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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Cameco, one of two companies responsible for producing all of Canada’s uranium, is registered to lobby the government on a number of subject matters related to its operations. Party financial statements show Cameco gave $1,789 to the Saskatchewan Party in 2025, and more than $7,000 to the NDP. In previous years, Cameco has tended to put more money into the Saskatchewan Party, including giving $5,385 in 2023 and $7,360 in 2020, while giving only a few hundred dollars to the NDP each year.

    I wonder how much that has to do with Carla Beck’s chilly response to Avi Lewis’ leadership win?

    In May, the IJF reported that Clearpoint Health Network donated $5,000 to the Saskatchewan Party while lobbying “to provide surgical services to allow individuals access to publicly funded surgeries that complement the public health-care system.”

    Similarly, Bayshore Healthcare donated $3,250 to the Saskatchewan Party last year. Lobbying records show the company has been meeting with provincial health officials to “discuss new and innovative models of homecare.”

    Innovative and modernizing are two weasel words we should be looking out for over the next few years.
































  • The Heritage Department said in a statement on Wednesday that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)'s new requirements would “impose costs” on streamers “which could ultimately fall on Canadian consumers through higher prices.”

    “This is not the time to raise the cost for Canadians,” Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters after meeting with his cabinet.

    The government also said it is investing $600 million to “provide stability and immediate support to Canada’s audio and audiovisual sectors and to keep our culture accessible and affordable for all Canadians.”

    Oh, so instead of reclaiming any profit out of an American company we’ll just shake it out of Canadian pockets instead.