The government of Saskatchewan says it is “moving forward with constructing” a $1.15-billion irrigation project, despite having never completed or publicly released a feasibility study that was supposed to examine whether it is a good use of public money.
Earlier this year, Premier Scott Moe announced “we will begin construction of the early works” of the project in 2025.
That has critics worried that the government may be launching an ill-thought-out mega-project — spending more than a billion dollars to benefit just a handful of farmers.
Robert Halliday, a leading water resource engineer who has extensively studied the Saskatchewan river basin, says the lack of transparency has him worried.
“Faith in government is plummeting,” he said. “This kind of stuff just gives government a bad name.”
The lack of fiscal responsibility is on full display but do we know who’s likely to benefit from this impulsive spending of a billion dollars? Are we raising property value for a corporate friend, handing the construction contract to a corporate friend, both perhaps?
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Scott Moe, asshole of the Prairies, proving yet again who he really serves.
The lack of fiscal responsibility is on full display but do we know who’s likely to benefit from this impulsive spending of a billion dollars? Are we raising property value for a corporate friend, handing the construction contract to a corporate friend, both perhaps?