Opinions
Guest Column: Western Canadian silence will hurt our trade opportunities, again
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 12th, 2017
CALGARY That Western Canada has not been well served by the country’s trade agenda under the previous and current governments is not just a criticism of Ottawa; it’s a damming critique of how little westerners seem to care or how ineffective they’ve been in shaping national trade priorities. What we in the West have done ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smaller companies pushing their way past the big guys
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 12th, 2017
When the dinosaurs died, frogs began to thrive. According to a study released by the National Academy of Sciences this week, the reason for this, they surmise, “is that while the extinction event was devastating to forests, frogs are incredibly adaptable and able to exist in smaller microhabitats.” These findings may be about natural history, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: A deeper look at Bill 17 reveals little that is fair or friendly for Albertans
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 10th, 2017
The Alberta Government wanted stronger and more unions in the province. Passing Bill 17: Alberta’s Fair and Family Friendly Workplaces last month will certainly advance that agenda. To the winner has gone the spoils. But our elected public servants disregarded the tenets of good governance and democracy by rushing the legislation through. Without any reasonably ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Deal recognizes Ottawa went too far
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 8th, 2017
The Omar Khadr settlement is a sign of the times. It marks a belated recognition that Canada went overboard in the war against terror. The deal reached between Khadr’s lawyers and the federal government, whereby Ottawa will pay the 30-year-old Muslim-Canadian roughly $10 million in compensation, is not the first of its kind. It won’t ... Read More »
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