Opinions
Viewpoint: Where to from here?
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 30th, 2021
Research Co. conducted an online survey recently to find out, where to from here? Twenty-five per cent of responding Albertans support independence, but the majority do not. Independence for the three westerly provinces is at 29% in Alberta/Saskatchewan, but only 12% in British Columbia. Forty-five per cent of British Columbians believe the federal government is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Hot weather, hot topics and a nation looking forward while facing its past
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 26th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A heat wave, a suddenly passionate discussion about national identity and the rip-roaring end to pandemic health restrictions should make for an interesting week to come. Temperatures in the 40C range are expected next Thursday, right about the time we’re trying to figure out how to celebrate Canada Day and navigate crowds after 16 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why social media should be part of your life (even just a little bit)
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 25th, 2021
Do you need to be part of the social media scene? Only you can answer this question. For the sake of definition, social media is a collective term for websites and applications (apps) which focus on communication, community-based input, interaction and content-sharing Most of us believe we have a good understanding of social media and ... Read More »
1 responseJust Pondering: Finding youth in senior years
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 24th, 2021
Sunday was Father’s Day, and my thoughts turn to my dad who passed away over nine years ago. Seems like yesterday he was sitting at my table, telling me a story that always ended in laughter. My grief has abated and that sharp pain is replaced with so many memories and a smile. So it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Rural values are Alberta values, Part 3
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 18th, 2021
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging One of the most common concerns I hear from folks is that our governments are getting away from the core values that once made our province and our country strong. This is of great concern to me, because we didn’t come by our values the easy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Circular economy? More like a web
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 12th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Maybe its the ebbing of widespread and internal sense of terror felt during the global pandemic, but economic observers in the region have gained a spring in their step. “Better days are ahead,” declared Coun. Phil Turnbull at council this week at the end of a fairly concerning presentation by the city’s chief financial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: Recipe for the new Canada
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 10th, 2021
The last few weeks have not been good news in terms of hate crime. Both new and historical acts of hate keep coming to light. So, in this week’s column I am going to at least try to give a little hope, with a perspective I have learned from the simple act of cooking the ... Read More »
1 responseMcCuaig: Hat’s ‘Indian Cemetery’ no secret
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 4th, 2021
Medicine Hat’s “Indian Cemetery” is no secret. For a while, at least, the shallow grave sites which utilized blankets rather than caskets were marked with simple wooden fences scattered across what is now Scholten Hill during the early 20th century. Those markings have long been lost to time. The skeletal remains still exist after being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: ‘Social experiment’ damage
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 4th, 2021
Explaining the many negative impacts of the Trudeau liberal policies of the past 5 ½ years has been a full-time challenge. However, the unmitigated disaster of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout – witnessed by all – has revealed that this and so many other Liberal policy initiatives are nothing more than social experiments failing Canadians. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viewpoint: Breaking down the inequality of equalization
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on June 3rd, 2021
My recent article on Alberta in Confederation has been criticized that my bias lacks an understanding of this controversial federal program – equalization. Alberta’s contribution was a misleading statement because it did not explain that federal revenues are from payments by Albertans and not from the government. Thus, this essay will delve into this program ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: What a difference an extra week would make
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on May 29th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This year there was a great flash of debate about abolishing the Monarchy after Gov.-Gen. Julie Payette resigned her duties and our Constitutional monarchy became theoretically rudderless. However, the ever-practical, but ever-bothered Canadian public realizes opening the Constitution to make a republic a reality is probably not worth the headache. But if Canadians really ... Read More »
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