Opinions
Still haven’t learned our water-quality lesson after Walkerton disaster
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 20th, 2018
Four charges have been laid against a former Town of Oyen public works employee, Darcy Dobrosky, related to his duties as a water and wastewater operator, the province announced this week. The charges relate to events between April 1, 2009 and March 8, 2016. The first court appearance is scheduled for next week in Hanna ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Debt?! Why’d it have to be debt? Ñ A mess too big for Indiana Jones
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 20th, 2018
One of my favourite movies is Raiders of the Lost Ark. It’s a classic tale of overcoming obstacles and highlights one of my favourite and most persistent adventurers, Harrison Ford. Through the twists and turns, who can forget how many challenging threats to his safety and careful planning were followed by larger tribulations and road ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!When the doctor says sorry
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 16th, 2018
My introduction to the complex and emotional world of adverse events in health care occurred in 2001 when I chaired a committee to review an inquest report into the tragic deaths of 12 infants in a paediatric surgery program in Manitoba. Justice Murray Sinclair, who conducted the inquest, had concluded that at least five of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christian message has been replaced with a narrow political agenda
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 14th, 2018
I grew up in an immigrant family, culturally isolated. I was also the product of ‘the middle child syndrome’, often feeling left out, overlooked, ignored. It left me painfully shy, socially awkward, and obsessively introverted. To make things just a little worse, my family attended a German Baptist church in our neighbourhood. Everyone spoke German, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Few options for peace on the Mountain
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 13th, 2018
In the increasingly fiery debate over the planned expansion of the Alberta/B.C. Trans Mountain pipeline, there is no mystery about the conflicting end games of the three governments embroiled in the dispute. But what about Kinder Morgan itself? Alberta and Ottawa want to see the project designed to bring more of that province’s oil to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We shouldn’t be shocked that nothing on the internet is private
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 13th, 2018
It is amazing how shocked we all are that our private information on Facebook has been shared and used to facilitate a range of business and political opportunities. Nothing posted on a website is private and protected. It was naive to think that when we share our personal lives with hundreds of “friends” on Facebook ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Broncos bus crash resonates broadly
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 11th, 2018
The recent crash of the Humboldt Broncos’ team bus has touched people across the continent, and beyond — and for a number of reasons. Besides the fact of the tragic circumstances — 15 people dead, most of them young players with the Saskatchewan-based junior hockey team, including 21-year-old Logan Boulet from Lethbridge — the situation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Canada turfed Russian envoys for telling the truth
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 11th, 2018
We now know how the Russians have been subverting Canadian democracy. They have been propagating truthful news. That information comes courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who on Wednesday finally explained the motive behind his government’s decision last week to expel four Russian diplomats and refuse entry to three more. At the time, Ottawa said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Improving our alert system
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 9th, 2018
During a public emergency, timely information is crucial. Fortunately in this age of digital technology, it’s easier than it has ever been to get information out quickly and broadly. Later this week, the country’s National Public Alerting System will take further advantage of the technology by bringing telecom providers on board. The system, also known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Alberta buys another ticket on the resource revenue roller-coaster
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 9th, 2018
Before forming government, Rachel Notley and the Alberta NDP vowed to get the province “off of the resource revenue roller-coaster.” So it’s ironic that now-Premier Notley’s third budget promises to take the province on yet another ride. Her government’s vague and risky “path to budget balance” relies on future growth in natural resource revenue to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shameful decision by Pope Francis
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 3rd, 2018
When you do something wrong, you apologize. When someone you’ve deeply hurt asks for an apology, you give it. You don’t try to tip-toe around it. You don’t issue the non-apology of “I’m sorry, but…” You don’t make excuses. Excuses like “he felt that he could not personally respond.” This was the reasoning given in ... Read More »
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