by Justin Fisher | Oct 5, 2018 | #skpoli, Conference
Just Transitions: Building Saskatchewan’s Next Economy October 27-28th, Regina We’re really excited to be involved with this event coming up in Regina at the end of October. There will be two days of talks and interactive sessions covering various aspects...
by Justin Fisher | Aug 27, 2018 | Rally
On Saturday, September 8th we’ll be participating in a global day of action by co-hosting a local rally as part of Rise for Climate. The day of action comes ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit, a gathering of municipal, business, and civil society leaders,...
by Justin Fisher | Jun 6, 2018 | #cdnpoli, Pipelines
In conjunction with the Council of Canadians, we held a rally on Monday as part of the National Day of Action against the federal buyout of the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline. Many songs, poems and words were shared amongst the many gathered. Here is the speech...
by Justin Fisher | May 27, 2018 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Collective letter
At the end of April we sent a letter to Premier Scott Moe urging the Saskatchewan Party government to reconsider its response to the Kinder Morgan TransMountain pipeline dispute. The letter was signed by 8 other organizations and collectives, 136 Saskatchewan...
by Justin Fisher | Apr 23, 2018 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, Collective letter, Pipelines
April 23, 2018 To: Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan; Ryan Meili, Leader of the Opposition Saskatchewan Legislative Building 2405 Legislative Dr., Regina, SK S4S 0B3 In recent weeks, there has been a great deal of discussion across Canada regarding Kinder...
by Justin Fisher | Mar 27, 2018 | #skpoli
We’re excited to be hosting a town hall meeting on climate change on Monday, April 9th, at St. Thomas Wesley United Church (808 20th St W). Everyone is welcome and we hope you’ll join us to discuss what meaningful climate solutions can look like in the...
by Justin Fisher | Jan 31, 2018 | Conference, From the Ground Up
It’s not often that a whole bunch of climate justice advocates, Indigenous rights activists, environmental lawyers and other experts get together to hang out in the same room for a couple days. So a few members of CJS were excited to participate in the Corporate...
by markbiglandpritchard | Dec 28, 2017 | #skpoli
Any serious programme to address climate change has to include an accelerated phase-out of coal. That is because it’s the most carbon-intensive fuel in common use. Among the most carbon-intensive coals is the low-grade lignite which SaskPower uses to supply a...
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. ...
