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Guest Column: Committed to preventing elder abuse and supporting victims
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 25th, 2018
Re: “Elder abuse funding axed,” April 12 I am happy to respond to a recent article published in the Medicine Hat News that raised concerns about funding for the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) and elder abuse. As a daughter to aging parents, I know firsthand what it’s like to worry about your parents’ safety. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humboldt crash a stark reminder of the frailty of life and how we handle grief and loss
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 24th, 2018
Here is how things supposed to go: You’re supposed to live a long and happy life, filled with things like dancing on your wedding day, dancing with your children on their wedding days, doting upon grandchildren and great grandchildren, and getting old, fat and wrinkly with your sweetheart. And then, after a long life, you ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Universal pharmacare the right prescription
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 23rd, 2018
Pressure for pharmacare is building. In Ontario, it has become an issue in the provincial election campaign. Federally, Finance Minister Bill Morneau has promised to look into it. Now a Commons committee has thrown its weight behind the idea of a universal, national program to provide all Canadians with necessary drugs at little or no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pipeline debate hasn’t hurt PM Ñ yet
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 21st, 2018
It is rare that a single issue costs a federal ruling party its re-election. Based on the latest poll to measure the impact of the ongoing pipeline crisis on the political fortunes of its various protagonists, the fate of the Trans Mountain expansion is unlikely to alone determine that of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saying thanks to our volunteers
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on April 21st, 2018
It’s National Volunteer Week, a time designated to celebrate and say thanks to the country’s selfless volunteers. There’s a lot of people to thank. According to Statistics Canada, there are about 12.7 million volunteers, and together, they contribute an estimated two billion hours of their time to a broad spectrum of causes. Take away those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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