Opinions
MLA Report: Updates on government action as budget sets in
By Justin Wright on March 20th, 2024
Government is back in session, and it is budget month. As well as attending estimates committees to dig deep into how each ministry is spending their budget, the following items of interest are happening. Wildfire and drought preparedness The Alberta government recognizes the severe challenges wildfires and droughts pose to communities across the province. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Hurry up and wait in Alberta politics
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 16th, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Tackling big issues, but with very little detail about how appears to be the new plan of attack for the Alberta government that’s sporadically made blockbuster announcements since the May election. That’s broken up periods of radio silence in province where people are very concerned about the economy, health care, education… you know, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: Loving the theatre
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 13th, 2024
One of the things I love about living here (and there are many) is the fact that we have such talented people who volunteer their time to put on amazing theatre productions. I have been to many productions put on at the Medicine Hat Musical Theatre and am in awe every time I leave there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Say no to year-round Standard Time, say yes to more evening golf
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 13th, 2024
Interesting to note that 75 per cent of readers who voted in the News’ poll on Daylight Saving Time said they would like it to be scrapped. I’d agree with that on one condition: That we stick with the ‘spring ahead’ 12 months of the year and never go back. Some people suggest we revert ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: To tip or not to tip, that is the question
By Linda Tooth on March 6th, 2024
According to CNBC.com, the history of tipping started in the Middle Ages of Europe when those who were considered wealthy began giving people in lower socio-economic classes extra money for their services. This concept spread to North America in the 1800s and now we are faced with what many would call ‘tipping-fatigue’. I used to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Mulroney was an honourable man, even if some didn’t like him
By Bruce Penton on March 6th, 2024
Brian Mulroney isn’t in my top three of favourite prime ministers, but I always thought he was an honourable, likable man with big ideas. Hard to believe that at one point in the early 1990s, he was so despised for a variety of reasons – introduction of the GST, Meech Lake and a few others ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Here’s the math on taxes
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 2nd, 2024
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This column has attempted to inform folks over the years to how changes in tax rates and assessment work. Also, from time to time, income tax brackets, though that’s been mostly silent since the 2015 provincial election, and may not be tinkered with again until the 2027 election. Yet, on the property tax front, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Opinion: Assumptions about irrigation agriculture expansion called into question
By Cheryl Bradley on February 29th, 2024
A recent article in the Lethbridge Herald (Feb 14, ‘AgriFood zone designation would benefit region, MLA tells County’) regarding designation of an AgriFood Processing Zone, contains assertions by MLA Grant Hunter to Lethbridge County Council that irrigation districts are making decisions about expanding by 300,000 acres and that more water storage is being built, paid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s Chat: An evening in Brooks
By Linda Tooth on February 28th, 2024
I recently went to Brooks for a fundraiser held by the Brooks Toy Library. I had never heard of this organization before but as a lover of books and kids I thought, why not. I was told the entertainment for the evening was a comedian who is also a medium and that they can make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Restoring transparency and accountability in government
By Glen Motz on February 28th, 2024
Ethical breaches, untendered contracts to well-connected insiders, and sealed or deleted documents to hide paper trails, are just a few of the sleazy methods the Trudeau Liberals use to circumvent transparency and accountability. Their abuse of power has led to allegations of fraud and corruption as they continue to misappropriate billions of taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Noteworthy: Narrowing down seven deserving seniors is going to be a tough task
By Bruce Penton on February 28th, 2024
The announcement that the Community Foundation of Southern Alberta will hold a gala next year to honour Hatters by way of a Top 7 Under 70 program is heartening. Off the top of my head, I can think of more than seven seniors who would be deserving candidates. Deadline for nominations is Aug. 26. Event ... Read More »
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