There are absolutely no companies from Saskatchewan in the list of the top 250 technology companies based in Canada (except for SaskTel, which has a legal monopoly on telecommunications in the province). Way to go, NDP!
An old story I like to tell: a few years ago, a friend of a friend was trying to start a business that would provide Internet access to Indian reserves on the cheap (this man was Native himself). He rented a room in a hotel in Saskatoon to hold a gathering of interested parties to discuss his plans and give a demonstration. To counter any attempt at private enterprise in the province, SaskTel called the hotel and rented out all the rooms - forcing our story's protagonist to look elsewhere for space to meet at the last second and totally spoiling any chance he had to do anything.
These are the same folks who like to own off-shore corporations so they can funnel any money they make out of the hands of the Saskatchewan taxpayers they continually abuse at every turn.
Remember kids, vote jackass NDP in the next election!
No apologies necessary, as coming off as a little harsh (or worse) is probably one of my biggest personal weaknesses - you're in good company :) I appreciate the sentiment, though, because far too often politics has our backs up against the wall when we should be coming together to work things out, no matter what our position.
You weren't wrong, however, but it's not because my "reasoning" is circular, it's because my credibility is weak. I've made statements that are pretty hard to back up considering I'm not prepared to divulge my "sources"; what I wrote is not what I would consider a serious piece of journalism. All I can tell you is what I have been told by trusted friends and colleagues intimately involved with all of the above situations.
I do want to make one point about your statement, though, specifically concerning audits. To imply that an audit guarantees financial and (more importantly) fiduciary integrity is misleading. I'm not saying they aren't useful (they are both useful and necessary and usually required by law), just that they are not perfect. My wife is an auditor with one of the "big four" so I'd like to think that I know what I'm talking about.