Paul Dechene
@pauldechene.bsky.social
Writing about city council in Regina, Saskatchewan. Co-host of the Queen City Improvement Bureau on 91.3FM CJTR - www.queencityib.com. Columns in Prairie Dog Magazine. There will be swearing. Proceed at your own risk.
THIS was your takeaway from the Epstein Files, @theglobeandmail.com???
January 31, 2026 at 3:46 PM
THIS was your takeaway from the Epstein Files, @theglobeandmail.com???
There are stops downtown where the signs telling you which buses stop where are angled out into the street and away from the sidewalk where potential riders might be trying to figure out where to stand in the cold. #yqrcc
January 28, 2026 at 5:58 PM
There are stops downtown where the signs telling you which buses stop where are angled out into the street and away from the sidewalk where potential riders might be trying to figure out where to stand in the cold. #yqrcc
Eat shit, Tim. How was the Melania documentary? Did you give it a special award?
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Eat shit, Tim. How was the Melania documentary? Did you give it a special award?
Made it. Very convenient. Also, comfortable.
January 27, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Made it. Very convenient. Also, comfortable.
Look at where I am.
January 27, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Look at where I am.
You know how "New World Order" is a conspiracy theory born out of apocalyptic Christian fundamentalism? Yeah, well, my Conservative MP looked at everything going on in the world & thought now was a good time to be invoking that code-phrase in a fundraising email.
What a clod.
What a clod.
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
You know how "New World Order" is a conspiracy theory born out of apocalyptic Christian fundamentalism? Yeah, well, my Conservative MP looked at everything going on in the world & thought now was a good time to be invoking that code-phrase in a fundraising email.
What a clod.
What a clod.
Here, @theglobeandmail.com, fixed it for you.
January 26, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Here, @theglobeandmail.com, fixed it for you.
This opinion piece — which urges Carney to surrender — is built on a foundation of sanewashing Trump's recent pronouncements. It assumes Trump is pursuing some kind of coherent economic strategy instead of just talking shit b/c he was butthurt that Carney was the big star of Davos.
January 26, 2026 at 12:48 AM
This opinion piece — which urges Carney to surrender — is built on a foundation of sanewashing Trump's recent pronouncements. It assumes Trump is pursuing some kind of coherent economic strategy instead of just talking shit b/c he was butthurt that Carney was the big star of Davos.
I suspect a reason Canada is somewhat more politically sane than the United States is b/c Canada has a higher percentage of people completing post-secondary education.
Kinda blunts the notion that going to university is a waste of time, eh.
Kinda blunts the notion that going to university is a waste of time, eh.
January 25, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I suspect a reason Canada is somewhat more politically sane than the United States is b/c Canada has a higher percentage of people completing post-secondary education.
Kinda blunts the notion that going to university is a waste of time, eh.
Kinda blunts the notion that going to university is a waste of time, eh.
City just put out its 2025 Highlights. I'm going to run through them b/c some of these are legitimately good things and sometimes I dwell on the things that piss me off. /1 #yqrcc
January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
City just put out its 2025 Highlights. I'm going to run through them b/c some of these are legitimately good things and sometimes I dwell on the things that piss me off. /1 #yqrcc
Good.
Now go national on Monday.
Now go national on Monday.
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Good.
Now go national on Monday.
Now go national on Monday.
I'm going to live tweet today's special council meeting from the Regina City Hall cafeteria! Find me at @pdcityhall.bsky.social #yqrcc
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
I'm going to live tweet today's special council meeting from the Regina City Hall cafeteria! Find me at @pdcityhall.bsky.social #yqrcc
Democrats: "Don't worry! Things will go back to normal soon! Trump can't live forever!"
Fred Trump:
Fred Trump:
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Democrats: "Don't worry! Things will go back to normal soon! Trump can't live forever!"
Fred Trump:
Fred Trump:
A note about item 3 on electrical & gas grants-in-lieu… I think the prov cut these back in ~2017? I had has lost track of whether or not they brought them back in some form as promised. I guess this is my answer. /2 #yqrcc
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
A note about item 3 on electrical & gas grants-in-lieu… I think the prov cut these back in ~2017? I had has lost track of whether or not they brought them back in some form as promised. I guess this is my answer. /2 #yqrcc
Tomorrow, council is holding a special meeting to consider a motion from the Mayor to back a SUMA campaign urging the prov to grant Sask cities more revenue tools.
I swear previous councils have done this before. Not sure why this particular motion is so special it needs its own meeting. /1 #yqrcc
I swear previous councils have done this before. Not sure why this particular motion is so special it needs its own meeting. /1 #yqrcc
January 21, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Tomorrow, council is holding a special meeting to consider a motion from the Mayor to back a SUMA campaign urging the prov to grant Sask cities more revenue tools.
I swear previous councils have done this before. Not sure why this particular motion is so special it needs its own meeting. /1 #yqrcc
I swear previous councils have done this before. Not sure why this particular motion is so special it needs its own meeting. /1 #yqrcc
Amazing! One medal ends up going to two total losers.
January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Amazing! One medal ends up going to two total losers.
Gawrsh! US emissions rising? China's falling? What are Sask's good ol'boys going to do when they can't say "But what about China??!?!" any more?
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Gawrsh! US emissions rising? China's falling? What are Sask's good ol'boys going to do when they can't say "But what about China??!?!" any more?
"America decided to stab itself in the brain."
Yeah. About sums it up.
www.wired.com/story/china-...
Yeah. About sums it up.
www.wired.com/story/china-...
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 AM
"America decided to stab itself in the brain."
Yeah. About sums it up.
www.wired.com/story/china-...
Yeah. About sums it up.
www.wired.com/story/china-...
Thing I've been working entirely too much on: Timeline of baseball stadium discussions going back to Rec Master Plan passage in Jan 2019. Top of line is what happened. Beneath line are council's directions on the subject. #yqrcc
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Thing I've been working entirely too much on: Timeline of baseball stadium discussions going back to Rec Master Plan passage in Jan 2019. Top of line is what happened. Beneath line are council's directions on the subject. #yqrcc
From the Baseball Stadium Timeline: In March 2023, council concurred w/ Catalyst Cmte that it should NOT be considered a catalyst project. ALSO! A baseball stadium should be combined w/ a soccer field. AND! It should be considered for Taylor Field or elsewhere but NOT at the Yards! #yqrcc
January 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
From the Baseball Stadium Timeline: In March 2023, council concurred w/ Catalyst Cmte that it should NOT be considered a catalyst project. ALSO! A baseball stadium should be combined w/ a soccer field. AND! It should be considered for Taylor Field or elsewhere but NOT at the Yards! #yqrcc
Funny thing, the only way I've ever been able to get to the Media Centre is by clicking the red link at the top of the Meeting Portal. And the red link text scrolls across the page by way of a marquee tag. I didn't even know that bit of arcane HTML worked any more! So very 1990s! #yqrcc /5
January 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Funny thing, the only way I've ever been able to get to the Media Centre is by clicking the red link at the top of the Meeting Portal. And the red link text scrolls across the page by way of a marquee tag. I didn't even know that bit of arcane HTML worked any more! So very 1990s! #yqrcc /5
I bet he's just as servile when Trump comes for Greenland. And Canada.
January 4, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I bet he's just as servile when Trump comes for Greenland. And Canada.
All Simpson & Semple have to do to get their Baseball District is show how it'll satisfy the project criteria (or weasel out of them) & prove they have a big enough pile of cash. And then, the city isn't handing over any *money*. Just a big empty lot. /7 #yqrcc
January 2, 2026 at 5:48 PM
All Simpson & Semple have to do to get their Baseball District is show how it'll satisfy the project criteria (or weasel out of them) & prove they have a big enough pile of cash. And then, the city isn't handing over any *money*. Just a big empty lot. /7 #yqrcc