Saskatchewan has built...

[shortbox]

The bypass and the GTH and the stadium are pretty big fails in our recent history.

The stadium is barely used and can only be operated if there are 15,000 fans in the seats. Has no utility for the general public.

The bypass goes so far outside of Regina that you could fit another Regina inside. Someone has grandiose opinions on this town.

And the GTH started out as trying to lure warehouse and container business, ended up as a payday for Boyd and crew then morphed into a chinese immigration scheme. Finally a few legit businesses have occupied it now.

You're starting to sound like an NDP, don't build anything. If we ran our farms that way we would all be 2 quarter farmers looking for government handouts

[newguy]

Its pathetic. Imagine if a tragic plane crash happened at regina or saskatoon airport the whole provincial health system could fall apart. If the health system is this fragile some politicians should be in jail.

The criminally careless ones are the ones filling the hospitals that did not believe the health care system and could have avoided having to go there.

[WiltonRanch]

The bypass and the GTH and the stadium are pretty big fails in our recent history.

The stadium is barely used and can only be operated if there are 15,000 fans in the seats. Has no utility for the general public.

The bypass goes so far outside of Regina that you could fit another Regina inside. Someone has grandiose opinions on this town.

And the GTH started out as trying to lure warehouse and container business, ended up as a payday for Boyd and crew then morphed into a chinese immigration scheme. Finally a few legit businesses have occupied it now.

Be glad the bypass was put that far out. Go travel circle drive in Saskatoon and see what a bypass ends up being when you have no future vision. Stadium was a waste of money. I like football but the old field was good enough for our little arena football farm team. It’s like all these big rinks that got built in these communities. It was enough of a chore to sc**** up the dough to build them but it’s the overhead that sinks them later. Local community had an old rink a bit past it’s time but nothing half a million wouldn’t fix. Well, all the big shot townies wanted a new one and expected the farms around to pony up loan guarantees. Guys did but if it wasn’t for a large corporate donor who covered it they’d be under. Still it costs lots to keep the plant and the lights on. Same time enrolment in hockey is shrinking. This is a fairly well populated area with lots of industry and young families. Lots are shying away from hockey, it’s not the only game in town. Public recreation works are a tough row to hoe. They are money pits no matter how much you rent them out. That is why they are public works.

[sumdumguy]

The criminally careless ones are the ones filling the hospitals that did not believe the health care system and could have avoided having to go there.

So you think! But its not so. Partially vaccinated and vaccinated is the information that I have.

[bucket]

The only point I was trying to make was if the province has money for varying projects , good or bad, it seems putting a few more ICU beds for either covid or regular surgeries wouldn't be the worst thing to spend money on.

[Robertbarlage]

Ya I think the health guy should be canned. I get it that Scott gets the blame but what is health minister doing? If Scott was smart he'd get new person

[burnt]

The only point I was trying to make was if the province has money for varying projects , good or bad, it seems putting a few more ICU beds for either covid or regular surgeries wouldn't be the worst thing to spend money on.

Well yes, my neighbor who was just told that his back surgery is almost two years out would agree that expanded surgical capacity "...wouldn't be the worst thing to spend money on."

When I needed back surgery 6+ years ago, it was the same story. And IIRC, COVID wasn't as issue yet.

The problem of healthcare capacity lies entirely at the feet of government and healthcare bureaucracy. It seems like extra funding goes into the pockets of the inner circle and the plebeians can suffer.

Locally, the administrator of the catchment area rakes in huge dollars while he rides the frontliners for the care shortfalls.

[fjlip]

Shahab can cry like Trudeau. 🙄

Or like Bogosch in April 2020, on CBC for days, all the "models" were WRONG! But he got exposure.

[jazz]

You're starting to sound like an NDP, don't build anything. If we ran our farms that way we would all be 2 quarter farmers looking for government handouts

Not at all, but the politics behind these projects were insane. If you were to invest funds for some venture you would be looking at maximizing value. These 3 projects had none of that.

Case in point. At one point in these projects a very industrious person suggested the bypass be in a few miles closer to town and Mosaic be refurbished for those 10 rider games - basically building another covered side. That would have saved nearly $1B dollars which could have built an indoor hockey rink and with public rec center to replace Brandt and build 10 new schools in the city. Was rejected and that person is probably stuffing envelopes somewhere now.

[sawfly1]

Admittedly grant Devine was premier thru some tough years , but he did dig a hell if a hole to fill in even after selling everything that was not nailed down.
The NDP had to be lean and mean just to get the province solvent again.
Face it Devine spent like Trudeau.
Money that was not there.
You idolize one and trash the other