From Wikipedia; "Erin Weir is an economist with the United Steelworkers union's Canadian National Office"
From the Star Phoenix; "Weir, a former NDP candidate in the 2004 federal election in the Regina-area riding of Wascana, also has strong feelings about Saskatchewan's royalty structure.
In other words, former NDP Chief of Staff Jim Fodey and SFL President Larry Hubich, let's just cut the shit about this guy having anything other than a left wing-wealth distribution political agenda with this potash royalty viewpoint.