a political future. It's rich. It's wonderful. It's strangely appropriate. Serve it cold, Ms. Thornberry. Loyalty should still count for something.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/04/25/things-that-come-back-to-haunt-you/
16 days ago
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Manage the Issue or be Managed by the Issue. Holy Smokes. The UK Mandelson story just won't quit. It's the gift that keeps on taking -- credibility, public confidence, the benefit of the doubt. For those of you who haven't been following, Peter Mandelson was dumped as UK Ambassador to the United…
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Manage the Issue or be Managed by the Issue.
Holy Smokes. The UK Mandelson story just won't quit. It's the gift that keeps on taking -- credibility, public confidence, the benefit of the doubt. For those of you who haven't been following, Peter Mandelson was dumped as UK Ambassador to the United States, after close connections to Epstein were revealed. Mandelson took money. Mandelson offered advice. Mandelson leaked confidential information to Epstein.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/04/17/manage-the-issue-or-be-managed-by-the-issue/
24 days ago
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Find a way or make one….
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Find a way or make one….
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/04/13/find-a-way-or-make-one/
28 days ago
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The evolution of political communications. You could make the argument that candidates should sit for interviews not to directly reach voters, but to shape the answers produced by tools like ChatGPT. The same goes for news releases and other written posts. The best campaigns, and really, any…
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The evolution of political communications.
You could make the argument that candidates should sit for interviews not to directly reach voters, but to shape the answers produced by tools like ChatGPT. The same goes for news releases and other written posts. The best campaigns, and really, any organization, should work to flatten and speed up the road from content idea to execution. That means removing layers of approval so people can move fast, take risks and experiment, and putting trust in the young staff members who are grew up using these platforms and understand culture sometimes better than politics.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/04/05/the-evolution-of-political-communications/
about 1 month ago
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Easter, 1916: A terrible beauty is born. The more I read about the Easter Rising in 1916 and the struggle for Irish independence, the more fascinating and nuanced it becomes. When I woke up this morning, I knew nothing about the life of Roger Casement. Apparently, that's because his life and…
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Easter, 1916: A terrible beauty is born.
The more I read about the Easter Rising in 1916 and the struggle for Irish independence, the more fascinating and nuanced it becomes. When I woke up this morning, I knew nothing about the life of Roger Casement. Apparently, that's because his life and actions have caused strife and diplomatic irritation for decades. No one wants to talk about this man.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/04/04/easter-1916-a-terrible-beauty-is-born/
about 1 month ago
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Jeremy Simes
about 1 month ago
NDP's April ChiefCalf is up on the gov't pulling $2.5M from Prairie Harm Reduction. Why is the gov't turning it's back? Minister Carr says we believe in recovery and more detox beds. We've never funded safe consumption sites. Conway heckles, "good luck to the St. Paul's emergency room."
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www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/leaked_healt...
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LEAKED HEALTH DOCUMENTS INDICATE AMBULANCES FORCED TO BYPASS OVERRUN SASKATOON HOSPITALS COMPLETELY ON SUNDAY
https://www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/leaked_health_documents_indicate_ambulances_forced_to_bypass_overrun_saskatoon_hospitals_completely_on_sunday
about 1 month ago
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www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/answers_need...
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ANSWERS NEEDED AFTER CBC INVESTIGATION FINDS MOE’S MINISTER BROKE RULES FOR YEARS WITH OFFICE DEAL
https://www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/answers_needed_after_cbc_investigation_finds_moe_s_minister_broke_rules_for_years_with_office_deal
about 1 month ago
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Politics is not like business. Success in one field does not guarantee success in the other. Some wise words today from UK policy wonk Polly MacKenzie. Politics is not like running a business. Some skills are transferable, but more is required. As Ms. MacKenzie says, politicians are not mere…
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Politics is not like business. Success in one field does not guarantee success in the other.
Some wise words today from UK policy wonk Polly MacKenzie. Politics is not like running a business. Some skills are transferable, but more is required. As Ms. MacKenzie says, politicians are not mere avatars for factional interests in society. At best, aim for a diversity of voices around the decision-making table. However, don't assume success at business translates into success in politics. The entire article can be read here:
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/30/politics-is-not-like-business-success-in-one-field-does-not-guarantee-success-in-the-other/
about 1 month ago
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Ken Cheveldayoff broke rules for years by subletting constituency office, Sask. legislative officer says | CBC News
A veteran Saskatchewan MLA was informed in 2024 that the subletting arrangement he began in 2017 broke the legislature's rules, according to a letter obtained by CBC News.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/cheveldayoff-constituency-sublease-sask-9.7093654?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
about 1 month ago
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Industry Groups Raising Alarms About SaskPower Rate Hikes. Seems like a lot of people were surprised and dismayed by Scott Moe's decision to hike power rate, including a major industry group, made up of some of the largest industry group. In a recent letter to the province's Rate Review Panel, the…
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Industry Groups Raising Alarms About SaskPower Rate Hikes.
Seems like a lot of people were surprised and dismayed by Scott Moe's decision to hike power rate, including a major industry group, made up of some of the largest industry group. In a recent letter to the province's Rate Review Panel, the Saskatchewan Industrial Energy Consumer Association (SIECA) says a lack of transparency around plans for a rate increase "not only weakens confidence in Crown rate setting, but also creates broader uncertainty regarding the investment climate in Saskatchewan. The entire release can be found here:
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/25/industry-groups-raising-alarms-about-saskpower-rate-hikes/
about 2 months ago
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Unbelievable. Not only are they failing to inform the public or school divisions of these unconscionable delays, They're not even talking to each other. Take the work done by your ministerial officials and throw it out the window, cut capital funding then deny any delays. Unbelievable.
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Unbelievable.
Not only are they failing to inform the public or school divisions of these unconscionable delays, They're not even talking to each other. Take the work done by your ministerial officials and throw it out the window, cut capital funding then deny any delays. Unbelievable.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/24/unbelievable/
about 2 months ago
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MOE REFUSES TO CUT HIS GROCERY TAX AS MANITOBA DOES
about 2 months ago
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A Carpet of Diamonds The air warms; the snow receded, leaving behind a carpet of diamonds. A goose walks tentatively towards open water. The crack of the ice echoes across the lake. There is hope. Soon we'll be swimming, and feeling the warmth of the sun on our faces.
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A Carpet of Diamonds
The air warms; the snow receded, leaving behind a carpet of diamonds. A goose walks tentatively towards open water. The crack of the ice echoes across the lake. There is hope. Soon we'll be swimming, and feeling the warmth of the sun on our faces.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/20/a-carpet-of-diamonds/
about 2 months ago
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The Politics of Education Funding in Saskatchewan. After years of constrained capital dollars in the Saskatchewan's education sector, one has to wonder how Shellbrook jumped to the head of the line for a new school. This is a particularly salient question since no less than an authority than the…
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The Politics of Education Funding in Saskatchewan.
After years of constrained capital dollars in the Saskatchewan's education sector, one has to wonder how Shellbrook jumped to the head of the line for a new school. This is a particularly salient question since no less than an authority than the Ministry of Education's Capital Planning Branch identified more than 200 schools in worse shape. Yet the new school goes to the Premier's constituency.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/19/the-politics-of-education-funding-in-saskatchewan/
about 2 months ago
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First real day of spring
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First real day of spring
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/19/first-real-day-of-spring/
about 2 months ago
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Bad news budget for education in Saskatchewan "Education critic Matt Love says the Saskatchewan budget doesn’t invest enough additional money to address classroom complexity or help with schools that are crumbling or bursting at the seams. The Ministry of Education is getting a two per cent…
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Bad news budget for education in Saskatchewan
"Education critic Matt Love says the Saskatchewan budget doesn’t invest enough additional money to address classroom complexity or help with schools that are crumbling or bursting at the seams. The Ministry of Education is getting a two per cent increase, bringing its total to $3.6 billion." (cbc.ca/sask) And here's what the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation had to say:
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/18/bad-news-budget-for-education-in-saskatchewan/
about 2 months ago
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'Cuts in the classroom’: NDP education critic slams Sask. budget
Education critic Matt Love says the Saskatchewan budget doesn’t invest enough additional money to address classroom complexity or help with schools that are crumbling or bursting at the seams. The Min...
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7134253
about 2 months ago
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Sask. Budget means more cuts to classrooms It's become sadly predictable, according to the NDP's Matt Love. Limited funding means school board cuts are inevitable. Love says: "This budget will lead to cuts in our classrooms, and the Sask Party is proving once again that they can’t be trusted to…
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Sask. Budget means more cuts to classrooms
It's become sadly predictable, according to the NDP's Matt Love. Limited funding means school board cuts are inevitable. Love says: "This budget will lead to cuts in our classrooms, and the Sask Party is proving once again that they can’t be trusted to invest in education. They say one thing, but do another. It’s time for change in Saskatchewan!"
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/18/sask-budget-means-more-cuts-to-classrooms/
about 2 months ago
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Rising Debt under Scott Moe. Last year: This year: www.40Billion.moe
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Rising Debt under Scott Moe.
Last year: This year: www.40Billion.moe
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/16/rising-debt-under-scott-moe/
about 2 months ago
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. Sask. Party's reputation for fiscal prudence lies in tatters.
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about 2 months ago
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Quick writing tips from a speechwriter and a novelist.
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Quick writing tips from a speechwriter and a novelist.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/12/quick-writing-tips-from-a-speechwriter-and-a-novelist/
about 2 months ago
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The guy who started it all is gone.
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The guy who started it all is gone.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/09/the-guy-who-started-it-all-is-gone/
2 months ago
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Alexander Quon
2 months ago
Re-upping this story from last week as WTI continues to climb this evening. Why the volatile price of oil can help, or hurt, the Saskatchewan budget
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Why the volatile price of oil can help, or hurt, the Saskatchewan budget | CBC News
Saskatchewan's finance minister has said the government's best budget contingency is to 'not rely too much on natural resources,' while the official Opposition calls for more fiscal transparency.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-budget-volatility-natural-resources-9.7114330
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#SaskStrong
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I honestly don't know how a government could screw this up so badly.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Sask. parents, providers frustrated over eligibility change to $10-a-day daycare | CBC News
Parents and daycare providers in Saskatchewan say the province told them for months that Kindergartners turning six this year would be eligible for $10-dollar-a-day daycare under a new deal with the f...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/10-dollar-a-day-daycare-six-year-olds-change-9.7116536
2 months ago
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Iran may disintegrate in unpredictable ways. I don't agree with everything Thomas Friedman says, but this column provides some depth and context. As he states, in the Middle East, the opposite of autocracy is not always democracy. Further, focussing exclusively on the disintegration of human…
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Iran may disintegrate in unpredictable ways.
I don't agree with everything Thomas Friedman says, but this column provides some depth and context. As he states, in the Middle East, the opposite of autocracy is not always democracy. Further, focussing exclusively on the disintegration of human rights in Iran should not distract us from similar processes in other countries. For me personally, I will mourn the violence and mourn the suffering, in the lead-up to the war and in the war itself.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/02/iran-may-disintegrate-in-unpredictable-ways/
2 months ago
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Forest Bath The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." — John Muir
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Forest Bath
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." — John Muir
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/03/01/forest-bath/
2 months ago
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Translating political speech "Keep on fighting" means "I'm gone in six months". "Must be a wake-up call" means "I'm launching my leadership campaign". "Cheating" means we're so ego-centric and self important we will never understand why everyone doesn't love us.
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Translating political speech
"Keep on fighting" means "I'm gone in six months". "Must be a wake-up call" means "I'm launching my leadership campaign". "Cheating" means we're so ego-centric and self important we will never understand why everyone doesn't love us.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/02/27/translating-political-speech/
2 months ago
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For a sitting Prime Minister, blowing a 13,000 vote margin and slipping to third place is not a good thing, even if it is only a byelection. Things are about to get weird in the UK again
2 months ago
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We say SK feeds the world, but we're not even feeding our own children! Time for change.
www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/over_one_in_...
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OVER ONE IN THREE CHILDREN IN PRINCE ALBERT LIVING IN POVERTY
https://www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/over_one_in_three_children_in_prince_albert_living_in_poverty
3 months ago
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Irish Times Columnist on a strange week for the monarchy: "The answer is that even constitutional monarchies developed limits on arbitrary power, chief among them an independent criminal justice system and some kind of parliamentary accountability. The United States, on the other hand, has allowed…
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Irish Times Columnist on a strange week for the monarchy:
"The answer is that even constitutional monarchies developed limits on arbitrary power, chief among them an independent criminal justice system and some kind of parliamentary accountability. The United States, on the other hand, has allowed the application of its laws to be bent to the will of an autocratic president, and the checks its legislature should impose on executive authority have been vitiated by the sycophancy and cowardice of so many legislators."
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/02/21/irish-times-columnist-on-a-strange-week-for-the-monarchy/
3 months ago
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Alex von Tunzelmann
3 months ago
2. Not describing AMW as “my brother” and pointedly ending on “Meanwhile, my family and I will continue in our duty and service to you all.” AMW is completely out in the cold. Not even considered part of the family any more. 🚮
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Sask. quietly issues $650M in additional spending just weeks before budget | CBC News
A special warrant is a way for a government to obtain money when the legislature is not in session. The funding is supposed to be used for the current fiscal year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-2026-special-warrants-9.7094204?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar
3 months ago
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The latest chapter in the long history of staffers taking the hit when things get tough:
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Longtime aide departs after seemingly botched No 10 effort to shore up PM’s position against supposed plotters
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/08/morgan-mcsweeney-resigns-as-keir-starmer-chief-of-staff
3 months ago
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Politics is such a funny business. People look invincible and events look inevitable, until they are not. You wake up one morning and people are writing about the stench of death surrounding your administration.
3 months ago
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Hope is a fighter and a screamer.
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Hope is a fighter and a screamer.
http://ianhanna.ca/2026/01/30/hope-is-a-fighter-and-a-screamer/
3 months ago
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SCOTT MOE COMES UP 21,000 SPACES SHORT ON AFFORDABLE CHILDCARE — YES, YOU READ THAT RIGHT
https://www.ndpcaucus.sk.ca/scott_moe_comes_up_21_000_spaces_short_on_affordable_childcare_yes_you_read_that_right
3 months ago
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George Takei
3 months ago
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
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