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...
by Justin Fisher | Jan 21, 2021 | #cdnpoli, Pipelines, Press release
The following is a press release issued by Climate Justice Saskatoon on 20 January, 2021. Climate Justice Saskatoon welcomes President Biden’s cancellation of Keystone XL and calls for economic transition Climate Justice Saskatoon (CJS) welcomes today’s...
by Justin Fisher | Sep 21, 2020 | From the Ground Up, yxe
Every Wednesday at 6:30pm we are privileged to air our show, From the Ground Up, on CFCR 90.5FM – Saskatoon’s Community Radio Station. We’re really grateful to have this platform to engage with folks in Saskatoon and beyond on bringing attention to...
by Justin Fisher | Sep 17, 2020 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, webinar
We are excited to be co-sponsoring the launch of Seth Klein’s recently published book A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency. The event will be taking place online on Wednesday, September 30 from 7-9pm. The evening will feature a reading from...
by Justin Fisher | Sep 3, 2020 | #skpoli, webinar, yxe
Register here! Fall is arriving, and as you no doubt know this fall brings both provincial and municipal elections to Saskatchewan. We want to make sure climate change is on the political agenda for these upcoming campaigns. However, we know climate change can...
by Justin Fisher | Sep 2, 2020 | #cdnpoli, #skpoli, From the Ground Up
It’s now been more than three and a half years since the provincial government announced that it was shuttering the Saskatchewan Transportation Company, and more than two years since Greyhound Canada announced that it was withdrawing from Western Canada, leaving...
by Justin Fisher | Jul 6, 2020 | #skpoli, From the Ground Up
The Saskatchewan government recently announced it would be making a $4 billion investment in expanding irrigation out of the Diefenbaker reservoir. As John Pomeroy, head of the Global Water Futures project at the University of Saskatchewan, said in a recent interview,...
by Justin Fisher | May 1, 2020 | #skpoli, yxe
The COVID-19 pandemic has already had far-reaching social and economic impacts, and it is as yet unclear how profound those impacts will be. The pandemic has presented a classic ‘shock doctrine’ moment, which Naomi Klein has described as periods of crisis...
