Knoss Knoss:
Things like ethanol from grainand methonal from biomass are becoming viable. Things are gonna change on the grain belt and in cattle country, if we can dump the NDP from Regina.
At the turn of the 20th century Saskatchewan is generally regarded to be the wealthiest jurisdiction on a per capita basis on the planet and more than a million people reside in her borders making her the 3rd largest province in Canada by population. Laurie is terrified of the prospect of either a prairie province of Buffalo (Alberta, Sask, Man) or an east west boundary that creates a province with Regina and Calgary so he divides it up along North/South lines to prevent the new province from overtaking Ont/Queer in power. When the depression hit it hit the Canadian prairies harder than anywhere else in the world and more than 1/3 of farms were abandoned with records showing that not a single household in Southern Saskatchewan was not on relief at some time during the 30s. When the smoke cleared Alberta and Sask had similar populations but Alberta turned to the private sector to develop her industries and resources while Sask turned to government.
Despite the majority of the world's Uranium and Potash, conventional oil reserves to rival Alberta and an abundance of other natural resources Sask remains a have not province while Alberta next door booms with a population that is now approaching 4x Sasks.
Yes, the CCF and NDP have stifled Sask but the culture of entitlement is so ingrained in the people (who have not left for Alberta) that I doubt it will change anytime soon.
Real sign in window at suit store outside University Regina: “Spring Specials on now, look good for your job interview in Alberta”
That is the truest sign of the times and I don’t like it. Not until the poorest province in Canada is outperforming the richest State in America should we rest.