@simonenoch.bsky.social
Senior Researcher - Saskatchewan - Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Interested in populism, propaganda and political economy. So stupendous, living in this tube.
@thewalrus.caReposted by @simonenoch.bsky.socialCanada’s airports are publicly owned. Now, Ottawa wants to open them for private investment. “The biggest advocate for change is private industry,” writes Isaac Peltz. “For them, it’s win-win. But for Canadians, it’s lose-lose.” https://thewalrus.ca/carney-wants-to-privatize-airports/
@simonenoch.bsky.social“The fact that we have encampments is sort of emblematic of a policy failure at large,” said Simon Enoch, a senior analyst with the centre.
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@simonenoch.bsky.socialPublic auto insurance - like SGI in SK and ICBC in BC - act as "affordability buffers" - offering the lowest insurance premium increases year over year in Canada. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
@simonenoch.bsky.social“Regina’s houseless population quadrupled in the last 10 years, with a reported count of 1,156 individuals experiencing homelessness in some form and Saskatoon has 1,931 people experiencing homelessness—a nearly 30 per cent increase from 2024.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
@nicktsergas.caReposted by @simonenoch.bsky.socialDatacentre fights are increasingly about more than datacentres
@aaronblackshear.bsky.socialReposted by @simonenoch.bsky.socialIf Budweiser was trying to identify individual alcoholics and send them personalized "Chuck, you haven't had a drink in a while, here's a free case on us" ads we would rightfully call for them to be drawn and quartered
@nichecanada.bsky.socialReposted by @simonenoch.bsky.social2026 Stapleford Lecture with Dr. Mél Hogan - @melhogan.bsky.social - Data Refineries: How Data Centres Make the Politics of AI visible
Wednesday – 18 November 2026
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Education Auditorium
University of Regina
@simonenoch.bsky.social“I think it’s a valuable tool to index the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index, (which) ensures low-wage workers are at least getting an annual bump to keep up with inflation.” The issue, Enoch said, is that minimum wage may be too low to begin with. leaderpost.com/news/saskatc...
@pauldechene.bsky.socialReposted by @simonenoch.bsky.socialIf the AI data centre being built outside Regina ends up being as big as promised, it will use as much power as four Reginas. Simon Enoch from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives breaks it all down on the QCIB: youtu.be/O1u24Kg0LoI?... #yqrcc
@simonenoch.bsky.socialHad a great time on the QCIB w/ Paul & Aidan talking about data and the centres that house them. queencityib.com/podcasts/202...
@banditelli.orgReposted by @simonenoch.bsky.socialThe chart explains AI hype more than any chart that's ever been charted.
@hadrianmk.bsky.socialReposted by @simonenoch.bsky.socialIf the benefits of AI were obvious—and the harms merely speculative—there would be no need to appeal to the tech’s future promise.
Instead the opposite is true. The proliferation of AI is awash in immediate harms but the benefits remain elusive.
My latest: www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
@simonenoch.bsky.socialVancouver airport said privatization would be ‘irreversible mistake’ in 2016 letter: theijf.org/article/airp...
@simonenoch.bsky.social“A race to build AI data centers before the public can protest.” www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
@simonenoch.bsky.social“Incrementally raising the minimum wage by a few cents every year while non-negotiable expenses like rent rise unchecked will only leave working families further and further behind.” www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
@policyalternatives.caReposted by @simonenoch.bsky.socialOn October 1, the minimum wage will go up in five provinces, but for low-wage workers, a few extra cents an hour won't close the growing affordability gap. #canlab @simonenoch.bsky.social @policyalternatives.ca kirklandlakevoice.ca/in-the-news/...
@simonenoch.bsky.social$1000 bucks it won’t be an SMR - 300 MW can barely run a third of a data centre these days. www.ckom.com/2026/09/29/s...
@simonenoch.bsky.social“Governments that are serious about addressing the crisis of affordability must confront the gap between what the current minimum wage delivers versus what families actually require.” saskvalleyvoice.ca/business/min...
@simonenoch.bsky.socialInterestingly, shelter cost increases were highest in Regina, driving Regina’s living wage rate higher than Saskatoon’s for the first time since we began calculating the LW in 2014. 3/3
@simonenoch.bsky.socialSignificantly higher shelter costs, increased food prices and reduced government transfers drove the living wage rate higher in both of SK’s major cities. 2/3
