Opinions
Laying It Out: We only needed seven weeks but we ignored reality instead
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on April 3rd, 2021
On Feb. 13, exactly seven weeks ago, this column discussed the growth of COVID-19 variants, warning cases were going to spiral out of control if we didn’t immediately do what was required to stop it. Of course, five days earlier – even as they declared the concern for new strains to be very real – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Viewpoint: The Canadian pension crisis
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on April 1st, 2021
Prime Minister Trudeau and the Leader of the Opposition Erin O’Toole claim they are committed to better the middle class. This is an honourable goal, but is it political talk rather than a real interest to legislate for improvement? One issue which affects us all has received minimal attention by our leadership, our media and ... Read More »
2 responsesMP Report: The Conservatives’ post-pandemic recovery plan
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on April 1st, 2021
As we round the corner on COVID-19, Canada is at a crossroads. The future of our nation is at stake – and Canadians must choose which path to recovery they can trust. The Liberal, Ottawa-knows-best approach of picking and choosing which jobs are valued, in what sector or region, where the connected few get richer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Cutting jobs, cutting wages – How to assault the economy for nothing
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 27th, 2021
The first thing we need to understand about Alberta’s public sector is it’s not bigger than other Canadian jurisdictions, and has not changed in relative size since the 1970s. In comparison to population size, Alberta’s public sector has been a shade over 10% for nearly five decades (10.29% in 1976, 10.23% in 2018), and right ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Accountability is key
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 27th, 2021
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Be the first to comment!Just Pondering: Let the games begin
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 25th, 2021
Did you hear the collective sigh that rang out across the land when all our TV sets tuned in to watch the Scotties curling last month? It was as if we were given a ray of hope that our old world was returning in some small measure. Granted, it does look and definitely sound different ... Read More »
1 responseAnother Thought Coming: Earth, wind, fire, water
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 23rd, 2021
Hardly a day goes by where I don’t see something about people using oil and gas for energy, and how wrong it is to keep using that industry for energy. Surely we must realize this is not acceptable. We continue to take from the earth, and one day we shall deplete the earth of this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Better together (and cheaper, too)
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 20th, 2021
We don’t have to know each other to share the same goals, and we don’t have to like each other to work together to achieve them. That’s an important aspect for understanding the benefits of collective prosperity – it doesn’t have to clash with our inherent selfishness. We often describe selfish behaviour as problematic, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Vaccines? I’m a veteran
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant As far as vaccines go, I doubt anyone got jabbed more than I did in 2017. It’s all the rage now, of course, for obvious reasons. Back then though, there were several compounding factors to my experience, not the least of which was I was bitten by a bat. But, the process was also ... Read More »
1 responseMLA Report: Debate within parties is a healthy way for democracy to thrive
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on March 19th, 2021
“Freedom of speech applies to all or none because power never negotiates.” – R.A. Delmonico “We can never be sure that the opinion we are endeavoring to stifle is a false opinion; and if we were sure, stifling it would be an evil still.” – John Stuart Mill, On Liberty In Canada, we are blessed ... Read More »
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