by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 8, 2017 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Pipelines
“It’s not the government’s role to put its thumb on the scale of any particular project – it undermines the public confidence that the environment is getting the protection that it needs. Governments issue permits, but communities grant permission.†An...
by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 6, 2017 | #skpoli
On Monday (Dec 4, 2017), Environment Minister Dustin Duncan announced the Saskatchewan government’s much-awaited climate strategy, entitled “Prairie Resilienceâ€. We find it something of an anticlimax – a remix of old ideas with no truly new initiatives. ...
by Justin Fisher | Nov 18, 2017 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Future of Coal
If you’ve been following the news in the past week, you’ve probably noticed a lot of talk about coal. COP23, the latest UN conference on climate change, wrapped up on Friday and throughout the two-week conference the Canadian delegation, led by Environment and...
by markbiglandpritchard | Apr 28, 2017 | #skpoli
We haven’t posted for a while. Â That’s not because we haven’t been doing anything – it’s more because we’ve been doing too many other things! But this weekend our friends in Regina are organising a climate rally. Â And here is a...
by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 22, 2016 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Pipelines
CBC reported on December 20th that the Saskatchewan government was ignoring the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s recommendation that it release records and information relating to inspection of Husky Energy’s pipelines. Following the Husky heavy oil...
by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 16, 2016 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli
Discussions among federal and provincial ministers have finally yielded a result. Â In an 80-page document, they have set out their agreement on action to address climate change. Â At least, most of them have. Â The Manitoba government is withholding its support for...
