The Mario deSantis Index page 3

Diversification of Rural Saskatchewan: A dumping ground for huge hog producers
Monday
July 24, 2000
Suspicion and concern continues to be voiced by those wondering what is prompting the Government of Saskatchewan to subsidise Big Sky of Humboldt.
The common sense of University professors Richard Gray and Michael Freeman
Thursday
July 27, 2000
Two professors reply to governmental statistical propoganda, with a simply comment , the other with a new study to really get to the bottom of a problem.
The system is not more worth than one person's rights
Thursday
July 27, 2000
The good of the system must not ever subvert the rights of the individual as that will in fact destroy the system.
Evidence is developing against the two huge hog projects
Friday
July 28, 2000
Mario deSantis links the bad planning for water on the Rama project and the results of a hearing into the deaths of workers in a hog barn as evidence of what we can expect from the government and the developer.
Simplicity, common sense and the unreasonable behaviour of Greg Trew
Saturday
July 29, 2000
Today Mairo deSantis discusses the issue of reasonable behaviour and how allies need to support each other if progress is to be obtained.
Premier Roy romanow's books: balancing the budget by incarcerating young offenders
Thursday
August 3, 2000
Statistics Canada figures show Saskatchewan as Canada's more likely place to throw children into custody.
Going Back To The Gold Standard With SGIs Researches
Saturday
August 5, 2000
Mario deSantis gives us a hard look at the thoughts of Cassidy study defender Dr. Cote.
The Problem of Poverty is nor Racisim, just lack of citizenship
Monday
August 7, 2000
Mario deSantis issues a challenge to us all to do our part in an effort to sort out the tragic problems that beset Canada's aboriginal population.
A trend in Tort Reform laws: No-fault, no individual freedom and no responsibility
Tuesday
August 15, 2000
Mario deSantis explains the fundamental principles of common law and how the lack of the ability to sue infringes on our personal safety and liberty.
Premier Roy Romanow's Saskatchewan Way: Lack of Constitutional Directions
Wednesday
August 16, 2000
Mario discusses the plight of our province with roads out of shape and no one accepting responsibility.
Casinos, Self-Policing and Self-Government, Before Individual Native's Rights
Friday
August 18, 2000
Mario wonders why the emphasis on policing and self government when poverty is the at the heart of First Nation People's problems.
Justice Irving Goldenberg: Defending Individual Rights against no fault researcher D. David Cassidy
Monday
August 28, 2000
Mario DeSantis reports on the court ruling on Thursday and what that means in terms of all of us.
The Saskatchewan government is boosting the provincal economy: after the hogs we have hamburger patties
Thursday
August 31, 2000
More give aways as you have just donated another twenty million to a private company to build a burger company in Saskatoon..
Government of Saskatchewan: Playing good psychology and covering their assets
Friday
September 1, 2000
Mario explains how the government will solve hog barn polution and appoints a new/old deputy minister of agriculture from SHIN.
Finance Spokesperson Roy Schneider: Playing with tax numbers and wishfull thinking
Saturday
September 2, 2000
Just because provincial sales tax is on a wider range of things and that is growing wider, the government has increased its level of provincial taxes, but the government says "it aint so".
The Fear of a Bigger Sasktel
Sunday
September 3, 2000
Applying for a CRTC license provide cable television service the government owned monopoly threatens private business and concentrates on making profits.
And the greasy winners are: John Nilson and his friend Centennial Food Corp.
Monday
September 4, 2000
Mario deSantis explains how this Alberta company took the money and ran to Saskatchewan for more government hand outs.
A no-fault Saskatchewan Government has no apologies
Tuesday
September 5, 2000
Mario deSantis explains how world and corporate leaders admit mistakes but alas it does not happen in Saskatchewan.
Judge John Reilly is a hero: a reaffirmation of individual rights
Thursday
September 7, 2000
Mario deSantis explains our social/political condition and points out the benefit of judicial independence as reaffirmation of individual rights.
The National Post and Judge John Reilly
Friday
September 8, 2000
Mario deSantis is less than impressed with a National Post writer who thinks that politicians, philanthropists, medical researchers and journalists are the only people who are qualified to be heros.
AIM and Medisolutions ?
Saturday
September 9, 2000
Mario deSantis calls our attention to an unusual web site that offers up our medical records.
No-fault insurance and the meeting
Tuesday
September 12, 2000
Mario deSantis was on hand for some of the remarkable speeches made at the Saskatoon meeting held by the coalition against no-fault this past Saturday. Mario's insight into the messages and the implications need to thought over as he reveals the essence of the meeting. An outstanding report, Ensign is proud to be able to bring this interpretation to you.
The StarPhoenix' Opinions and No-Fault
Thursday
September 14, 2000
Mario deSantis is not pleased with the unonomous editiorial in the Star Phoenix that discredits opposition to the government PIPP program.
The Internet is changing our lifestyles and our laws
Thursday
September 14, 2000
Examples and experiences that show the modifications in the way we do and think about things.
What is No-Fault? A Personal Thought
Friday
September 15, 2000
Mario deSantis reports the growing concern about the lack of responsibility and hence the lack of appropriate behaviour to avoid the attachment of blame.
A First Impression of the Carver's Policy Governance Model
Tuesday
September 19, 2000
Mario deSantis provides us with a wake-up call as he points out the underlying policy and procedural approach being taken in Saskatchewan health boards and how this might explain the amazing lack of good judgement and waste in the system.
The Essence of Carver's Policy Governance Model: A Machiavellian plot to reinforce an authoritarian Saskatchewan Healthcare
Thursday
September 21, 2000
Mario deSantis has been analysing the structural organisation of Saskatchewan health boards and discovered that there is a problem of philosophy and that is a problem for us all.
Gordon Titsworth's thoughts on Carvers Policy Governance Model: A conflict of law
Saturday
September 23, 2000
Mario deSantis discovers he is not alone in his concern about the use of John Carver's philosophy of public boards.
Our Biased Researches Are Only A Symptom Of Corruption
Thursday
September 28, 2000
With nauseating rapidity we are being deluged in research funded by governments and business to make their claims plausible. Mario takes aim at this practice of paid research, the new propaganda weapon of choice.
Dr. Emma Bartfay's Lawsuit and taking back our individual rights from government.
Saturday
September 30, 2000
Mario deSantis pays tribute to the man who wanted us to be a "Just Society" as he condemns the present trend toward the reduction of personal measures of freedom and rights within our society.
The Saskatchewan Government: the continuing saga of our economic down fall
Sunday
October 8, 2000
Mario deSantis points out some serious flaws in the statistical reporting of employment rates in the province.
The firing of the entire Saskatchewan Research Council's Board
Monday
October 9, 2000
Mario deSantis walks us through the odd decision making process used by the provincial government to justify its decisions.
The Saskatchewan Way to Manage Government Misspending
Wednesday
October 11, 2000
Mario deSantis directs our attention to the waste of tax payers money as the government has proceeded deliberately to save money by wasting it. Does Chris Axworthy have a solution?
Premier Romanow and Finance Minister Cline Cheating
Friday
October 13, 2000
Surprise, surprise, surprise the so-called balanced budget is not that at all according to the Provincial auditor. Mario deSantis has been digging into this one and with a balanced budget seven years in a row, how come the debt has risen steadily?
Saskatchewan Health Care: Confirmation Of The Most Mismanaged System In Canada
Saturday
October 14, 2000
Mario deSantis laments the continued waste of money on SHIN while basic health care is neglected causing specialist to flee province.
A Saskatchewan Way of Economic Growth: Good Psychology
Satruday
October 21, 2000
Mario deSantis wants us to consider complacency and self deception and realise the great way we have to go to be the place that we want and are capable of producing.
In a changing world prediction of Econometric models
Saturday
October 21, 2000
Now is the time to realise that the Nobel prize for economics went to people engaged in finding ways to improve the lives of people worldwide. Mario deSantis gives us insight and explanation of this outstanding economic development.
The Mismanagement Saga in Health Care
Sunday
October 22, 2000
As the Fyke Commission mounts it multi-million dollar research Mairo points out that he is looking in the wrong place. The problem isn't demand its poor management.
Judge Turpel-Lafond's Advocacy For Common People and For Common Law
Sunday
October 22, 2000
Another Judge makes it to our awareness stage of recognition for advocating the improvement needed in the treatment of First Nations people. Though we have no picture of this outstanding individual her comments and writing will change Canadian thinking.
Royal University Hospital: $7.5 million blunder and nobody is accountable
Tuesday
October 24, 2000
We can argue and we can complain but the reality is blatantly obvious, the health care system his being managed poorly and Mario deSantis once again lets us see yet another screw up.
The Only Conclusion of Industrialized Health Researches: "Go Figure" and Use Your Common Sense
Tuesday
October 24, 2000
Mario deSantis let's us in on some hot off the research trail medical research projects and they could bad for your health.
The Supreme Court of Canada: Using Psychology to find the Truth
Wednesday
October 25, 2000
"No cry." Supreme court gets tough on tears.
My democratic choice for this November 27:
I have made up my mind for whom not to vote
Thursday
October 26, 2000
Mario deSantis takes a verbal swipe at the Premier and his Shawinigan friend.
What is democracy:
Thursday
October 26, 2000
Mario deSantis takes a look at freedom of speech as it applies to health care workers.
Understanding Money and People's Lives
Saturday
October 28, 2000
Mario deSantis contemplates the value we place on money and acquiring it compared with the other aspects of our existance.
Election time: a waste of money and time and don't vote for Chrétien's values
Saturday
October 28, 2000
Looks like Mario deSantis is not voting Liberal, in fact Mario is a littled ticked with the whole bunch.
Nortel's Plunge and the idiocy of too much speculation
Sunday
October 29, 2000
Mario considers the weird world of the stock market.
Colin Thatcher and his psychology for success
Sunday
October 29, 2000
Mario deSantis considers in a short commentary some of the thinking that has been going on about this man's parole hearing.
Fyke's Medicare Survey and the Psychology of Influencing People
Tuesday
October 31, 2000
Mario deSantis exposes his dislike for the use of psychology to manipulate the population and their attitudes in today's discussion about he Fyke commission.
HSURC Commission: Another Study, Another Dump
Thursday
November 2, 2000
It will come as no surprise to Ensign readers that Mario deSantis is less than enthusiastic about the latest study by the HSURC. What is surprising is that such a study took place and that they are planning a follow up.
Colin Thatcher, being a psychopath,and the elements of our political leadership
Sunday
November 5, 2000
Mario takes us on a little excursion through the thoughts of psychiatric expert witness Dr. Arboleda-Florez in the Thatcher parole hearing.
Political leadership in Saskatchewan and Canada:the inner sanctum of the privileged and of the corrupted
Sunday
November 5, 2000
Mario deSantis is worried about the direction of political leadership and makes some solid suggestions as to what it should be.
No-fault researches and why Saskatchewan is a nice province
Sunday
November 5, 2000
Mario deSantis takes a look at what could simply be more foolish research.
The Ontario' school system has no imagination: Dropping Evolution from curriculum at the expense of the Truth
Wednesday
November 8, 2000
The depressing spread of book banning and anti-intellectualism is a plague in North American Society and Mario deSantis explains that it need not be the case.
An improved democracy by voting for good people and not for the party
Thursday
November 9, 2000
Mario deSantis discusses democracy and what we as voters can do about the way things seem to be.
Honourable MacKinnon Requires Reality Check
Saturday
November 11, 2000
The figures are remarkably different than the conclusions the Minister of Economic Development draws from them and there is every bit a possiblity that we are dealing with deliberate deception.
Roy Romanow's Credits: A List of Phony Successes Spin-doctored by Governmental Politicians
Sunday
November 12, 2000
Mario deSantis responds to suggestions in the Star Pheonix that Premier Romanow deserves considerable credit for his accomplishments. Mario believes they should be discredits.
Government of Canada: Are we governed by constitutional means?
Sunday
November 12, 2000
Mario deSantis considers thoughts by Peter C. Newman and Andrew Coyne as he wonders if the improprieties we think are going on are within the bounds of the constitution.
MacLean's Ranking of Universities: U of S 15 of 15 and U of R 11 of 11
Tuesday
November 14, 2000
We at Ensign have been warning you that things are not going well and it should come as no surprise to discover that we are not the only ones to think so.
US presidential results in Florida: Manual or machine recount? Two different mind sets
Tuesday
November 14, 2000
The post election conflicts become almost another election battle as the US presidential vote is down to the last hole punched.
There has never been a one-tier health system in Canada
Wednesday
November 15, 2000
Mario takes on a little journey to discuss the hallowed and sacred myth about Canada's Medicare system then leaves us with some things to shake our heads about.
Health Care Czars: A Contributing factor to private health care
Thursday
November 16, 2000
Mario deSantis shows us what we are up against as managerial power outweighs community health needs. Ultimately leadership loses touch with those they serve and serve themselves. This has happened before.
Stockwell Day: another politician, another number game and another laugh
Friday
November 17, 2000
Mario deSantis lacks enthusiasm for the use of statistics in political arguments and discovers that the Canadian Alliance leader loves numbers.
A message to Honourable Janice MacKinnon:
Saskatchewan didn't reduce its child poverty rate between 1989 and 1997
Tuesday
November 21, 2000
Mario deSantis scorns the provincial government for the tragic situation for the provinces poor and needy children whom seem to be growing in number.
Using Imagination and Thinking to understand Evolution and Creationism
Tuesday
November 21, 2000
Mario deSantis gives us a cogent and thought provoking discussion on how we can consider the discussions about Evolution and Creationism. This is a poignant and appropriate discussion.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien: coping with his rules of ethics and his no-fault government
Friday
November 24, 2000
Mario deSantis helps us consider the problems of the letter of the law and how ethical behaviour expects more than that.
Factual Code of Ethics and Paper Code of Ethics
Saturday
November 25, 2000
Here Mario deSantis shows us a sample of the actual Code of Ethics to be followed by parliamentarians in Canada.
The Need of a New Paradigm to See Health Care
Monday
November 27, 2000
Mario tells us about the looming venture ideas that he perceives as a threat.
The Reluctance of Our Leadership to Change
Wednesday
November 29, 2000
Mario deSantis laments the way leaders fail to learn from mistakes by merely failing to recognise them as mistakes.
The Fifth Estate: Scandal of the Century
Thursday
November 30, 2000
Mario deSantis discusses the moving and disturbing story from Saskatoon a decade ago.
Prime Minister Jean Chretien's involvement with the BDC's $615,000 loan:
Lack of Common Sense Democracy
Friday
December 1, 2000
Mario deSantis helps us understand the heavy burden of appropriate behaviour and offers some definitions to guide our opinion.
Honourable Janice MacKinnon says: Saskatchewan is the Star of the Nineties
Monday
December 4, 2000
Janice MacKinnon trumpets Saskatchewan economic development despite reality.
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's involvement with the Grand Mère affair prior to the loan's approval
Tuesday
December 5, 2000
Mario deSantis continues to chronicle the sequence of events that lead to the scandal in during the recent election campaigne.
BDC's $615,000 Loan
Wednesday
December 6, 2000
Mario tells us how the Grand Mere hotel and its owner arrange a loan for a bankrupt and insolvent operation.
Mr. Chretien's interest for his friends, golf course and jobs?
Thursday
December 7, 2000
Mario deSantis takes us along the road to the additions and financing of the Grand Mere Hotel as the Government bank manager sues for wrongful dismissal Nov.3.
Part 2: Thinking Recursively is a Creative Process
Saturday
December 9, 2000
Mario deSantis helps us think through the saga of the Prime Minister's dealings with the Grand Mere hotel and golf course.
Part 3: Job Creation in Chretien's Riding of S. Maurice
Sunday
December 10, 2000
What was the motivation that lead the Prime Minister to take the action he did? Mario deSantis questions these decisions and attempts to give us the details that surround them.
Part 4: Doling of Government Money
Monday
December 11, 2000
The story of tax distribution in the St. Maurice riding of Quebec continues as Mario deSantis explains the process and who was involved.
PART 5: Mr. Gauthier, Chretien's golf course, and the pair Pepin & Lemire Co.
Tuesday
December 12, 2000
Mario deSantis is getting us the picture of a massive movement of funds to Shawinigan as the Prime Minister rewards and endows the community with HRDC money.
Van Mulligen's Leadership in Wrestling Welfare: Cut, Copy, Paste
Tuesday
December 12, 2000
Provincial government announces new triumph over welfare and it looks like Mario deSantis is not impressed.
Pat Atkinson and Janice MacKinnon:
they have to fix their minds before they fix health care and economic development
Thursday
December 14, 2000
Mario deSantis points out the serious problem of attitude as the province once again struggles with hospital bed closures due to nursing shortages.
The Conservative, The Liberal and the Canadian Libertien Interpretation of the Law
Friday
December 15, 2000
Mario deSantis offers us and explanation about the ways of interpreting law and what these methods tell us about democracy.
Doing Business in Canada: Setting pyramidal paper businesses with the assistance of government?
Sunday
December 17, 2000
Mario deSantis spots the systematic method used by various characters to put government money into their pockets.
Provincial Auditor, Saskatchewan 2000 Fall Report: The un-accountabilityof the Ins and Outs of a dummy SHIN
Monday
December 18, 2000
Mario deSantis explains that the Provincial auditor has also discovered the fact that SHIN does not control its spending
The SHIN Saga of Health Reform: Common Problem, No Problem?
Tuesday
December 19, 2000
SHIN marches onward and Mario deSantis points out the strange mentality that would develop such an organisation and how it can waste money with impunity.
Any Correlation between Political Corruption and Walkerton's Tragedy?
Thursday
December 21, 2000
Mario deSantis wonders if a general attitude is spreading from leadership to all levels of public service.
Taking away our freedom: Health Records and SHIN
Thursday
December 21, 2000
This is a clear warning, as Mario deSantis points out the dangers of centralised records in this computerised world.
Money Talks, Mandatory Voting and our Democracy
Tuesday
December 26, 2000
Mario deSantis explains the need for us to watch what politicians use as words to describe their actions and conditions.
Productivity is the wrong thing to measure
Saturday
December 30, 2000
Mario deSantis gives us a hard look at the way economists see things and why they should clean their glasses.
The assembly line economics is obsolete
Saturday
December 30, 2000
This is a short article that needs to be digested carefully as Mario deSantis points out the underlying cause that explains the eratic behaviour in the stock market and commodities trading. If we have a knowledge economy supply and demand is no longer in effect.
The need of new indicators to measure the performance of our Knowledge Economy
Sunday
December 31, 2000
Mario deSantis compares the view of the economics world as seen by Alan Greenspan and economic consultant Paul Strassmann.
Big Brains Fyke and Rourke Have Spoken
Sunday
December 31, 2000
Mario deSantis lets us consider the pronouncements of Ken Fyke and Brian Rourke as they relate to common sense and Saskatchewan health care.
On Hernando De Soto, a mechanical economist, and Douglas McGregor, a humanist at work
Monday
January 1, 2001
Mario deSantis gives us some insight into the views of the world held by two of the world's most important economists and consultants.
The Genius of Douglas McGregor
Wednesday
January 3, 2001
Mario deSantis gives us more information about the American economist Douglas McGregor who died in 1964, but left his mark on the business world.
SHIN's purpose: to wrangle for the tapping of governmental money!
Friday
January 5, 2001
Mario deSantis keeps posted on the continued process of development and money absorption by this huge government agency.