By: Jordan Twiss A couple months ago, shortly after the Sask Party government released its 2026-2027 budget, I reflected upon the things that make an official opposition effective.
Read MorePipeline MOU keeps inching forward
By: Jordan Twiss As critics and naysayers from all sides of the aisle continue to loudly voice their displeasure, the MOU between Ottawa and Alberta to build a new oil pipeline to Canada’s west coast continues to take incremental steps forward.
Read MoreAg report highlights the blatantly obvious
By: Jordan Twiss If governments can be counted on for one thing, it’s to make simple tasks as difficult as possible.In our daily lives, most of us simply go about our business and get things done without agonizing over them.
Read MoreSask. wildfire season promises uncertainty
By: Jordan Twiss A few short weeks ago, after a late winter blast hit much of Saskatchewan, it seemed like we were in the midst of a winter that would never end.
Read MoreHumanity approaches AI’s point of no return
By: Jordan Twiss While the gulf between humans and animals isn’t necessarily as wide as our anthropocentric mindset might lead us to believe, there’s no denying that humans stand apart from all other living things because of our capacity to invent and innovate.
Read MoreGrowing season ripe with uncertainty
By: Jordan Twiss Though last week’s wintry blast makes spring seem like little more than a far-off dream, farming operations will (hopefully) be getting into full swing across Saskatchewan in the weeks to come.
Read MoreFake outrage won’t undo Carney majority
By: Jordan Twiss On the surface, democracy should be pretty straightforward.Election night comes, people do their civic duty by casting their ballots, and once those ballots are tallied they get a government that reflects their collective wishes.
Read MoreIran war delivers victory for no one
By: Jordan Twiss On May 1, 2003, after the fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sitting U.S. President George W. Bush stepped out onto the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln and gave what is now known as the Mission Accomplished speech.
Read MorePipeline MOU progress raises cautious optimism
By: Jordan Twiss Anyone who has a passing familiarity with government—or worse, has had to deal with a government directly—knows that it tends to move at its own pace.
Read MoreSask NDP chooses wrong hill to die on
By: Jordan Twiss In politics, the job of the official opposition is, quite naturally, to oppose the sitting government.While this seems simple enough, there are many ways to oppose something.
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