In Camera Secrecy and the Bosses We Hire
A columnist criticizes the overuse of in camera sessions by elected officials from Ottawa to small towns. The piece argues that public meetings should be open, that taxpayers are the bosses, and secrecy breeds elitism and distrust. It invokes a Greek fable of blind sheep and warns to limit closed sessions to rare cases only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter the Great
Russia
Ottawa
Yukon
Iran
Theylark
Winnipeg
Saskatoba: Prairie Union Dream Reexamined
A roundabout proposal re blends Saskatchewan and Manitoba into one province named Saskatoba or similar options. Critics warn of costs and diluted identity, citing past failures like Winnipeg’s Unicity and high property taxes. Proponents cite market scale and reform potential if political will exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
Winnipeg
Board of Commissioners
Saskatooa
High cost of school bus transport may end in the future
A reader surveys provincial education budgets for bus costs per pupil and per kilometer, recounts historic routes in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and notes debates on travel distances and door service. The piece recalls Evelyn Stenzel's history of a school division bus system started in 1946 and muses on future home schooling via electronics.
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Jen
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
Evelyn Stenzel
Barrhead
Agd
Evelyn
Albert Tiemstra
Neerlandia School
Phil Koch
Harvey Wolfram
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Point
Yoram East
Athens of the Prairies
Saskatoba
Manatchewan
Free Press
Brian Cole
Manitoba Hydro
SaskPower
MTS
SaskTel
Eric Stefanson
Goth
Prairies
Fred McGuinness
Em Motedt
Darlene Yakubowski
Bob Ross
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