We are living in Phonyland(2) and our leaders must carry their commitment to be phony in their appearances as well as in their words. Therefore, after Dr. Cassidy's researches have exposed the clothes of our emperors to the entire research world(3)(4), we have Honourable Janice MacKinnon rejoicing to the critical thinking news that Saskatchewan's jobs have jumped 10,000 in a year. So, last January, Honourable MacKinnon rejoiced to the supposed news that Saskatchewan's jobs jumped 12,400 in a year(5), and today she astutely smiles as she cons the public and says "I think we're doing extremely well and the job numbers this month reinforce the fact the Saskatchewan economy is very much on a roll." I don't trust the number of jobs jumping by 12,400 last January(6), and therefore I don't trust the number of jobs jumping by 10,000 last April. Trust aside, maybe Honourable MacKinnon could tell us what happened to the job numbers between January and April of this year.

Endnotes:

Quote by Donella Meadows "challenging a paradigm is not a part-time job. It is not sufficient to make your point once and then blame the world for not getting it. The world has a vested interest in, a commitment to, not getting it. The point has to be made patiently and repeatedly, day after day after day" ftp://sysdyn.mit.edu/ftp/sdep/Roadmaps/RM1/D-4143-1.pdf http://iisd1.iisd.ca/pcdf/meadows/default.htm

General reference: Articles by Mario deSantis published by North Central Internet News http://www.ftlcomm.com/ensign/authors/desantis.html

1. - Hiring booms in Sask., by Murray Lyons, The StarPhoenix, May 6, 2000, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

2. - - - Offer prompts a smile from Roy Mouse. Mouseland Metamorphosis, by Murray Mandryk, The Leader-Post, May 6, 2000, Regina, Saskatchewan. While Murray Mandryk has been labelling Saskatchewan as the traditional Mouseland, the author has upgraded this labelling to Phonyland to more appropriately reflect the contingent political and social situation of Saskatchewan.

3. - Whiplash study attacked by Oregon professor: methods, data of SGI-funded report criticized, by Gerry Klein, The StarPhoenix, April 28, 2000, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

4. - Dr. Cassidy's study on no-fault insurance: supporting another shock absorber, by Mario deSantis, April 20, 2000

5. - - 12,400 NEW JOBS CREATED IN SASKATCHEWAN, Economic and Co-operative Development - 43, February 4, 2000 Government of Saskatchewan http://www.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/2000/02/04-43.html

6. - Don't trust statistics, don't trust Honourable MacKinnon, trust yourself, by Mario deSantis, February 10, 2000