Politics. Not really a career in my mind. It’s not even a job really. The political area is more like a blood sport. (“May the odds be ever in your favour.”) Like most Canadians, (Western Canadians anyway) I don’t have much use for politicians. I know a few, and they...
In a seemingly never-ending series of stories and columns I’ve written this year, the total failure of wind power is becoming more and more evident. I keep writing them because it keeps happening. On Wednesday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m., Alberta’s wind power was putting out...
Obviously, people’s notions of risk and safety with respect to climate change plays an important role in shaping the energy policies of western democratic societies. Unfortunately, irrational fears and epidemic paranoia about our impending doom as a result of runaway...
By Ian Madsen, Frontier Centre for Public Policy Saskatchewan is the beneficiary of elevated pricing and improved long term prospects for nearly all of the many commodities it produces: grain, oilseeds, oil, gas, potash, uranium, and even gold, copper and forestry...
There was an announcement by SaskPower on Aug. 10 that is very significant, especially for Estevan. SaskPower is going to beef up its power transmission interconnect with the U.S. Southwest Power Pool (SPP), from the existing 150 megawatts to 650 megawatts. It’s a...
Who doesn’t love the idea of creating something? It doesn’t matter if it’s a rat rod, perfectly smoked brisket, a renovation on your home or even a huge quilt. (Hey! I love me a nice quilt, especially in Saskatchewan winters!) The opportunity to start with very basic...
