Trying to Make Sense of Saskatchewan with Alex Birrell

What do we even mean when we talk about “Saskatchewan”? Is it really a rural, farmer-driven province — or are we just clinging to a myth that hasn’t been true for decades? In this episode, I talk with Alex Birrell, host of Unmaking Saskatchewan, about political disillusionment, settler colonialism, and the strange identity crisis that defines this province. We get into everything from party politics to prairie mythology, the Sask Party’s slide toward authoritarianism, and why so many people feel like the system just doesn’t serve them anymore.

Recorded back in early February — before the federal election campaign even started — some of the political speculation has aged like milk, but the deeper themes still hit hard. This one’s for anyone trying to understand how we got here, and whether something better is still possible.

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