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So you’re getting a data centre! Here’s what to know - CCPA What questions to ask when the next new data centre comes to your town.

“a typical size data centre in that state employs 50 workers, with half of those usually contract workers employed in security, maintenance and janitorial work.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 1/

So you’re getting a data centre! Here’s what to know - CCPA What questions to ask when the next new data centre comes to your town.

Is a data centre coming to your home town? Here's what to know to maximize the benefits and minimize the negatives. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

The question is moot Reverend Jesse Jackson Saturday night live Dailymotion video by Jesse Jackson Jr.

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It looks like a majority of them are SaskTel (not AI) so we are still a small player compared to others - but we dont yet know what kinds of incentives the province or municipalities are offering these latest arrivals

FYI, this would make 10 data centres operational or in the planning stages in SK. There are also plans for a 150MW AI data centre in Moose Jaw by Carpere Valley Development Corp. www.datacentermap.com/canada/

The State of Virginia - home to data centre alley - found that for every dollar in tax revenue they gave away to entice data centre construction, they only made back 48 cents. Data centres are needed, but we don't need to give away the store in exchange. 3/3 jlarc.virginia.gov/pdfs/reports...

Data centres can create about 1500 jobs during the construction phase, but way less (50-100) during operations (this one appears small at 50MW). The wisdom of offering tax breaks or subsidized power and water for the limited economic impact these centres bring is an important consideration. 2/3

Bell plans to build artificial intelligence data centre near Regina, RM documents show | CBC News Documents filed with the Rural Municipality of Sherwood has revealed that Bell plans to build an AI data centre south of Regina.

Most important question is what - if anything- did we offer up in terms of incentives to get Bell to build here? 1/3 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Saskatchewan's pronoun policy is driving teachers out of the profession | Xtra Magazine Teachers in the province are struggling to choose between protecting children and following the law

“I was basically in a class, sitting through lessons that were teaching the children that I don’t exist or I’m unnatural,” he says. xtramagazine.com/power/politi...

Canada must support Cuba "You cannot ‘live within the lie’ of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination.”

Here is my latest at Substack! Canada's refusal to defend and support China shows that Carney's Davos speech was nothing but talk.

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We need @nolore.bsky.social and a gallon of raw milk in Saskatoon stat!

What Alberta is doing with its health care is a threat to every Canadian The new dual practice legislation in Alberta will create a two-tiered multi-payer system that does not address the real problems in health care because it does not involve adding more

What Alberta is doing with its health care is a threat to every Canadian

All Canadians, especially Albertans, should say loud and clear that we want our federal govt to enforce the Canada Health Act to protect Canadians from out-of-pocket fees

#cdnpoli #abpoli

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RSVP for a link to join our latest webinar about Alberta’s Bill 11 and the dangers it poses to public health care in Canada. Drs. David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler are Distinguished Professors of Public Health at the City University of New York’s Hunter College AND co-founders of Physicians for a National Health ...

Coming up February 18 at 12pm EST. Free Webinar about Alberta's Bill 11, which is opening the door to private, for-profit health and putting Canada’s universal public health care system at risk. Sign up below! @policyalternatives.ca us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Canada's Food Professor wants you to buy raw milk Sylvain Charlebois drops his mask on far-right podcast

Here is my latest. Sylvain Charlebois, Canada's beloved commentator on the food industry, thinks that not giving us access to raw milk is communism.

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Alberta health-care bill puts Canadian health care at risk: report Alberta's Bill 11 would not only bring a U.S.-style health care system, but it would also end Canada's healthcare system, a report says.

“When asked about specific research used for Bill 11’s design, McKee pointed to a Fraser Institute commentary piece, a Montreal Economic Institute media release, and the video released when Premier Danielle Smith announced the legislation.” calgary.citynews.ca/2026/02/04/a...

The Canadian life and health insurance lobby association has a working group with the Alberta government to implement the new private health insurance market

The Alberta government appears to be captured by the industry

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“You can’t send your child to an aspirational space, it has to be an operational space. They may be in the plans, parents don’t need plans, they need child care that’s up and running,” she said.

Is anyone out there? Exploring Saskatchewan’s civil society involvement in hydraulic fracturing No Canadian province has fewer regulations surrounding the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) than Saskatchewan. Other province…

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Moe says 'unified effort' at First Ministers Meeting, talks up Saskatchewan's resource development Scott Moe's statements came after Friday's announcement of the discovery of an alumina deposit near Tisdale, Sask.

“There’s really a regulatory environment here that is unlike anywhere else in North America, and I don’t say that without truly believing it.” Translation: “we don’t even enforce the minimal regulations we do have”

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WEBINAR - Medicare Under Threat: What to Know About Alberta’s Bill 11 WEBINAR - Medicare Under Threat: What to Know About Alberta’s Bill 11

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Medicare Under Threat: What to Know About Alberta’s Bill 11

New report shows how Bill 11 puts Canadian medicare at risk and opens the door for US health insurance corporations to enter the Canadian market

Feb 3, 12pm MT

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Saskatchewan not expected to meet new child-care space goal: Report The Saskatchewan government had promised 28,000 new child-care spaces over the $10-a-day childcare program’s first five years, but a new report says the government only created 6,915 spaces.

“When asked about the province’s numbers, @davidmaccdn.bsky.social said the math was a mystery. He said it appears the province was counting Pre-K or early learning program spaces as new spaces in 2024 when that program has existed since the 1990s.” www.cjme.com/2026/01/28/s...

Childcare is Saskatchewan is almost wholly funded by the federal government, with SK contributing only 13%. Perhaps a larger provincial govt commitment to this program is required to meet promised targets? www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

While we can critique the govt's performance, we should recognize what the program has already accomplished and how much more it could improve the lives of families once these targets are actually met. 5/5

But even though the SK govt has missed its targets and distorted its actual record, childcare access has improved: we effectively moved a quarter of our child population from a situation where they had almost no access to child care to a situation where there is some. 4/5

For example, the SK govt is claiming that a PreK program is new in 2024, adding over 5,000 “new” child care spaces in a single year. In fact, that program has existed since 2007, the spaces aren’t new and the PreK space count has been identical since 2014-15. 3/5

If we look exclusively at spaces licensed to centres and homes - and not promises of spaces “under development” - Saskatchewan is actually way behind in its targets - creating only 25 percent of the spaces it promised under the agreement 2/5

The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline - CCPA Child care has become more accessible over the past five years but finding affordable spaces is still a frustrating experience for many parents

The SK govt claims it has created 91% of the 28,000 new child care spaces targeted in the initial agreement with the federal government in 2021 - in reality it has created only 6915. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/the-last-mile-provincial-child-care-expansion-at-the-five-year-deadline/ 1/2

Ed tech is profitable. It is also mostly useless Independent research identifies few learning gains

“In nearly every context, ed tech doesn’t come close to the minimum threshold for meaningful learning impact.” www.economist.com/united-state...

What’s missing from the Davos agenda: taxing the rich - CCPA This week, as government leaders, business executives, and heads of state gathered in Davos at the annual World Economic Forum meeting to discuss what they view as the most pressing issues facing our ...

“I mean, it feels like I’m at a firefighters’ conference and no one is allowed to speak about water.”
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Cry me a river buddy....