Opinion

Visiting court often underscores a problem with our justice system, that access to justice is unequal. In fact, one may not even need to visit court to see it in action. Two stories dominated Canadian media this year, the Senate and Rob Ford.

The mantra from business is government has no business in business. And few would argue with that principle - especially when it's government competing with private business.

While it's disappointing to hear several hundred Saskatchewan potash workers will be out of jobs this Christmas season, I can't help but wonder if the union could have saved some, or all, of these positions by negotiating concessions for all staff.

While people often lament what there is to do in Yorkton, the comments do seem to come more often in winter, because cold tends to keep us a bit closer to any sort of apparatus which offers even a modicum of warmth.

View from the Cheap Seats is kind of an extension of the newsroom. Whenever our three regular reporters, Calvin Daniels, Thom Barker and Randy Benzen are in the building together, it is frequently a site of heated debate.

Last week I was struggling to decide what to write about in this space.

It appears the federal government might have a bit of a rebellion from the judiciary on its hands.

Welcome to Week LXXXII of 'Fishing Parkland Shorelines'. Like most of us I am a novice fisherman, loving to fish, but far from an expert.

Sitting here chatting with you today, I see three interesting horticultural -related items on our desk. One is a maple syrup can, once filled with rich, delicious golden syrup, now filled with pens.

Two and a half-weeks before her due date, our daughter made a panicked 4 a.m. call to our house. We'd expected that call, just not quite so early - and not quite so terrifying. "Mom, I'm bleeding like mad. We're leaving for the hospital NOW.