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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!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!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!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 »
Be the first to comment!Canada would be wise not to rush or fold on NAFTA
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 30th, 2018
The typical wind down to summer in the last week of August this year features a ratcheting up of trade talks in North America. The United States and Mexico have apparently signed a bilateral trade deal, it was announced grandly at the White House on Monday. Canada, one line of reasoning goes, is now over ... Read More »
1 responsePoverty needs thought, action
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 29th, 2018
Poverty should be everyone’s concern. How we help the poorest among us to become beneficiaries and contributors in our economy is a measure of our success as a society. While that nobel thought is shared by most Canadians, they can’t be blamed for looking at the federal government’s new poverty plan with skepticism, especially with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helping immigrant businesses good for everyone
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 28th, 2018
For many years. Lethbridge has enjoyed a reputation for great international food. Chinese cuisine was the first non-English option, no doubt. But today residents and visitors can choose from a growing number of tastes — from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Head to Calgary, of course, and you’ll find even more possibilities. And that’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s ludicrous ‘Space Force’ plan needs to be shot down
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 27th, 2018
An iconic scene in Stanley Kubrick’s film “2001: A Space Odyssey” shows one of our ape ancestors discovering that a skeleton’s thigh bone can serve as a new kind of tool — a weapon. The eureka moment is full of unmitigated primal brutality: The ape uses the bone to smash the rest of the skeleton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column:Dealing with Sir John A. Macdonald
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 25th, 2018
Now that Mayor Lisa Helps and her fellow Victoria city councillors have removed the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from its pedestal in front of city hall, it is timely to encourage and promote further progressive initiatives. As the acknowledged trendsetter among our provinces, the B.C. government, together with Victoria’s city council, should take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bernier, Fildebrandt and new parties could be influential
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on August 25th, 2018
The Conservative Party of Canada now has its own Derek Fildebrandt. No, renegade Quebec MP Maxime Bernier hasn’t been caught renting out a government-subsidized residence on Airbnb, or been charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident, or hunted illegally. But in both cases, libertarian firebrands who were seen as potential leadership ... Read More »
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