On weak explanations

One more item from James Wood's notes today deserves a post of its own, as the Sask Party's followup to its bizarre claim that Saskatchewan would produce a fifth of the world's natural resources doesn't make any more sense than its initial assertion:

"With more than 20 per cent of the world supply of natural resources coming directly from Saskatchewan, we know this increase will likely continue," the release quotes Draude as saying.

Alas, these newfound resources proved to be as ephemeral as last year's budget projections of potash revenue.

On Friday, the government issued a correction saying the minister was incorrectly quoted. (The notebook isn't quite sure how that happens in the government's own news release, but never mind.)

Oh dear

Apparently the Wall government's hack-and-slash budget is based on the modest assumption that Saskatchewan will be home to "more than 20 per cent of the world supply of natural resources". No word yet what proportion of that estimate consists of projected exports of magic beans and unicorn meat.