Opinion

I still read Russian news on regular basis (since I’m often viewed as somewhat of a representative of my country, I need to know what attitudes and questions to expect). And every so often I come across stories originating from Canada.

Editor's note: This is the editorial piece that ran in this week's edition of the Estevan Mercury. To be clear, we support those who sacrificed their time and money to travel with the Convoy to Ottawa.

By Shelley Luedtke A young couple was sharing with an audience the significant changes they were making to their lives. Both were working in New York City in the financial industry and each had ambitious career and financial goals.

When I was younger, life just seemed to roll along. Lately, though, it seems that every week brings another situation that I do not want to face.

“Baby, it’s cold outside.” Written in 1944 by Frank Loesser, and popularized by Dean Martin and Marina McBride, the message it contains isn’t the one I’m trying to convey this week but the description of the weather is bang on.

I’m used to seeing a lack of feedback for the City of Estevan’s budget. Each year, the city asks for people’s thoughts on the document, which outlines spending priorities, establishes property taxes and utility rates, and includes capital projects.

Cheers: Cheers to the Estevan Family Resource Centre for offering Gym Babies and other programs that are good for families. Cheers to the Estevan Art Gallery and Museum for the fun Estevan Derby hobby horse night on the weekend.

When reports started to circulate last week that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had pressured his Jody Wilson-Raybould to help engineering firm SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution back when Wilson-Raybould was the attorney general, you knew that it

By Linda Wegner “Baby, it’s cold outside”. Written in 1944 by Frank Loesser, and popularized by Dean Martin and Marina McBride, the message it contains isn’t the one I’m trying to convey this week but the description of the weather is bang on.

There are political games afoot in Ottawa, and it’s a dangerous game for the ruling Liberals to be playing in an election year, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finding out with the resignation of his former justice minister and Veterans Affairs m