Opinions
Big Pharma should share opioid blame
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 11th, 2018
Attorney General David Eby has announced a class-action lawsuit by B.C. against more than 40 manufacturers and distributors of opioid drugs. He has invited other provinces to join him. Eby’s complaint against the manufacturers centres on two main allegations. First, that they knowingly understated the addictive qualities of opioids. And second, that they advocated using ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highway 3 twinning a crucial project
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 10th, 2018
Later this year will mark the 10th anniversary of the completion of work to twin the Trans-Canada Highway entirely through Saskatchewan. The event was officially marked in December of that year with a government celebration of the achievement, and you can be sure travellers celebrated, too. Here in southern Alberta, Highway 3 is just as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Separatist talk simmers in Alberta
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 8th, 2018
Alberta separatism is on the rise, at least according to UCP Leader Jason Kenney. Although he proclaimed himself a “Canadian nationalist” in an interview with CTV’s Power Play, Kenney warned that a growing number of Albertans are having doubts about confederation. In the same interview, the UCP leader suggested he would challenge Canada’s equalization payment ... Read More »
1 responseGuest Column: Why do social media users choose to intentionally add to someone’s pain?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 8th, 2018
I spent my first few years of life in Communist Germany, the second of three children. My dad had spoken out once too often at town meetings and was in danger of being imprisoned. Mother and father hatched a plan of escape. It worked, and we found ourselves in West Berlin, the escape route for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!On matters of pipelines, talk is cheap, but Canada needs some action
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 7th, 2018
The photo this week of Premier Rachel Notley and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau does indeed tell a long story. Notley looks ticked off, as though she’s given it her all and has hit a brick wall. Trudeau, clasping his hands, legs crossed and a fixed facial expression, looks for all the world as though someone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Canada must regain control of its borders
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 7th, 2018
Canada’s Immigration department has released figures indicating that illegal border crossings from the U.S. spiked by nearly 23 per cent from June to July of this year. This has brought the number of individuals seeking asylum this year, after entering Canada illegally, to more than 12,000. The government claims everything is under control, but there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Debt is a problem, but could it be the solution too?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 6th, 2018
Ten years after a “global credit crisis,” personal household debt continues to rise even as central banks devise a way to unlock interest rates from a decade’s worth of historic lows. It’s hard to provide a disapproving “tsk, tsk, tsk” however, considering the economy as organized is based on consumption, doesn’t reward frugality, glorifies bigger ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!School zone safety reminders
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 5th, 2018
Another school term has begun, and that means summer vacation is over — for motorists as well as students. Just as it’s time for students to turn their focus back to their studies, it’s also time for drivers to turn their attention back to school zone safety. As insurancehotline.com points out, school zones are busy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Show your true colours
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 1st, 2018
Although there are many things that I would never agree with when it comes to discussions with my Liberal, NDP and other left-leaning friends, I have always believed that those people were staunch supporters of our democracy and our freedom. I believed that we all supported free speech and free expression of ideas and we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teachers rock
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 1st, 2018
Back to school has been exciting for kids and a relief for parents for generations. Most children, especially the little ones, can’t wait to return to class in the fall to see their friends, participate in school activities, and learn things. The joy that children have on the day after Labour Day is mostly due ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s not add to fire problem
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 31st, 2018
Albertans don’t need to be told that forest fires have been burning in British Columbia for much of the summer. The smoke-filled air has provided adequate evidence of that fact. B.C. officials noted this week that the 2018 wildfire season has already been confirmed as the second worst in the province’s history, ranking behind only ... Read More »
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