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Use royalties to help kids in need

Wiegers is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan's college of law.

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Free bargaining in public sector benefits Sask

Quigley is a professor at the University of Saskatchewan's college of law.

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Changing view of panhandling

Trying to curb panhandlers has always seemed paradoxical: Jail them and you further hinder their employment prospects; fine them, and how do the income-challenged find the money to pay?

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Canada needs EI overhaul

Even as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty cautions Canadians to gird themselves for several years of high unemployment and tough times, the primary safety net meant to catch those who unexpectedly lose their jobs is protecting only 46 per cent of jobless workers.

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Occupiers, city take wise tack

Whether they are laid out in Canada's charter or determined by common law, determining rights is always a question of balance.

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Take new tack on world trade

President Barack Obama's decision to delay, and potentially kill, the $7 billion TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline may be a watershed moment in Canada's approach to international trade, as former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson suggests.

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Portion of funding needed for facility

Cliff Speer is chair of the Kinsmen Park Ski Committee.

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A future with Rae

Bob Rae was given the nickname "Bob the Rebuilder" when he became interim Liberal leader after the worst election loss in the party's history.

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Europe's crisis lesson for Sask

If, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggested last week, the debt crisis sweeping Europe represents as much opportunity as it does pain, Saskatchewan could find itself in danger of becoming too complacent because of its strong economy.

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Education gap hurting Sask

The title of Prof. Eric Howe's recent report is Bridging the Aboriginal Education Gap in Saskatchewan, but everyone from political and aboriginal leaders to all parents and students would benefit immensely from grasping even the basics of this eye-opening study.

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CWB directors treat pool money as their own

Otto is president of the Western Barley Growers Association.

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NDP must face dire condition

Dwain Lingenfelter is correct when he observes that "Brad Wall is a very popular leader (and) the economy is moving along very well."

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Wall promises bright future

If there was a surprise in Monday's election result, it was in the size of the Saskatchewan Party's victory and where it won.

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Now is time to have a say

It is perhaps the most hackneyed expression used in election campaigns, but it's absolutely true that the only poll that counts is the actual vote.

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Sask. Party ran tactical race

There is a sense in Saskatchewan, reflected in the campaigns of the two major parties, that this province is on the cusp of something big. This is the second of two editorials in which we examine those platforms, with today's editorial dealing with the Saskatchewan Party.

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Vast improvement

Re: Eyesore unwelcome (SP, Oct. 31). Far from being criticized, the city's traffic department is to be congratulated for doing something positive to remove a traffic hazard.

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Time for mature treaty discussion

Miller is Canada Research Chair in Native-Newcomer Relations and a professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan. He is the author of Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada (2009).

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