by markbiglandpritchard | Apr 19, 2021 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Policy
On March 25th, the Supreme Court of Canada declared the federal carbon pricing scheme to be constitutional: the federal government has the legal right to impose it on provinces, such as Saskatchewan, which have not developed their own scheme. While carbon...
by markbiglandpritchard | Apr 19, 2021 | #skpoli, Policy
Here is the text of a letter which we sent to all MLAs on March 15th: You will have received a letter from a coalition of groups expressing opposition to funding or development of small modular nuclear reactors (SMNRs) by the province of Saskatchewan. We also regard...
by markbiglandpritchard | Mar 21, 2021 | #cdnpoli, Policy
In mid-November, the government published Bill C-12, entitled “An Act respecting transparency and accountability in Canada’s efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050â€. The Bill is currently (as of 2021-03-21) in Second Reading:...
by Justin Fisher | Jan 22, 2021 | Policy
The United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons comes into force today, 22 January, 2021. Canada has not signed the treaty. There is a long history of organizing towards nuclear abolition in Canada and Saskatchewan, and we felt it important to...
