Commentary

Dear editor, The current bluster for Alberta separation after the Liberal victory in the recent federal election has challenging implications. A group of disenchanted Albertans refuse to accept the results and the current governance model, and they are promoting separation. The process for separation has been clarified by the Supreme Court in The Clarity Act. [...] Read More »

Dear editor, It’s time those who say we should become the 51st state begin to understand Canadian history and geography. Canada’s southern border divides us from those with differing views and expectations – it is a totally appropriate and wonderful boundary. Those who seek to dissolve it like the Orange Autocrat and the supposed one-fifth [...] Read More »

Dear editor, Everyone needs a safe, decent, affordable place to call home. But for too long, our housing system has felt like an unfair game rigged against us all. Rents are skyrocketing. Mortgage rates are unpredictable. Buying a home is beyond reach. In our own community, there just isn’t enough housing for it to be [...] Read More »

Dear editor, I’m sure you have noticed the dusty, dirty, polluted, unhealthy springtime air in Medicine Hat caused by the thick layer of sand/dirt layered on city streets over the winter. It is terribly unhealthy for city residents with any type of breathing, sinus or allergy conditions. These layers upon layers of sand/dirt on the [...] Read More »

Dear editor, Often when elected members speak, percentages are used to support their political position, but can the facts be substantiated? MLA Wright stated in the Medicine Hat News (Feb. 18), the Cypress Courier (Feb. 25) and another local paper “more than 60% of the province does not agree with solar and wind power.” I [...] Read More »

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As a devoted feline enthusiast (aka crazy cat lady) who has two orange cats, a recent online article titled ‘What’s so special about orange cats’ piqued my interest. If you have a cat who is orange, or as some people refer to them, ginger, you know they have special qualities that other cats may not [...] Read More »

A strike threat by Canada Post workers doesn’t result in the same national angst as it once did. In my younger days, seeing what the mailman delivered was one of the highlights of my day. My weekly Sports Illustrated magazine would be in the mailbox, the occasional cheque or invoice would arrive, a letter from [...] Read More »

A sincere thank-you to the residents of the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner constituency for once again placing your trust in me to represent your interests in Canada’s Parliament. Being elected your Member of Parliament for a fourth term is an incredible honour and privilege. Although the 2025 federal election national result was not what Conservatives had envisioned, [...] Read More »

@@CollinGallant It causes groans in some circles when politicians don hockey jerseys, but in an age when politics are truly no fun, where every thing is a crisis, every joke an insult and every move horrendous to at least half of everybody, that old tried and true hackneyed bit of politicking is conspicuous by its [...] Read More »

If Prime Minister Carney is serious about national unity and getting our country back on track after a decade of floundering in the economic wilderness, he will make common sense policy decisions to address this week’s chart. Canadian GDP is shown in the red-dotted line while U.S. GDP is shown in the solid blue line. [...] Read More »

Tickled Pink If we were able to unite lonely seniors with children and teens who could benefit from a relationship with someone filled with knowledge and experiences. With more than 8 billion people in the world, how sad that it would be necessary to have robot friends in order to combat loneliness. Ticked Off That [...] Read More »

Ticked Off Canada Post is another inefficient, government-run corporation. It should be privatized immediately and quit wasting a billion dollars a year of taxpayer dollars. Ticked Off I bought so many F*** Trudeau stickers and flags. Now, he’s not even PM. I bought the F*** Carney stickers and flags because I am a totally intelligent [...] Read More »

Ticked Off I just had my first experience driving on the newly renovated Division Avenue. It is absolutely terrifying to negotiate around the wide brick intersections. How longer vehicles can safely drive around those corners is beyond me. Do not build even one inch more of this traffic nightmare. Whose idea is this? Ticked Off [...] Read More »

Tickled Pink Really enjoying the ‘Old News’ reprints featured in MHN celebrating your 140th anniversary. Keep up the excellent work! Ticked Off Medicine Hat has the worst marked pedestrian crossings in the world. Ticked Off OK, we get it, you hate Danielle Smith. I challenge you to write two Tickled Pinks before you get back [...] Read More »

Tickled Pink I would be if some local businesses or companies would consider refurnishing some of the maternity rooms at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital. The chairs are falling apart and super uncomfortable. It would be a great opportunity for advertising and to help out the community. Ticked Off Isn’t Alberta already a sovereign entity [...] Read More »