Things are different in the Yukon. Last week I attended a meeting in a local hamlet with 2 ministers and a surprise appearance by the premier. When the local advisory council (like a municipality but smaller) meets monthly, the MLA (a minister) either attends or catches up on the minutes after. Having direct connection to them doesn’t change everything but it sure can make for better relationships and at the very least, the people can’t easily be ignored. Yes, I know there are only 48,000 people in the Yukon but I wish politics worked a little more like this everywhere in Canada. On the flip side it’s important to make sure there are varying opinions…because I find myself surrounded by leftists there that are resentful or fearful of industry but requiring cash money to make things work and sometimes are unable or unwilling to see the correlation there. But we also talk about that openly too and I am unafraid to share my thoughts and opinions because there is nothing in this world that’s worth shutting up for.