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City Notebook: Political problems
By COLLIN GALLANT on May 13th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant We’re two weeks into an all-out dash to the polls on May 29, and I’m not sure we’re any smarter for it. Sure, the two major political parties fire big and little shots on policy and perceived slights, but has anybody been won over, or changed their positions, or feel more involved in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest column: Time to keep federal advertising dollars in Canada
By Paul Deegan on May 3rd, 2023
The Canadian government has supported journalism for generations. Since the founding of Canada’s first newspaper, the Halifax Gazette, which dates to 1752, government advertising has been an important source of revenue for newspapers. Even prior to Confederation, direct supports, like the former Publications Assistance Program, which subsidized the postal delivery of non-daily newspapers, ensured that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Ready or not, here comes another trip to the polls
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 29th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It’s what we’ve all been waiting for… no, not plus-20 weather, but rather the 2023 provincial election. Barring the unexpected, the campaign should begin Monday. That’s despite several years worth of evidence that says maybe we should hedge our bets. Really the whole hoopla seems to have been ongoing since Jason Kenney’s leadership review ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Independent investigation critical for Canadian democracy
By Glen Motz on April 28th, 2023
Media reporting in mid-February revealed Canadian Security Intelligence Service had intercepted Chinese Communist Party official communications, confirming they had actively attempted to interfere in our country’s 2021 federal election to prevent Conservatives from winning. Top Secret intelligence and national security documents obtained by the Globe and Mail are deeply disturbing and expose extremely serious levels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mansoor’s Musings: Time for Canada to reconsider ties to monarchy
By Mansoor Ladha on April 28th, 2023
The countdown to King Charles III coronation scheduled for May 5 has begun. In readiness for the grand event, Consort Camilla will now be referred to as “Queen.” While the celebrations are being organized, Canadians are again questioning whether it makes sense for the country’s head of state to be a hereditary monarch who lives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just Pondering: Happy spring!
By Allyson McCaw on April 27th, 2023
Happy Spring everyone, I think it might be here finally! Wow, what a long winter but there has been a subtle shift in the warmth factor, and I can feel some heat coming on! It is also graduation season and I just want to give a big shout out to everyone who is transitioning from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Editorial: Follow-up question a vital tool in pursuit of information gathering
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD on April 22nd, 2023
The Alberta Government has announced a new restriction on how many questions a reporter or media outlet can ask at a news conference. This restriction, which removes the journalist’s ability to ask a follow-up question, does not promote open and honest dialogue, and is problematic for journalists, the public and politicians alike. A healthy, functioning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Alberta’s missing middle
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 15th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant New polls suggest Premier Danielle Smith might have been on to something last fall when she announced an unusual course to win a majority government as the new United Conservative leader. She would focus heavily on locking in party support in rural areas, basically leaving Edmonton to the New Democrats, and fight it out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: Hate crimes
By Daniel Schnee on April 12th, 2023
Recently, Statistics Canada revealed that in 2021 hate crimes had risen across Canada; crimes centred on people’s sexual orientation, race or religion. All together they had gone up 35% in 2020, and then another 27% in 2021. In Alberta alone hate crimes tripled in 2021, and both those who committed or experienced hate crimes were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: ‘Tour de Bedard’ proves fans will show up to Co-op Place
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 8th, 2023
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Attendance is up in the Western Hockey League this season, which some attribute to the Connor Bedard effect. Figures are still being tabulated in Medicine Hat (see below), but the gate was also helped by a much better team than the 2022 edition. Also, anything in 2023 is better than 2022 when viewed through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: Voting IQ
By DR. DANIEL SCHNEE on April 5th, 2023
As things heat up toward our next provincial election on May 29, it is good to do our homework and be sure we stay as politically savvy as possible. We know the candidates will be putting their patriotic vision for Alberta on display, though there is an ever growing distrust in their honesty or integrity. ... Read More »
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