During a time when a global pandemic brought industries across the world to a standstill, shuttering businesses and stymying job growth, the Government of Saskatchewan initiated a program to help get people back to work. On May 22, 2020, the Government of Saskatchewan...
There’s a constant refrain I often hear: “We can’t find workers.” It’s usually followed by, “We don’t know where to find them. We don’t even know where to look anymore.” This is especially prevalent when it comes to drilling and service rigs, but is an issue not just...
Hey Sask Party MLAs and supporters, we need to talk. It is an election year after all. The STF is negotiating for more money and support, y’all are fighting the feds on carbon tax. (Thanks for that, by the way.) I will preface this by saying I have friends in the Sask...
I’ve been warning for over two years now – overdependence on unreliable wind and solar power is going to lead to rolling blackouts. And that’s exactly what happened in Alberta on Friday, April 5. It’s a situation of boiling a frog, but we’re the ones in the...
Quick Dick McDick takes another well-justified swipe at the the federal carbon tax, which went up, yet again, today. He lays out again how carbon tax is applied multiple times on farming while taking on some social media commentators. As for the sin tax comparison, he...
One of the biggest days in an oilfield worker’s career is the day he or she gets their very own company truck. You never forget the first one. It might be a brand-new unit, 16 kilometres on the odometer, loaded right up with all the options. Realistically it’s a...
