Earlier this year, CBC radio broadcast a national documentary called “Slow Boil” that investigated water quality issues in Aboriginal communities. That same morning, I fielded 10 live interviews from different regions through the CBC broadcast centre in Saskatoon.

Politicians of all stripes in municipal, provincial and federal government departments, as well as all levels of the civil service, have one thing in common: they want to be remembered; a footnote in history. What better way to gain recognition than to support cutting edge projects such as the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron at the University of Saskatchewan?