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:Â 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...
Sue Big Oil project illustrates how disconnected Canada’s West Coast climate industry is from the real world Due to a series of unfortunate events including the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, there is a world shortage of affordable food and energy. How and when...
If there was any doubt about the editorial position of the Regina Leader-Post with respect to Western-based opposition to the federal government, it was laid to rest last month. The July 6 column by the paper’s political columnist, Murray Mandryk, attempted to take...