Saskatchewan Becomes a Have Province

I simply looked it up to see who was correct. There are about 1 dozen cities in Canada who claim the most per capita including Regina, Saskatoon, Winterpig, Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver...depending on who you ask.

But as far as my little experiment goes, those were the only four I calculated.

I should have waited for some government agency to commission a study. I'd be rich.

Is there still a cafe in Elfros? That would likely give it the edge...1 restaurant in a town so small you have to walk around it twice to have smoke.

The image of the NDP creating prosperity is misleading; firstly most of Saskatchewan’s growth has been in government employment or burocratic mismanagement. The NDP government has had a faulty argument that market manipulation, and subsidisation will attract business, while this may be partially true, such businesses are often unviable and become a burden on the provincial economy. The oil industry is particularly sceptical of investment in Saskatchewan, preferring to deal with Alberta and the middle east.
The economic downturn of the 1980's was not so much a result of government corruption, but due to the downfall of the grain and cattle industries. While grains failure can be contributed to drought, the fall of cattle was far more prevalent and severe.
In the 1970's Canada's feedlots were booming, feed was becoming valuable, We had a strong packing industry, and cattle was in an upward cycle. During this time the Saskatchewan government and the cattle industry came up with beef stabilization programs to subsidize risk out of the industry. Cattle were purchased for more then was profitable and sold so that even with a government check was break-even, this meant profit could only be made on cow-calf operations and the feedlot industry suffered, packing and slaughtering moved from Manitoba to Washington, and a major source of income was lost.

This just goes to show you the power of propaganda. In the Soviet Union people believed their economy was booming, too.

If, as some say, Saskatchewan's economy is doing so well then why is there still an exodus of young people? My niece just graduated from the U of S as a pharmacist and she quickly got a job in Alberta. There seems to be a tonne of part-time minimum wage jobs here but anybody with a family cannot afford to live on these types of jobs. The government is quick to bail out businesses that are doomed to fail but will not attempt to lure any new investment in this province with any kind of tax incentives. How much did the government invest in these invisible Ethanol plants? How much have they pissed away in countless other failed businesses. Any supporter of the NDP will say everything is rosy until they are affected by plant closures or downsizing. We have to wake up smell the coffee this province is not doing as great as the NDP would try to make us believe.

Looks like the NDP dropped there little commie seniority project.

hmmm I guess It's better and more prosperous there then the "have years gone by"

1. I HAVE to get out of this place
2. I HAVE to take my whole family
3. I HAVE to stop watching my dog run away from home....
4. I HAVE to go to Edmonton Calgary or Winnipeg for some night life
5. I HAVE to go to Alberta for Some cheap gas
6. We HAVE to turn the lights off in the bathroom once Saskatchewan closes for the day...

he he he LOL

Just kidding poking a little fun at our flatland brothers....
Glad to see things HAVE turned around... and for once population is coming in rather than going out.
Maybe they'll bring in a few more Rider fans.. All for the Glory of the "Green and White"

Donnie..I noticed you didn't post the wages for those pharmacist positions. I can god damn guarantee you that they are substantially less than Alberta! I also noticed that every one of those jobs is part time and a couple are 15 month term jobs.

She wanted to stay in Saskatchewan but part time jobs do not repay her rather large student loans.

btw..She graduated with highest distinction so I think she is smart enough to work in Saskatchewan perhaps even too damn smart to put up with NDP'er like yourself.

in the 10 years of the NDP here in BC it was all smoke and mirrors.. thier union big brothers got rich and they partied on our tax dollers.. Mike harcourts first words in office"lets Boogie" and that exactly what they did.. The NDP is a great vopice in opposition.. and that is where they should remain.. as a governing party they become way to corrupt. They try to serve the union hand that feeds them and in the process kill small businesses.. the ones that support the economy.
In BC under the NDP they said there was less the 1% welfare fraud "joy
Macphail"... If they did a proper welfare assesment they would find the number well above 20% in BC. They are there for the people.. yes the homeless, heroin addicts, protitutes, people on welfare, single moms and dads. The people who don't have a voice. But they are also the voice for the unions and the big union groupings teachers, government employees and the like. It is only when push comes to shove.. you can't have every social program under the sun if you don't have a vibrant economy. When the stark realization hits them the parlour trick happen out comes the smoke and mirrors.. and away you go on a debt increase that will cripple any province. Yes the NDP should be around but as I stated before only and I repeat only as an opposition party to the party in control. Then and only then will you have effetcive representation.