Andrew Stevens
@astevens81.bsky.social
Associate Professor at the University of Regina. Runner. Cyclist. Committer of sociology.
I'm cool with this: 'Jim Southam, president of Prairie Cannabis in Saskatoon, said “the government are the only ones making money in the industry.'
Should have been sold in publicly-owned dispensaries in the first place.
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Should have been sold in publicly-owned dispensaries in the first place.
leaderpost.com/news/local-n...
Cannabis store owners say heavy taxation making business difficult
People who operate cannabis shops in the province say heavy taxation has made it difficult to sustain their businesses.
leaderpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I'm cool with this: 'Jim Southam, president of Prairie Cannabis in Saskatoon, said “the government are the only ones making money in the industry.'
Should have been sold in publicly-owned dispensaries in the first place.
leaderpost.com/news/local-n...
Should have been sold in publicly-owned dispensaries in the first place.
leaderpost.com/news/local-n...
From the parties that brought you "vaccine mandates violate your rights", here's involuntary imprisonment.
Above the doors of this facility is the sign, Arbeit macht frei.
globalnews.ca/news/1149225...
Above the doors of this facility is the sign, Arbeit macht frei.
globalnews.ca/news/1149225...
Saskatchewan involuntary drug treatment legislation leaves experts with questions | Globalnews.ca
Community advocates and health policy experts are raising questions and concerns about new involuntary treatment legislation set to be introduced by Saskatchewan this fall.
globalnews.ca
December 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
From the parties that brought you "vaccine mandates violate your rights", here's involuntary imprisonment.
Above the doors of this facility is the sign, Arbeit macht frei.
globalnews.ca/news/1149225...
Above the doors of this facility is the sign, Arbeit macht frei.
globalnews.ca/news/1149225...
Interesting and inspiring.
"How do you feel about capitalism and socialism?"
Socialism is a better approach: 29%
Capitalism works best: 28%
Capitalism is good in theory, but is doing more harm than good today: 43%
Spark Insights / Nov 11, 2025 / n=2895 / Online
Socialism is a better approach: 29%
Capitalism works best: 28%
Capitalism is good in theory, but is doing more harm than good today: 43%
Spark Insights / Nov 11, 2025 / n=2895 / Online
December 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Interesting and inspiring.
Because Iraq and Afghanistan are such success stories.
President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has tightened his personal security, including changing beds, and leaned on key ally Cuba amid President Trump’s growing threat of military action, according to multiple people close to the Venezuelan government.
Maduro Faces His Ultimate Fight as Trump Threatens Military Action in Venezuela
President Trump’s threat of military action has confronted President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela with the gravest challenge of his crisis-ridden reign.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Because Iraq and Afghanistan are such success stories.
This is BS!
Where's my offer from Moe's inner circle?
Where's my offer from Moe's inner circle?
According to an Order in Council former Regina mayor Sandra Masters has been hired by Premier Scott Moe's office as a deputy chief of staff for communications.
She'll have a salary of $14,221 a month. (That's significantly more than she ever made as mayor)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
She'll have a salary of $14,221 a month. (That's significantly more than she ever made as mayor)
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Former Regina mayor Sandra Masters hired by Saskatchewan premier's office | CBC News
Sandra Masters served a single four-year term as the mayor of Regina before losing to Chad Bachynski in the 2024 municipal election. She is now employed as a deputy chief of staff in the executive cou...
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is BS!
Where's my offer from Moe's inner circle?
Where's my offer from Moe's inner circle?
Just when you thought Saskatchewan's political leadership would have to take responsibility for their own problems now that Trudeau can't be blamed, we discovered a new pinata: Premier Eby.
That should buy some time.
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That should buy some time.
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Sask. premier asks B.C. to 'join' team Canada, support oil pipeline
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe reacts to CBC News reporting that Alberta and Ottawa will announce a broad energy deal with political support for an oil pipeline on Thursday. Moe says he spoke to Carne...
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just when you thought Saskatchewan's political leadership would have to take responsibility for their own problems now that Trudeau can't be blamed, we discovered a new pinata: Premier Eby.
That should buy some time.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
That should buy some time.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Support community centres, community grants, and community spaces in #YQR.
Please sign this petition before December 10.
c.org/prKR6bxQdp
Please sign this petition before December 10.
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Sign the Petition
Stop the cuts to community grants & associations
c.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Support community centres, community grants, and community spaces in #YQR.
Please sign this petition before December 10.
c.org/prKR6bxQdp
Please sign this petition before December 10.
c.org/prKR6bxQdp
Street Culture is an amazing organization. Please consider supporting this fundraiser.
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Street Culture is an amazing organization. Please consider supporting this fundraiser.
“The Saskatchewan Government attempts to appeal on the basis that the final reports of the TRC and the NIMMIWG are ‘patently unreliable,’" lawyers representing Cheekinew said in a statement to CBC.
Yeah, but MLAs do land acknowledgements.
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Yeah, but MLAs do land acknowledgements.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Sask. government calls TRC and MMIWG reports unreliable in birth alerts class action lawsuit | CBC News
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal will hear arguments from provincial lawyers Wednesday on why an appeal should go forward in a class action lawsuit against the province for its use of birth alerts.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
“The Saskatchewan Government attempts to appeal on the basis that the final reports of the TRC and the NIMMIWG are ‘patently unreliable,’" lawyers representing Cheekinew said in a statement to CBC.
Yeah, but MLAs do land acknowledgements.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Yeah, but MLAs do land acknowledgements.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Admin talks about this budget process being transparent. Here's why.
In the past, staff would give council a private report with a mill rate that was actually *needed.* That # went public for interesting reasons. This year is different.
@pdcityhall.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In the past, staff would give council a private report with a mill rate that was actually *needed.* That # went public for interesting reasons. This year is different.
@pdcityhall.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
City of Regina says property tax needs to go up 15.69 per cent next year to maintain current service levels | CBC News
Acting city manager Jim Nicol emphasized that the estimated rate increase, which would correspond to an increase of $33 a month for the average Regina homeowner, was only a forecast. City council will...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Admin talks about this budget process being transparent. Here's why.
In the past, staff would give council a private report with a mill rate that was actually *needed.* That # went public for interesting reasons. This year is different.
@pdcityhall.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
In the past, staff would give council a private report with a mill rate that was actually *needed.* That # went public for interesting reasons. This year is different.
@pdcityhall.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There are more homeless people in Saskatoon than residents of most towns in Saskatchewan. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Latest homelessness count in Saskatoon identifies nearly 2,000 people | CBC News
The latest point-in-time count in the city took place on Oct. 16 and tallied 1,931 people experiencing homelessness. That's roughly 30 per cent more than one year ago, when the same one-day count foun...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There are more homeless people in Saskatoon than residents of most towns in Saskatchewan. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The people of Saskatchewan used to own this company.
When potash corps played hardball with our government in the 1970s, Premier Blakeney nationalized half the industry. Problem solved.
Then it was privatized...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
When potash corps played hardball with our government in the 1970s, Premier Blakeney nationalized half the industry. Problem solved.
Then it was privatized...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
Ottawa is pressing Nutrien to change course on building a potash export terminal in the U.S.
Saskatchewan-based fertilizer giant this week chose Longview, Wash., for its new export terminal worth up to $1-billion
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The people of Saskatchewan used to own this company.
When potash corps played hardball with our government in the 1970s, Premier Blakeney nationalized half the industry. Problem solved.
Then it was privatized...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
When potash corps played hardball with our government in the 1970s, Premier Blakeney nationalized half the industry. Problem solved.
Then it was privatized...
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
The #YQR 2026-2027 budget. Enjoy!
The pie charts says a lot about how the money is spent, at a glance.
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The pie charts says a lot about how the money is spent, at a glance.
reginafiles.blob.core.windows.net/media/cc1215...
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The #YQR 2026-2027 budget. Enjoy!
The pie charts says a lot about how the money is spent, at a glance.
reginafiles.blob.core.windows.net/media/cc1215...
The pie charts says a lot about how the money is spent, at a glance.
reginafiles.blob.core.windows.net/media/cc1215...
Where's all this gender education right-wingers tell me is overwhelming school curriculum? Because I'm up to my eyeballs in Grade 9 science and math, and I'm tired of it.
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Where's all this gender education right-wingers tell me is overwhelming school curriculum? Because I'm up to my eyeballs in Grade 9 science and math, and I'm tired of it.
Carney should "green light" this project under the condition that both Sask and Alta stop suspending constitutional rights now and into the future.
Make that condition public. Then grab the popcorn.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Make that condition public. Then grab the popcorn.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Danielle Smith says Trans Mountain expansion not enough, Canada needs new pipelines
Meanwhile, B.C. Premier Eby says he was caught off by guard by The Globe’s report that Alberta and Ottawa are close to striking an energy deal
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Carney should "green light" this project under the condition that both Sask and Alta stop suspending constitutional rights now and into the future.
Make that condition public. Then grab the popcorn.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Make that condition public. Then grab the popcorn.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
This deserves a lot of attention in Saskatchewan.
CBOs shoulder a significant burden. Staff burn out is real, and many organizations can't afford to pay living wages - yet the provincial gov't relies on them to deliver core social services.
@sgeu.org #YQR
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CBOs shoulder a significant burden. Staff burn out is real, and many organizations can't afford to pay living wages - yet the provincial gov't relies on them to deliver core social services.
@sgeu.org #YQR
www.sgeu.org/news/sgeu-ne...
CBO Crisis: Unions Call on Government to Act Now « SGEU - Saskatchewan Government and General Employees' Union
REGINA - Today, CUPE, SEIU-West, and SGEU met with Minister of Social Services Terry Jenson to address urgent challenges facing Saskatchewan’s…
www.sgeu.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This deserves a lot of attention in Saskatchewan.
CBOs shoulder a significant burden. Staff burn out is real, and many organizations can't afford to pay living wages - yet the provincial gov't relies on them to deliver core social services.
@sgeu.org #YQR
www.sgeu.org/news/sgeu-ne...
CBOs shoulder a significant burden. Staff burn out is real, and many organizations can't afford to pay living wages - yet the provincial gov't relies on them to deliver core social services.
@sgeu.org #YQR
www.sgeu.org/news/sgeu-ne...
Should out-of-towners pay more to use Regina's recreation facilities?
Check out CBC's "This is Saskatchewan" podcast featuring this former #YQR councillor and other elected officials from neighbouring communities.
@pdcityhall.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Check out CBC's "This is Saskatchewan" podcast featuring this former #YQR councillor and other elected officials from neighbouring communities.
@pdcityhall.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Should out-of-towners pay more for swimming lessons? | This is Saskatchewan | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
If you live in a community like Balgonie, Lumsden, or White City you are going to pay more for swimming lessons in Regina in 2026. Watch out Warman and Corman Park, because you might be next as the Ci...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Should out-of-towners pay more to use Regina's recreation facilities?
Check out CBC's "This is Saskatchewan" podcast featuring this former #YQR councillor and other elected officials from neighbouring communities.
@pdcityhall.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Check out CBC's "This is Saskatchewan" podcast featuring this former #YQR councillor and other elected officials from neighbouring communities.
@pdcityhall.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-p...
Federal Conservatives blame municipal "red tape" for housing soaring costs and the slow pace of development.
But it's usually the right-wing city councillors who maintain or create new obstacles to urban development. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But it's usually the right-wing city councillors who maintain or create new obstacles to urban development. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Regina city council moves to allow manufactured homes in all residential neighbourhoods | CBC News
On Wednesday, Regina city council voted 8-3 to amend the city's bylaws to allow manufactured homes to be installed in neighbourhoods across the city. The measure has one final vote in December before ...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Federal Conservatives blame municipal "red tape" for housing soaring costs and the slow pace of development.
But it's usually the right-wing city councillors who maintain or create new obstacles to urban development. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But it's usually the right-wing city councillors who maintain or create new obstacles to urban development. Let that sink in.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Typical pattern. In #YQR years of mill rate freezes were accompanied by fee increases (water & sewer rates, "alley maintenance") that were even more regressive. Lower income residents shoulder even more of a financial burden.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
The ‘People’s Filibuster’ Comes to Vancouver City Hall | The Tyee
Over 600 people signed up to speak to Mayor Ken Sim’s tax-freeze budget. Most were opposed.
thetyee.ca
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Typical pattern. In #YQR years of mill rate freezes were accompanied by fee increases (water & sewer rates, "alley maintenance") that were even more regressive. Lower income residents shoulder even more of a financial burden.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
WHITE City. There's a strong case to make that explicitly banning rental units is a human rights violation. That there are self-proclaimed law enforcement officers residing in White City demeaning the lower-income residents they serve in public is even worse.
www.change.org/p/say-no-to-...
www.change.org/p/say-no-to-...
Sign the Petition
Say NO to Multi Unit High Density and Rental Developments
www.change.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
WHITE City. There's a strong case to make that explicitly banning rental units is a human rights violation. That there are self-proclaimed law enforcement officers residing in White City demeaning the lower-income residents they serve in public is even worse.
www.change.org/p/say-no-to-...
www.change.org/p/say-no-to-...
Oil rig poisoning your land and your herd? Fuck off.
Windmill blocking your view of the sky? UCP has your back.
www.timescolonist.com/alberta-news...
Windmill blocking your view of the sky? UCP has your back.
www.timescolonist.com/alberta-news...
Alberta government proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar energy
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government is proposing additional restrictions on wind and solar farms that conservationists think are more about limiting renewable energy than protecting the...
www.timescolonist.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Oil rig poisoning your land and your herd? Fuck off.
Windmill blocking your view of the sky? UCP has your back.
www.timescolonist.com/alberta-news...
Windmill blocking your view of the sky? UCP has your back.
www.timescolonist.com/alberta-news...
Looking forward to joining the CUPE 3912 picket lines later this week in Halifax.
CUPE 3912 members are an essential part of student education at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) and Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU).
cupe3912.ca/2025/11/07/o...
CUPE 3912 members are an essential part of student education at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) and Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU).
cupe3912.ca/2025/11/07/o...
Open letter to students - CUPE 3912
Dear MSVU and SMU Students, We are your teachers, committed to your learning and inspired by your growth. We are the ones in the classroom with you—guiding your learning, managing lectures and assignm...
cupe3912.ca
November 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Looking forward to joining the CUPE 3912 picket lines later this week in Halifax.
CUPE 3912 members are an essential part of student education at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) and Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU).
cupe3912.ca/2025/11/07/o...
CUPE 3912 members are an essential part of student education at Saint Mary’s University (SMU) and Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU).
cupe3912.ca/2025/11/07/o...
Katz's book, "Gangsters of Capitalism", is a good Remembrance Day read. It's a biography of the decorated American officer, Smedley Butler, who famously wrote "War is a racket". You won't be disappointed.
jonathanmkatz.com/gangsters
jonathanmkatz.com/gangsters
Gangsters of Capitalism — Jonathan Myerson Katz
jonathanmkatz.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Katz's book, "Gangsters of Capitalism", is a good Remembrance Day read. It's a biography of the decorated American officer, Smedley Butler, who famously wrote "War is a racket". You won't be disappointed.
jonathanmkatz.com/gangsters
jonathanmkatz.com/gangsters
On this Remembrance Day we should think about the fact that fascism didn't really die. It just went dormant. The fight continues.
On the left is a pic my grandfather shared with me of German POWs. On the right, him and his buddies in Italy.
On the left is a pic my grandfather shared with me of German POWs. On the right, him and his buddies in Italy.
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
On this Remembrance Day we should think about the fact that fascism didn't really die. It just went dormant. The fight continues.
On the left is a pic my grandfather shared with me of German POWs. On the right, him and his buddies in Italy.
On the left is a pic my grandfather shared with me of German POWs. On the right, him and his buddies in Italy.
Andrew Scheer is an awful person and an awful representative. He needs to resign.
.... Andrew Scheer and party whip Chris Warkentin "barged" into [d'Entremont's] office, pushed open the door ... and yelled at him about "how much of a snake" he was.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
.... Andrew Scheer and party whip Chris Warkentin "barged" into [d'Entremont's] office, pushed open the door ... and yelled at him about "how much of a snake" he was.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Barging into office, yelling from Conservative leadership 'sealed the deal' on defection: d'Entremont | CBC News
Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont says the barging into his office and yelling from Conservative Party leadership 'sealed the deal' on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Andrew Scheer is an awful person and an awful representative. He needs to resign.
.... Andrew Scheer and party whip Chris Warkentin "barged" into [d'Entremont's] office, pushed open the door ... and yelled at him about "how much of a snake" he was.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
.... Andrew Scheer and party whip Chris Warkentin "barged" into [d'Entremont's] office, pushed open the door ... and yelled at him about "how much of a snake" he was.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...