Just north of Regina Sk.

A new New York Times/Sienna poll is showing Democrats ahead in some reliably Republican states. For those of you who don't follow this, the New York Times/Sienna poll has shown high reliability. It is a quality sample of opinion. As shocking as it is to see Democrats competitive in Alaska and Texas thanks to high quality candidates and good strategy, the Kansas result is truly shocking.

Very interesting article this morning from the NYTimes, which spoke to dozens of education experts on how to improve student achievement. Initiative were ranked by how much they cost and how effective they were at improving over-all student math and reading scores. A bit of a surprise: cell phone bans. The issue gets lots of public attention, but doesn't really have much of an impact on student performance.

Education is not an app. It's not a franchise. It's not a short-term scheme. It is a cross-generational investment in our collective future. It is a long term play to help young minds think critically and make their best possible contribution to our collective future. Education is a public service. It's not a mechanism for making a buck.

Public life begins and ends in the middle of these two notions. There are some things that will never change. That doesn't mean you should stop trying.

Leverage the things they say are the most important. Use US Treasury Bond holdings to send a message. Didn't know we had an export tax on oil and natural gas once before. Could happen again. And Visas. All of these are excellent responses to American escalation that we all know is coming.

Scott Moe also announced a 50-per-cent fee on imports of American alcohol in his province

"...domination for the gratification of its present's slapdash vanity." Sadly, that sums it up nicely. Here's the whole article

Sadly, entirely predictable given who Canadian negotiators were dealing with. Retaliation is the only thing he will understand.

My Dear Boy, I don't think you need to worry about "a plot to embarrass him". I think you took care of that when you pocketed the Five Million. And poor Count Binface. Back to relative obscurity. Oh the fickle nature of electoral politics.

This seems like an appropriate fate for someone who, through their own idiocy, placed themselves in a compromised security position. Honestly, I would have left him in the catering cart: You can file this under "Truth is stranger than fiction". If you're interested, here's the whole article:

Rage is only for what you believe can be fixed. All the rest is grief. Cormac McCarthy

Visuals are very important in story telling. They must enhance, not detract...from the main message. However, sometimes you get the whole story in one graph. Power is concentrated in UK politics. Most debates, conflicts and disagreements are about class. One percent of the population attends either Oxford or Cambridge. Just over half of the new UK cabinet attended these elite institutions.

Here's a very nuanced analysis from Ron Styles, a very smart and experienced voice in our province: Overall, Saskatchewan has lost 3,200 jobs between June of 2025 and June of 2026. However, dig a little deeper, and the story becomes even more disturbing. As Ron mentions in this post, you have to look beyond the provincial totals to get the full picture of economic growth in Saskatchewan.

E Stay cool, everyone. Stop and enjoy the flowers.

So, your budget predicts a surplus and you the reality is a billion dollar hole. At some point it starts to look a lot like incompetence and mismanagement. Combine this report with the recent work by Saskatchewan's Provincial Auditor and incompetence starts looking like the answer.

Good news/bad news, all on one front page south of the border.

Honestly, Minister: I'd rather you invest properly in the timely administration of justice. Might be just me, but I think drunk drivers should face criminal proceedings.

St. Nicolas Anglican Church, 10 km northeast of Craven, SK.

The UK Education Minister has the correct response to abuse: make t-shirts. And for the record, if you eliminate an historic tax credit for rich private schools, you are a class warrior. And I mean that in a good way.

"Capricious, opportunistic and malevolent". Well said, Nick Day. You've described the government's motivations perfectly. Here's a link to the whole CBC story:

When your only job is to be responsible for the agency in charge of preparing for wildfires, and you fail utterly, it's time to go.

It's a classic government communications tactic as old as time itself: Flood the zone. Put all the bad news out in one day. Release Crown Corp. reports the same day as a major Provincial Auditor's Report. Hope nothing sticks. Ministers should be fired over this. Voters should not forget. Record debt at SaskPower. Poor management and budgeting at Public Safety Agency. A sorry record of incompetence.

One wonders if he ever really had the skills or interest to play the game

Binface, foxes and raving loonies: the UK’s proud history of costumed candidates

Now, not a question of if, but when -- there is a new UK Prime Minister Here's the whole story from the NYTimes:

From The Guardian--the new definition for an unforced error:

YouTube video by CBC News Saskatchewan

The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.

Begin afresh, afresh, afresh.

Pride Week concluded in Prince Albert on Saturday with the Pride Parade and Pride in the Park. Prince Albert Pride Chair Andromeda Eremondi said they were excited to see all the LGBTQ community’s supporters and allies at the event. "Pride Week has been really good,” Eremondi said. “I hate that I've missed so much of