Ticked Off and Tickled Pink, Oct. 21, 2025

By Ticked Off - Tickled Pink on October 21, 2025.

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Pentagon reporters turned in their access badges rather than bend to the Trump government’s new rules that puts restrictions on their work.

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Smith has done nothing to solve Alberta’s health care crisis. She’s too busy dreaming up licence plates for uninsured vehicles due to exorbitant insurance premiums.

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At the person complaining about having to go through a long list of candidates to find the person(s) they voted for. You should be ashamed, as many people fought and died for your right to vote and many more in the world would give their eye teeth to have the freedom to vote. Based on this your complaint is beyond petty.

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That Ms. Neubauer will enter Alberta’s Order of Excellence. I believe she has done a lot for the region, and appreciate her introducing children to farming.

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At the excellent example set by the Medicine Hat Musical Theatre. Every year they grow their theatre in some way by engaging a large number of volunteers to put on sell-out shows.

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Wasting money on a licence plate redesign. Add that to the list of things the UCP is wasting money on instead of funding education or providing AISH to those who need it.

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When will people quit saying the old Arena should be used as a homeless shelter? It’s condemned. Get it through your thick skulls.

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The petition to end funding for private and charter schools shows why my kids were in one – weak math in the public. If all these students now go to the public it will cost twice the funding they now receive for a better education. And private schools fund their buildings so they don’t come with the students. (Editor’s note: In fairness, the Alberta government is now offering public funds for private school construction as well. Part of its School Accelerator Program.)

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The spring forward then fall back of the clocks needs to stop. Let’s change to standard time on Nov. 2 then stay that way. It always takes a good week to adjust to the change, it’s time the government discontinue the time change.

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To watch ‘Trump the King’ stand alone while world leaders and presidents bow to him fearful of having their countries targeted with more punishing tariffs. What a disgraceful display.

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I will not replace my licence plate with a MAGA slogan, ever. Yet another complete waste of dollars for something that is not broken. What is wrong with UCP, mental breakdown? Then just quit and stop bothering the taxpayers with junk that costs money.

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With the local Health Unit staff for their friendliness and professionalism when we went for our immunizations.

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With the Alberta government wasting money on changing the licence plates while shortchanging health care and education.

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If I could get on the bus in Crescent Heights and that bus go all the way across town. If transit had park and go for things at Co-op Place, special events.

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Our premier has striking teachers, possibly striking AHS employees, and they come out with, “Look at these shiny licence plates. Don’t look at those other things, look at these.”

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Congratulations to the new council, time to get to work on cleaning up the public services department. It’s time to bring back these jobs to local residents.

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Can’t wait. Neighbour has cloaked his yard in black plastic walls. He’s built a maze. Third Avenue and 11th Street SE.

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With people who quit socializing just because their team lost. Get over it.

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Smith needs to keep her nose out of education. Premier tries to be a smooth talker, never really stays in her lane. So try to distract Albertans with new licence plate? Good one, how much is that costing taxpayers? Could be better utilized in health care.

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Hockey Hounds was very well organized as an advance poll for city election. Thank you to all of you for your time and effort! In and out very quickly.

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Whoever heard of a city of 67,000 without a TV station?

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What’s the point in getting new licence plates? Lots of people drive around with scraped or worn-off numbers and smoky plastic covers (thereby flouting the law), so who cares about the colour, picture or slogan? They aren’t very visible anyway.

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That our city has some incredible people all willing to step up and make a difference working together for city council or one of the school boards.

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At the UCP government’s shutting down of Alberta’s education system and spending time and money rebranding licence plates to match the UCP slogan. Get your priorities straight.

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Smith is asking Ottawa for more money for health care, but she cut AISH and is making them apply for Canadian disability credit, she increased the Blue Cross fee from 25% to 35%. She doesn’t want Albertans to have Canadian Dental Plan. So she wants Alberta to be separate but only for things she wants to be?

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Pre registration for voting was a waste of time at the advance poll as all voters had to fill out the same form to register prior to voting, and raises the question about the effectiveness of the City of Medicine Hat election process and the message to pre register.

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At our government. Will they never stop attacking? First LGBTQ people, then AISH patients, then seniors, then nurses, now teachers. They have money for biased panels and new police forces and provincial pension plans and lawsuits galore, but not a cent to make things better for our children. Shame on the UCP.

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To read Linda Hancock’s column which always enlightens me, lifts off an angst or injects a shot of optimism even when I’m not optimistic. She gives everyone an alternate perspective on life’s daily ups ‘n downs. Applause, applause and thank you, Linda.

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I hope my neighbours know their cedars in the front yard should be trimmed. Not all people know this to keep them healthy.

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Thank you to all candidates who participated in our city’s election. Your passion for our city is evident. We appreciate all of you! Hat’s off to you!

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