politics

Teachers in Saskatchewan have begun a two day ban on participation in extra curricular activities at school. This will effect sports teams, dram clubs and many other before and after school programs. The teachers announced they were going to take this step several days ago, and offered to not follow through on this job action […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation says approximately 3500 members are marching around the legislature, as they rally to try and get the government to come back to the bargaining table to talk about class size and class complexity as part of the deal. “We are very grateful for the number of teachers and supporters who were […]

Alan Holman says the carbon rebate he gets four times a year from the federal government is crucial for his household budget. Without the funds, the Saskatoon resident, who is on disability assistance, says he’ll have to scale back on spending for his everyday needs. “It gets plugged in with the rest of my money […]

It’s going to be a busy first day on the grounds of the provincial legislature. The house will resume sitting in the afternoon, as the Sask Party will continue to lay the groundwork for the provincial election, which which must be called before late September. A piece of that will be the provincial budget. Finance […]

A state funeral will be held later this month for former prime minister Brian Mulroney, who died Thursday at 84.  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there will be opportunities for Canadians to express their condolences to Mulroney’s family as well. Mulroney’s daughter, Caroline, said in a statement Thursday evening that her father died peacefully surrounded […]

There was no in-between with Martin Brian Mulroney. Canadians loved him: In 1984, they handed the youthful charmer a blank cheque and the largest majority mandate in history so he could change the country. Canadians hated him: When he announced his departure from politics in 1993, his charm was dismissed as blarney, his youth faded into a […]

Canada’s industry minister was defending the government’s actions on trying to force the country’s big grocers to help stabilize food prices.   The Commons Ag Committee is almost done studying the issue for a second time, and on Tuesday Francois Philip Champagne spent an hour trying to convince the committee, progress is being made. “This is […]

The federal natural resources minister says Saskatchewan residents won’t get a carbon rebate, after the province announced Thursday it would stop remitting the levy on natural gas to Ottawa. Jonathan Wilkinson told reporters the province’s move hurts lower income families in Saskatchewan, who would get more in rebates than they pay in levies. It’s difficult […]

The break is almost over for provincial politicians, and the road ahead looks to be bumpy at best. The Legislature will resume sitting on Monday, Match 4th at 1:30pm. This is the last sitting ahead of an expected election call. Under legislation, the government has to hold an election on, or before October 28th. Of […]

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association is calling on the federal government to roll back proposed changes to the Canada Community Building Fund. Its a federal program to have dollars flow through the provinces to the municipalities to build or repair infrastructure. The proposed changes include language around affordable housing, which just adds more regulation and […]