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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77063851115851109652014-10-04T19:10:04.526-06:00Giant Political MouseGiant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-32100150990859329252010-04-17T14:11:00.001-06:002010-04-17T14:13:22.337-06:00Blogger change

Due to blogger changing things up this blog has been forced to move. Now located here: http://giantpoliticalmice.blogspot.com/

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-81908836573265103192010-03-19T13:10:00.002-06:002010-03-19T13:13:20.732-06:00Yens Petersen in Regina South

As reported ably by the Jurist and Buckdog, Sask NDP leadership candidate Yens Pedersen has announced he is seeking the nomination in Regina South.Yens Pedersen has announced his plans for 2011, and has decided to seek a rematch against Bill Hutchinson in Regina South after suffering a narrow loss in 2007.Yens Pedersen is a Regina lawyer who sought the leadership of the Saskatchewan New

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-83679058652641644832010-03-10T13:36:00.002-06:002010-03-10T14:13:40.517-06:00Question Period Review - March 10

Opening ShananigansSandra Morin goes after the SP Martinsville fundraising poster. She took the right tone. Well done.Topic 1 - Rural Doctor ShortageLingenfelter and Wall spar over the SARM issues on rural doctors. Lingenfelter is over-the-top when he doesn't need to be. Wall uses the quote by Lingenfelter in the media that the NDP was unpopular in rural Saskatchewan. Wall wins the exchange in

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-44851129164803635222010-03-08T13:35:00.004-06:002010-03-08T14:33:29.300-06:00Question Period Review - March 8

So, I may not get a chance to do this every day (in fact I think you can assume I will miss more days than I hit) but any time I get a chance to watch the Saskatchewan QP I will post my review of both the questions and the answers.Opening ShananigansSmarmy Jeremy Harrison introduces Ezra Levant in the gallery as the person who sold him his first political membership. I throw up a little in my

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-27600277010000486412009-12-11T12:18:00.003-06:002009-12-11T12:31:19.644-06:00What is the Sask Party's position on workplace safety?

Am I the only one starting to see a pattern?October 15, 2009:Brad Wall wants to privatize safety inspections?"The licensing and inspections branch of the ministry of corrections, public safety and policing is proposing to move safety inspections from the public service to a delegated authority. This new authority would be governed by a board of directors that would include industry representation

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-10758127624521015882009-11-23T09:28:00.003-06:002009-11-23T09:39:16.489-06:00Brad Wall and His Republican Buddies

From the Globe and Mail:Lindsey Graham is not your typical South Carolina senator. He thinks global warming is real – hardly a unanimous stand among Republicans – and he wants Canada to join him in his efforts to put in place a North American green economic strategy.Sounds good so far, right?Regardless, Mr. Graham's position thrills Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall, whose province is not only (for

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-55168165700287514802009-11-20T17:01:00.001-06:002009-11-23T09:39:32.825-06:00Brad Wall on Climate Change

So Brad Wall says that his government is taking climate change seriously? But what is telling Washington? Wall, unlike Inhofe, is no flat-earther. He accepts the science and recognizes a climate law of some kind is inevitable.But he's here to tell Washington "we need to rag the puck a bit" so that "cap-and-trade doesn't end up taking a pipe wrench to the parts of our economy that are still

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-84109587887884475662009-10-05T08:32:00.001-06:002009-10-05T08:34:11.143-06:00The Star shows no shame.

Toronto Star has mistakenly reported false charges against a teacher. This teacher then promptly kills himself on Saturday. The newspaper responds more callously than anyone could have imagined. I found this rage inducing.Our law affords no protection from libel to the dead. So we will assume by his actions, and for the purpose of exploring this awful event, that Dewees was guilty as charged

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-9064815779055269982009-10-01T08:44:00.004-06:002009-10-01T08:46:00.209-06:00Billions

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-61413124720492414892009-09-16T00:17:00.003-06:002009-09-16T00:18:20.529-06:00A brief history of corporate whining.

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-76980778787025854452009-09-14T17:18:00.000-06:002009-09-14T17:19:31.561-06:00Drug czar slams Harper gov't

From the province:The author of Vancouver's ground-breaking Four Pillars drug strategy criticized the federal government's "utterly failed" approach to drug use in his resignation notice this week.

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-49523296198994358562009-09-10T11:19:00.002-06:002009-09-10T11:24:07.682-06:00SaskParty and Saskatchewan's Energy Future

So Buckdog thinks:It is becoming very clear that in spite of what they say publicly, Brad Wall and his Saskatchewan Party government have rejected all other possible alternate energy options in favour of nuclear power generation for the province's future energy needs.And the Jurist concurs:when it comes to evaluating the full range of energy options which will drive Saskatchewan's economy for the

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-40724485304921611142009-09-05T11:39:00.001-06:002009-09-05T11:43:56.945-06:00Can't he just use Westjet? That's chock-full of symbolism, right?

From the Globe:Mr. Ignatieff's search for a campaign plane. Wanting to avoid having to rent an airplane from Air Inuit again for a potential fall election campaign, the Liberals are shopping around for another airline. Remember, the Dion Liberals got caught out and ended up with an old bruiser of a plane for the 2008 campaign. But even with a few weeks lead time before a possible vote, Mr.

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-37536997883919220472009-09-03T09:27:00.002-06:002009-09-03T09:32:38.857-06:00Good Resource for following the Manitoba Leadership Campaign

Devin Johnston over at devinjohnston.ca has done a couple of very informative posts on the NDP leadership race that is shaping up there.This seems to to be the status so far:Confirmed InAndrew SwanOfficially "Thinking Things Over"Steve AshtonGreg SelingerUnknownKerri Irvin-RossBidhu JhaConfirmed OutBill Blaikie Judy Wasylycia-LeisNancy Allan Christine MelnickGord MackintoshPat MartinStan

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-1145815571070353792009-09-01T23:27:00.002-06:002009-09-01T23:30:07.661-06:00Liberals Claim they are Done Propping up Harper

From the I'll-believe-it-when-I-see-it-file:“Mr. Harper, your time is up,” Mr. Ignatieff told cheering party MPs and senators, gathered in Sudbury, Ont., yesterday for an annual Liberal caucus retreat.We will see how long this lasts.My guess?7 weeks.

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-87592500003458454402009-08-30T11:11:00.003-06:002009-08-30T11:13:58.429-06:00How much surface area do you need to power the world using solar?

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-77565947107449137832009-08-28T10:44:00.002-06:002009-08-28T10:46:48.461-06:00Funding Cuts Back on the Table

Remember that stupid thing Harper tried to do in late 2008 the precipitated a huge crisis and almost cost him his government? Yeah, he just ordered his minister to try and push for it again.Fletcher -- the minister of state for democratic reform -- has been talking about gearing up to take on the vote tax again. He has indicated it is something his government still plans to pursue. "

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-35506514743871092782009-08-27T13:51:00.002-06:002009-08-27T13:56:13.961-06:00Doer Resignation News Round-Up

CBC:Manitoba Premier Gary Doer's announcement to step down has garnered shock and praise from those in Canada's political arena.Winnipeg Sun:PicturesNational PostFormer Tory premier Gary Filmon -- Doer's "nemesis" when Doer was in opposition -- said he expects Mr. Doer will do well outside of politics. "I welcome him into the club of former premiers," Mr. Filmon said after being told Doer was

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-58407553090242666542009-08-23T11:59:00.002-06:002009-08-23T12:05:55.536-06:00One of these quotes is not like the other ones

From a recent PA Daily Herald story:First we have these..."...I think many people feel that the supply of needles actually drives the demand. It's actually completely the other way around," said Dr. Moira McKinnon, the province's chief medical health officer.According to a report produced for the Ministry of Health, the best estimate is that needle exchange programs reduce the transmission of HIV

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-6374034999841161452009-08-22T15:11:00.000-06:002009-08-22T15:12:34.423-06:00Canada's Growing Income Gap

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-88549649137913751292009-08-19T12:17:00.001-06:002009-08-19T12:17:49.474-06:00ow Canada's new copyright law will affect you

Canada is about to reform its copyright law. Our government is holding a public consultation, and we need to be involved.

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-14080477958243252812009-08-11T08:29:00.002-06:002009-08-11T08:32:12.068-06:00Can a busy female politician give reliable evidence? A judge says no

From the Globe:Lisa MacLeod is a young female politician who commutes to her job at Queen's Park from Ottawa and leaves her husband, Joe, and four-year-old daughter, Victoria, at home. Mr. Justice Douglas Cunningham of Ontario Superior Court said this is a big distraction for the 34-year-old woman and as a result he felt he could not accept her evidence as corroboration of the Crown's key witness

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-47863967635502641592009-08-09T11:12:00.002-06:002009-08-09T11:16:55.009-06:00Here's an Idea, don't film your crimes and put them on Youtube

Idiots:Three young Saskatchewan men were arrested Saturday in connection with a recent YouTube video that showed three males using rifles to shoot ducks on a prairie pond, footage that has caused widespread public outrage....Brian Petrar, operations manager for Environment Canada's wildlife division, said while charges haven't yet been formally laid, officials will likely charge the individuals

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-69041366849715206352009-08-08T10:52:00.002-06:002009-08-08T10:58:46.989-06:00Sure, Blame it on Minimum Wage

Tim Horton's is the latest business to pull the whole "minimum wage increases hurt us so much" card.Don Schroeder said yesterday price increases could be implemented in certain regions to offset cost pressures from both higher food prices and rising minimum wages.Yep, that increase in the minimum wage must have really affected the bottom line of the company, right? They must be losing money hand

Giant Political Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830225555655192306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7706385111585110965.post-70024774981834471272009-08-07T01:25:00.005-06:002009-08-07T11:27:04.146-06:00Saskatchewan Isotope Reactor Schizophrenia

Richard Florizone is the vice-president of finance at the University of Saskatchewan and is heavily involved in the nuclear file. He thinks we should get an isotope reactor.The accelerators offer a good solution that could come online faster and for less cost, but they don't have the volume,” said Richard Florizone, a nuclear physicist and vice-president of finance at the University of

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