This month's Weaver is packed with wonderful information and messages from your Leader and SGP Executive. Stay up to date. Be informed.
Tariffs and Pre-approved Pipelines
At a time when our entire country has united as never before against the tariff threats from the USA, the Saskatchewan and Alberta premiers, infuriatingly and embarrassingly, have chosen to betray their own country and sign a USA Energy Security deal. Scott Moe also has publicly announced that all new pipelines in Saskatchewan are now “pre-approved” without Indigenous or public consultation.
Premier Moe’s overreach in claiming pipelines are “pre-approved” ignores the fact that all of Saskatchewan is a treaty community. With that comes the laws designed to protect that treaty. Just because Moe sometimes talks like whatever he says happens, it doesn’t mean that the citizens of this province can’t hold him accountable and call him his bluff.
Leadership Review Shows Strong Support for Naomi Hunter
The first-ever Saskatchewan Green Party Leadership Review resulted in a 95% approval vote. Leader, Naomi Hunter, stated that she is “gratified and committed to continuing to work hard to get out the message of the Saskatchewan Green Party. Our values are inspiring.”
Mark your Calendars - AGM
The Saskatchewan Green Party’s AGM will be held on Saturday, June 7. Watch for more information coming in April.
It is Time to Renew your Sask Green Party Memberships
Many of our one-year memberships to the Saskatchewan Green Party expired on Dec 31, 2024. Renewing is easy and affordable at $5 per year.
You can renew right on our website. Use this link and make a donation of $5 on our donation page. Your membership will be valid for one year from the date of your registration. If you prefer, mail us a cheque or money order, or send an e-transfer for $5 or more to [email protected]
https://www.saskgreen.ca/become_a_member
Federal Green Party of Canada candidates for Saskatchewan 2025
Volunteers needed! Here in Saskatchewan, we have a great group of GPC candidates (many of whom just ran for The Saskatchewan Green Party provincially). They can all use help in their federal campaigns. Here is contact information for the candidate in your area.
Confirmed so far in Saskatchewan:
Valerie Brooks for Yorkton-Melville
[email protected]
Naomi Hunter for Saskatoon West
[email protected]
Remi Rheault for Souris-Moose Mountain
[email protected]
Hamish Graham for Saskatoon South
[email protected]
Phoenix Neault for The Battlefords-Lloydminster
[email protected]
Sean Muirhead for Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek
[email protected]
Isaiah Hunter for Saskatoon University
[email protected]
North Hunter for Swift Current-Grasslands-Kindersley
[email protected]
Michael Gardiner for Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan
[email protected]
Jackie Hanson for Desnethe-Churchill-Missinippi
[email protected]
Andrew Muirhead for Prince Albert
[email protected]
Let’s all help if we can. Each of our candidates needs a massive number of signatures to get on the ballot – they have a very short time to get those signatures. It takes 100 signatures to get on, but Returning Officers reject some, so it’s recommended to get 150 to be sure. We have a little over a month to achieve that.
This is a good opportunity for voters to re-view our SGP candidates' names and photos. Plus federal elections are more likely to have debates and forums, in addition to media interviews, so they get to practice these skills.
-Naomi Hunter
Petitions - Take Action and Please Sign
You can make a difference.
Together we can create real change in this province. As people across the province mobilize and add their voices to petitions for change, we build strength and resilience together. Add your voice today.
End Homelessness in Saskatchewan
https://www.saskgreen.ca/end_homelessness_in_saskatchewan
Ending Poverty in Saskatchewan
https://www.saskgreen.ca/ending_poverty_in_saskatchewan
SK must act now to remove asbestos in our drinking water
https://www.saskgreen.ca/asbestos_in_our_drinking_water
SK needs a Wetlands Policy
https://www.saskgreen.ca/sk_needs_a_wetlands_policy
SK needs renewable energy - not nuclear waste.
https://www.saskgreen.ca/sk_needs_renewable_energy_not_nuclear_waste
SK demands a new approach to healthcare
https://www.saskgreen.ca/sk_demands_a_new_approach_to_healthcare
Naomi Hunter, Leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party Responds to Budget Day in Saskatchewan
March 21, 2025 - The Provincial Budget was released on March 19. The most strikingly horrible thing about this budget was a pathetic 2% rise to SAID and SIS payments. This amounts to around $20 per month more for people on these programs. This is particularly galling considering the SaskParty made Affordability one of its main election platform points during the recent (fall 2024) election.
Twenty dollars a month does nothing to lift recipients out of the constant cycle of clutching at scarce additional supports just to survive. This pretty much guarantees that the system self-perpetuates and no one ever gets off assistance. How can you apply for a job when being poor itself is a full-time job, going from the food bank to other services just to live at an absolute bare minimum level?
Saskatchewan Greens Leader renews call to hold Isreal Accountable
Naomi Hunter, the leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party and federal candidate in Saskatoon West, has reaffirmed her support for sanctions in the state of Israel. Amid renewed attacks on Gaza and mounting evidence of genocide, Hunter warned thast future generations would question Canada’s complicity.
Saskatchewan becomes member of Republican state governors' group lobbying for energy deregulation
Discover Moose Jaw March 25, 2025 - Premier Scott Moe of Saskatchewan has signed the province on to be a member of the Governor’s Coalition on Energy Security (GCES), a group of Republican US state Governors founded during the Biden presidency to lobby against energy regulations. Saskatchewan became the second Canadian province to do so after Danielle Smith signed Alberta up last November.
Federal minister compares Sask. premier to Donald Trump following pause of the industrial carbon tax
CTV March 28, 2025 - A federal minister isn’t pleased with Saskatchewan’s decision to pause its industrial carbon tax beginning April 1, leading to a comparison between Premier Scott Moe and U.S. President Donald Trump.
“Just like Donald Trump, Pierre Poilievre and Scott Moe think big polluters should get a free pass and everyday Canadians should pay the price,” Federal Energy and Resources Minister Johnathan Wilkinson said in a post on X.
Wilkinson added that in 2025, industrial carbon pricing is tied to more than 70 major projects and worth more than $57 billion.
"Small" Reactors Are Big Risk
By Steve Lawrence, an SGP member and former candidate. - Well, the race is on. Ontario's BWR SMR go-ahead hearings are coming up on Oct 2 and Jan 8 - available by video streaming. While only one reactor is being considered for the hearing, Ontario wants to build 3 more on the same site before 2035. The plan is to build one first and learn from that before building the others. Does this inspire you with confidence in the construction/operation of this reactor? Does it feel comforting to you?
Democracy Needs More Women
By Nancy Carswell, SGP Member - When women lead, democracy thrives. Pray the Devil Back to Hell tells the powerful story of Liberian women who used nonviolent protest to end civil war. Their actions prove that diverse voices create better solutions. Want fairer policies? More collaboration? Proportional representation brings more women into the room - and strengthens democracy for all.
WHAT ON EARTH? Young Canadians want green jobs training. That’s what this ’Climate Corps’ offers
Canadian Inquirer March 29, 2025 - Ann Ralls had never considered working in the construction industry. But after three months of paid training - coordinated by a non-profit called Youth Climate Corps B.C. - she loves it. It’s a lot of work but it’s fun. It’s like doing arts and crafts every day, she told CBC Radio’s climate solutions show What On Earth.
Greenpeace Canada's reaction to Poilievre's promise to eliminate industrial carbon price
Ottawa March 17, 2025 - “This has nothing to do with tariffs or affordability, and everything to do with protecting big polluters. This lets Poilievre’s backers in the oil industry off the hook for doing their fair share to fight climate change, while regular people are left to pay the cost in the form of ever-stronger wildfires, floods and storms.”
A Least-Cost Energy Strategy Would Bring Carney’s Climate Policy Home
The Energy Mix Weekender March 17, 2025 - One question would point Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet to the answers they need on energy, affordability, and the community solidarity that will safeguard Canada’s sovereignty.
What a Nationwide Grid Network Would Mean for Clean Energy in Canada
The Energy Mix March 26, 2025 - Not only would a nationwide grid network deliver more energy; it would also make energy cheaper. A North American Renewable Integration Study released in 2021 concluded that a continent-wide transmission grid, along with storage and flexible operation of different generation technologies, in particular hydropower, could deliver system-wide net benefits of $12.6 to $38 billion.
Fraser Thomson: A tariff tactic that minimizes harm to Canada and sends a message to Trump
Vancouver Sun, March 18, 2025 - Because thermal coal simply passes through Canada on its way to foreign buyers, it is those buyers and American coal companies who will shoulder the cost of the tariffs. A tariff on thermal American coal won’t show up on our grocery bills, making it a uniquely easy choice to top the list of tariff targets.
Cuthand: High Canadian Wealth Doesn't Transfer to First Nations, But It Should
Regina LeaderPost MArch 1, 2025 - Last week it was reported that Canadian baby boomers will pass along over a trillion dollars in inheritance to their children. This transfer of wealth is unprecedented in history.
Most of the wealth is in real estate since housing prices have been rising steadily over the years.
But don’t expect this in Indian country. The reserve system and the Indian Act have stacked the odds against us. The only way to beat the system is to move off the reserve and give up your birthright.
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The Weaver Team
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