THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.

economics

  • By October 12, 2013

    Petro-currency has been the main method of world trade for the last 40 years, but will it continue to be?

  • Sushi: Management grad sets up shop close to home

    By January 9, 2013

    Growing up, Daniel Der watched as his family’s buffet restaurant business branched out from just a few eateries in Saskatoon to a franchise of food court outlets with over 125 locations across North America. Now, after finishing a management degree from the Edwards School of Business in 2010, he’s running his own location — and it’s not far from the classrooms where he cut his teeth.

  • Should Iceland adopt the Loonie? Adopting Canadian currency may threaten Iceland’s independence

    By March 28, 2012

    About an hour out of Reykjavik, a person can stand between two continents. The place is called Þingvellir. Icelanders proudly tell visitors it was the site of the world’s first Parliament, established more than one thousand years ago.

    True to that parliamentary tradition, Iceland has been deliberating about possible solutions for its economic crisis for a while now.

  • Saskatoon growing? Not so fast: U of S professor warns economy not as golden as others claim

    By November 5, 2011

    In the wake of reports about Saskatchewan’s recent economic and population growth, a University of Saskatchewan professor cautions that the numbers are not as impressive as they may seem.

    In an Oct. 25 op-ed published in the StarPhoenix, Saskatoon Mayor Don Atchison claimed that “the prosperity and strong economic growth Saskatoon is now experiencing are here for the long term. The forces are aligned to continue to build Saskatoon’s success for at least the next 25 years. That’s not just wishful thinking, but is an economic fact.”

  • Occupy Saskatoon protesters ignore the benefits of a capitalist system

    By November 4, 2011

    Welcome to the circus boys and girls! The tent is downtown and the main attractions are your neighbours and friends. The banner they operate under is the Occupy movement and right now we’re being taken for a ride, so lean back and eat some popcorn — this is going to be fun.

  • Ontario Conservatives seek to cut $30 million in international student funding

    By September 10, 2011

    Funding for a program implemented to draw international PhD students to Ontario would be cut under a Progressive Conservative Ontario government, according to party leader Tim Hudak, who recently announced that the money designated for international student scholarships would be diverted to middle-class Ontario families.

  • Voters vs. the Welfare State

    By May 25, 2011

    Only time will tell if recent elections in the UK, the US, and Canada, together with next year’s presidential election in France, signal a retreat from the growth of the welfare state or just a temporary respite.