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• CONSERVATIVE TAXES HAMMER SMALL BUSINESSES
  (August 23, 2010)
• CONSERVATIVE "DOUBLE-SPEAK" ON THE DEFICIT
  (August 16, 2010)
• MAKING A MESS OF THE CENSUS
  (August 9, 2010)
• SASKATCHEWAN TAKES THE LEAD ON MS!
  (August 2, 2010)
• MR. HARPER TAKES SASKATCHEWAN FOR GRANTED - AGAIN!
  (July 26, 2010)
• IGNATIEFF LISTENS TO SASKATCHEWAN FARMERS
  (July 20, 2010)
• FARM AID PACKAGE "ONLY A START"
  (July 12, 2010)
• G-8/G-20 MEETINGS PROVE DISAPPOINTING
  (July 5, 2010)
• WHAT DO WE WANT TO MAKE OF OUR COUNTRY?
  (June 28, 2010)
• FOUR IMPORTANT FARM ISSUES IN THE SPOTLIGHT
  (June 21, 2010)
• MR. HARPER'S BILLION DOLLAR BOONDOGGLE!
  (June 14, 2010)
• JUNKYARD DOG TACTICS MUST NOT WIN!
  (June 7, 2010)
• MR. HARPER'S RECKLESS TAX POLICY
  (May 31, 2010)
• INVESTING IN FAMILIES WILL BOOST CANADIAN COMPETITIVENESS
  (May 24, 2010)
• SOMETIMES PARLIAMENT ACTUALLY WORKS!
  (May 17, 2010)
• SIX PLEDGES TO RURAL CANADA
  (May 10, 2010)
• BRIDGING THE RURAL/URBAN DIVIDE
  (May 3, 2010)
• JUST TWO ROGUES...OR A CULTURE OF DECEIT
  (April 26, 2010)
• STILL NO HELP FOR SASKATCHEWAN’S CATTLE PRODUCERS
  (April 19, 2010)
• CONSERVATIVE JUNK-MAIL FINALLY PROHIBITED
  (April 12, 2010)
• CONSERVATIVES HIKE TAXES...EXCEPT FOR BIGGEST CORPORATIONS!
  (April 5, 2010)
• CHOICES: CORPORATE TAX CUTS OR EDUCATION?
  (March 29, 2010)
• CONSERVATIVE HISSY-FITS AND COOKED BOOKS
  (March 22, 2010)
• TAMING CONSERVATIVE DEFICITS WON'T BE ENOUGH!
  (March 15, 2010)
• MR. HARPER PROMISES FIVE HARD YEARS
  (March 8, 2010)
• MR. HARPER ENDS TWO MONTHS OF "RECALIBRATING"
  (March 1, 2010)
• CANADA'S LOOMING PENSION CRISIS
  (February 22, 2010)
• SARM IDEA ADOPTED BY LIBERALS
  (February 15, 2010)
• LIBERALS ON-DUTY, CONSERVATIVES "AWOL":
  (February 8, 2010)
• LIBERALS OFFER CONSTRUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES
  (February 1, 2010)
• JUST "MUDDLING ALONG" ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH!
  (January 25, 2010)
• CANADIANS INSTINCTIVELY WANT TO BE GENEROUS
  (January 18, 2010)
• PROROGATION SHOWS LACK OF CHARACTER
  (January 11, 2010)
• MR. HARPER BETS THAT YOU DON'T CARE
  (January 4, 2010)
• YEAR ENDS WITH KANDAHAR, KAIROS AND COPENHAGEN
  (December 28, 2009)
• A READY ALTERNATIVE WORTH VOTING FOR!
  (December 21, 2009)
• CONSERVATIVES CAUGHT IN A COVER-UP
  (December 14, 2009)
• MR. HARPER'S VICTIMS BEGIN ACCUMULATING
  (December 7, 2009)
• IS CANADA READY TO TACKLE ITS FUTURE?
  (November 30, 2009)
• CONSERVATIVE "HATE MAIL" IS COSTLY AND TOXIC
  (November 23, 2009)
• MR. HARPER PLAYING "CATCH-UP" IN CHINA
  (November 16, 2009)
• CANADA'S AMAZING VETERANS!
  (November 9, 2009)
• NO EXCUSE FOR FLU PANDEMONIUM
  (November 2, 2009)
• ETHICAL VIOLATIONS TAINT HARPER GOVERNMENT
  (October 26, 2009)
• STEPHEN HARPER'S LEGACY OF DEBT
  (October 19, 2009)
• MR. HARPER'S ADVERTISING ROBS TAXPAYERS
  (October 12, 2009)
• WHAT'S "NORMAL" IN A MINORITY PARLIAMENT?
  (October 5, 2009)
• SHIFTING THE ONUS IN PARLIAMENT
  (September 28, 2009)
• THE TRUTH ABOUT MR. HARPER AND TAXES
  (September 21, 2009)
• YOU HAVE TO SAY "NO" TO A BULLY!
  (September 14, 2009)
• MR. HARPER CHOSE OCTOBER OF 2009
  (September 7, 2009)
• STOP THE DISTORTIONS; TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT EI!
  (August 31, 2009)
• FAIRNESS, EFFECTIVENESS DRIVE EI REFORM
  (August 24, 2009)
• CONSERVATIVE "SPIN" CANNOT HIDE THE TRUTH
  (August 17, 2009)
• YOUNG PEOPLE MAY BE BIGGEST VICTIMS
  (August 10, 2009)
• CONSERVATIVE PROPAGANDA PROMPTS NEGATIVE REACTION
  (August 3, 2009)
• WHAT'S THE PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE DEBT?
  (July 20, 2009)
• CANADA HAS WORLD'S BEST FOOD PRODUCTION POTENTIAL
  (July 13, 2009)
• IMAGINE CANADA'S POTENTIAL!
  (July 6, 2009)
• SASKATCHEWAN WILL MISS PAUL BEINGESSNER
  (June 29, 2009)
• WALL & THE SCIENTISTS VS. HARPER
  (June 22, 2009)
• CONSERVATIVE INCOMPETENCE PUTS LIVES AT RISK
  (June 15, 2009)
• THE ISSUE IS NOT THE DEFICIT, IT'S INCOMPETENCE!
  (June 8, 2009)
• MR. HARPER'S DEFICITS SYMPTOMATIC OF INCOMPETENCE
  (June 1, 2009)
• MR. HARPER: BEHAVING LIKE A LOSER
  (May 25, 2009)
• HOG PRODUCERS NEED URGENT FEDERAL HELP
  (May 18, 2009)
• MR. HARPER DISLIKES ACCOUNTABILITY
  (May 11, 2009)
• CHIPPY GOVERNMENT NEARING ITS END!
  (May 4, 2009)
• CONVENTION TO RATIFY IGNATIEFF'S LEADERSHIP
  (April 27, 2009)
• LIVESTOCK AND FORESTRY ARE CONSERVATIVE FAILURES
  (April 13, 2009)
• REGULATIONS: THE GRAIN BUSINESS VS. BANKING
  (March 30, 2009)
• CONSERVATIVES LACK CREDIBILITY ON THE ECONOMY
  (March 23, 2009)
• CONSERVATIVES DEFEND DIRTY TACTICS
  (March 16, 2009)
• SASKATCHEWAN NOT IMMUNE FROM ECONOMIC CRUNCH
  (March 9, 2009)
• HARPER GOVERNMENT BUNGLES FIGHT AGAINST RECESSION
  (March 2, 2009)
• LIBERAL SCIENCE INVESTMENTS POISED TO PAYOFF
  (February 23, 2009)
• IGNATIEFF DRAWS BIG SASKATCHEWAN CROWDS
  (February 16, 2009)
• A LATE START ON FIGHTING THE RECESSION
  (February 9, 2009)
• ANOTHER BROKEN PROMISE, ANOTHER FRAUD!
  (August 25, 2008)
• SASKATCHEWAN WILL BE AN INVESTMENT WINNER
  (August 18, 2008)
• CANADA’S ECONOMIC TROUBLE DEEPENING
  (August 11, 2008)
• BEWARE OF CALLOUS CONSERVATIVE ATTITUDES
  (August 4, 2008)
• ARE FEDERAL DEFICITS ON THEIR WAY BACK?
  (July 28, 2008)
• AVOID RE-RUNNING CONSERVATIVE MISTAKES
  (July 21, 2008)
• HARPER PLAN IMPOSES QUASI-CRIMINAL SANCTIONS
  (July 14, 2008)
• CONSERVATIVE LIES EXPOSE THEIR FEARS
  (July 7, 2008)
• DOES THE “GREEN SHIFT” WORK FOR SASKATCHEWAN?
  (June 30, 2008)
• HARPER PLANS TO HIKE FUEL COSTS
  (June 23, 2008)
• THIS APOLOGY IS JUST A BEGINNING!
  (June 16, 2008)
• POLL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR CWB
  (June 9, 2008)
• UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT LEAVES STRONG IMPRESSION
  (June 2, 2008)
• MILLENNIUM SCHOLARSHIPS BENEFIT THOUSANDS
  (May 26, 2008)
• CHOOSING BETWEEN SURPLUSES OR DEFICITS!
  (May 19, 2008)
• MR. HARPER’S DELIBERATE DEFICIT
  (May 12, 2008)
• WHEN TO END THIS MINORITY PARLIAMENT?
  (May 5, 2008)
• CONSERVATIVES SINK INTO GUTTER POLITICS
  (April 28, 2008)
• AN UNPRECEDENTED POLICE RAID:
  (April 21, 2008)
• NDP PLAYING INTO HARPER’S HANDS
  (April 14, 2008)
• CLEAR EVIDENCE OF FREIGHT RATE GOUGING
  (April 7, 2008)
• GOVERNMENT DRIFTING CLOSE TO DEFICIT!
  (March 31, 2008)
• CONSERVATIVES THREATEN FARMERS
  (March 24, 2008)
• GOVERNMENT BEHAVING LIKE A JUNK-YARD DOG
  (March 17, 2008)
• NOW THE PLAN IS CLEAR: TO KILL THE CWB!
  (March 10, 2008)
• WHEN SHOULD THERE BE A FEDERAL ELECTION?
  (March 3, 2008)
• CONSERVATIVES THREATEN FARMERS
  (February 24, 2008)
• FEDERAL BUDGET DUE NEXT WEEK
  (February 18, 2008)
• LIBERALS PUSH FARM ISSUES
  (February 4, 2008)
• TOUGH ECONOMY TOPS PARLIAMENTARY AGENDA
  (January 28, 2008)
• ABORIGINAL REPRESENTATION IS VITAL
  (January 21, 2008)
• JOAN BEATTY – STRONG IN THE NORTH!
  (January 14, 2008)
• ANOTHER HARPER MINISTER LIKELY TO RESIGN
  (January 7, 2008)
• MR. HARPER TRYING TO DITCH INQUIRY
  (December 31, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES IN TATTERS AS SESSION ENDS
  (December 17, 2007)
• MULRONEY-HARPER – TWO PEAS IN THE SAME POD!
  (December 10, 2007)
• MULRONEY AND HARPER TIGHTLY LINKED
  (December 3, 2007)
• HARPER SNUBS MUNICIPALITIES
  (November 26, 2007)
• THE MULRONEY–SCHREIBER–HARPER SCANDAL
  (November 19, 2007)
• MULRONEY CONNECTIONS HAUNT HARPER
  (November 12, 2007)
• PUSHING FOR THE BEST TAX CUTS
  (November 5, 2007)
• LIBERALS FIGHT FOR RURAL VOTING RIGHTS
  (October 29, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES INVESTIGATED FOR ETHICAL FAILURES
  (October 22, 2007)
• WHEAT BOARD STRONG IN DURUM MARKETS
  (October 15, 2007)
• TWO IMPORTANT COURT CHALLENGES
  (October 8, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES NOT HONEST ABOUT THEIR SURPLUS
  (October 1, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES TRY TO SABATOGE CWB PAYMENTS
  (September 24, 2007)
• A CONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH TO INCOME TRUSTS
  (September 17, 2007)
• INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM DELIVERS LASTING BENEFITS
  (September 10, 2007)
• STEPHEN HARPER OWES IT ALL TO JACK LAYTON
  (September 3, 2007)
• MR. HARPER’S “GLASS CEILING”
  (August 27, 2007)
• HARPER DOWNGRADES SASKATCHEWAN AGAIN!
  (August 20, 2007)
• COMMON SENSE NEEDED IN WHEAT BOARD CONTROVERSY
  (August 13, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES ACT ILLEGALLY TO KILL CWB
  (August 6, 2007)
• SERIOUS QUESTIONS ABOUT AFGHAN MISSION
  (July 30, 2007)
• INCOMPETENCE IN CANADA'S FINANCES
  (July 23, 2007)
• SASKATCHEWAN NOT A PRIORITY FOR MR. HARPER
  (July 16, 2007)
• NOTHING NEW ON BIO-FUELS
  (July 9, 2007)
• A SOLID LIBERAL RECORD ON EQUALIZATION
  (July 2, 2007)
• WHEAT BOARD DESTROYED AND NOTHING IN RETURN
  (June 25, 2007)
• FEDERAL PROVINCIAL RELATIONS "NEVER SO BAD"
  (June 18, 2007)
• THUGGISH TACTICS BY A FAILING GOVERNMENT
  (June 4, 2007)
• NEW RCMP HERITAGE CENTRE WILL BE A BIG ASSET
  (May 28, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVE "OPTIONS" PROGRAM FAILS FARMERS
  (May 21, 2007)
• HARPER GOVERNMENT SLUMPS: NO QUICK ELECTION!
  (May 14, 2007)
• SASKATCHEWAN DESERVES GREATER FAIRNESS!
  (May 7, 2007)
• A CONSERVATIVE FOG OF FALSEHOODS
  (April 30, 2007)
• SOMETHING TROUBLING ABOUT MR. HARPER
  (April 23, 2007)
• HARPER HURTS SASKATCHEWAN
  (April 16, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES CONFESS ON EQUALIZATION
  (April 9, 2007)
• BARLEY VOTE WON'T PASS "SMELL TEST"
  (April 2, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES SUCKER-PUNCH SASKATCHEWAN
  (March 26, 2007)
• WHY IS BRAZILIAN ETHANOL COMING INTO CANADA?
  (March 19, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES CUT FARM FUNDING
  (March 12, 2007)
• BEWARE OF CONSERVATIVES RECYCLING YOUR MONEY
  (March 5, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES CONTINUE TO SABOTAGE CWB
  (February 26, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVE BEHAVIOUR "THUGGISH"
  (February 19, 2007)
• MR. HARPER'S EQUALIZATION BOONDOOGLE
  (February 12, 2007)
• HARPER'S "PRINCIPLES" MISSING IN ACTION
  (February 5, 2007)
• QUESTION ON CWB FAILS THE "SMELL TEST"
  (January 29, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVES DIG BIG EQUALIZATION "HOLE"
  (January 22, 2007)
• DION MAKES EARLY VISIT TO SASKATCHEWAN
  (January 15, 2007)
• SASKATCHEWAN LOSES IN CABINET SHUFFLE
  (January 8, 2007)
• CONSERVATIVE'S CAUGHT BY THEIR OWN HYPOCRISY
  (January 1, 2007)
• GOOD NEWS AT CHRISTMAS FOR WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
  (December 18, 2006)
• DION FIGHTING FOR FARMERS
  (December 11, 2006)
• DION WILL BE HONEST AND STRAIGHT-FORWARD
  (December 4, 2006)
• CANADA'S BEST MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
  (November 27, 2006)
• CONSERVATIVE FALSEHOODS ABOUT CRIME LAWS
  (November 20, 2006)
• THE CONSERVATIVE'S "TANGLED WEB"
  (November 13, 2006)
• BLATANT CONSERVATIVE LIE ABOUT TRUSTS
  (November 6, 2006)
• CONSERVATIVE STUBBORNNESS CAUSES TROUBLE
  (October 30, 2006)
• CONSERVATIVES INCREASE ATTACKS ON WHEAT BOARD
  (October 23, 2006)
• GIFTS THAT KEEP ON GIVING
  (October 16, 2006)
• CUTS EXPOSE MEAN-SPIRITED GOVERNMENT
  (October 9, 2006)
• HYPOCRISY, CUTS AND BROKEN PROMISES
  (October 2, 2006)
• CRUCIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT AFGHANISTAN
  (September 25, 2006)
• SMART ACTION NEEDED ON THE ENVIRONMENT
  (September 18, 2006)
• SOFTWOOD LUMBER DEAL HURTS SASKATCHEWAN
  (September 11, 2006)
• FARM POLICY A MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT
  (September 4, 2006)
• HEALTH CARE PROMISE EVAPORATES
  (August 28, 2006)
• BROKEN PROMISES BEGIN TO ACCUMULATE
  (August 21, 2006)
• "THUGGISH" TACTICS TYPIFY CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT
  (August 14, 2006)
• RISK OF HARPER "MAJORITY" WORRIES CANADIANS
  (August 7, 2006)
• DID STEPHEN HARPER LIE TO PREMIER CALVERT?
  (July 31, 2006)
• HARPER GOVERNMENT TWISTING THE TRUTH
  (July 24, 2006)
• THE REALITY OF HIGHER CONSERVATIVE TAXES
  (July 10, 2006)
• LIBERAL ECONOMIC PLAN WINS BIG
  (June 19, 2006)
• FISCAL BALANCE GETTING WORSE FOR SASKATCHEWAN
  (June 12, 2006)
• LIBERALS PUSH FOR BETTER CASH ADVANCES
  (June 5, 2006)
• SASKATCHEWAN IS ONE BILLION DOLLARS WORSE OFF
  (May 29, 2006)
• CONSERVATIVES FAILING SASKATCHEWAN
  (May 22, 2006)
• FIRST 100 DAYS NOT TOO IMPRESSIVE!
  (May 15, 2006)