Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, December 07, 2012

Saskatchewan Oilsands Rights Sold For the First Time Since 2007

REGINA - For the first time in more than five years, oilsands rights have been sold in a Crown land sale in Saskatchewan.

Ed Dancsok, assistant deputy minister in the Ministry of Energy, says the two parcels of land are in the northwest, north of the Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range.

The parcels were picked up by a land agent likely for an exploration company that is not named.

Dancsok says the company will have to be named when they want to start doing physical activity on the land.

He says before now, the first and only time oilsands rights were sold in Saskatchewan was in August 2007.

It's harder to get oil out of the oilsands in Saskatchewan than those in Alberta and so far, nothing is being produced out of the oilsands in Saskatchewan.

Original Article
Source: huffington post
Author: CP
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