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Laying It Out: A deficit of good ideas
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 27th, 2021
Can we officially lay to rest the myth about deficit spending, crammed down our throats by austerity-drunk “fiscal” conservatives and adopted by centrist and self-proclaimed left-leaning politicians around the world? Honestly. If Thursday’s Alberta budget doesn’t convince people the very idea of balancing the books any time soon is not just a fantasy but a ... Read More »
1 responseCentralized vaccine booking resulted in obvious issues
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 26th, 2021
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade The fiasco with about 230,000 Albertans trying to book an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine illustrates why one central system for the whole province is perhaps not the best plan. On Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. the HealthLink phone line was open for these calls and there was the option of an online booking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Defending Alberta firearms owners and their property rights
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 26th, 2021
Alberta’s government is committed to protecting the property rights of responsible Alberta firearms owners. Unfortunately – with the recent introduction of nonsensical, made-in-Toronto firearms legislation that criminalizes law-abiding firearms owners while doing little to address the scourge of illegally-smuggled firearms, which are used in the vast majority of crimes – the same cannot be said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just Pondering: The love game for long haulers
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 25th, 2021
ell here it is, the end of February and Valentine’s Day has come and gone. For some of you, Cupid’s arrow has struck and wedding bells are in the future. Congratulations. I personally have been married for 33 years, and I might add to the same guy! It has been a journey like no other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: City dives into intriguing real estate market
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 20th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant It’s a real phenomenon, looking at real estate listings during the pandemic. And there’s been no shortage of wondering about why, during economic turmoil and job uncertainty, home prices continue to rise across Canada. It might be coincidence, but no less deliberate that the City of Medicine Hat is getting into the real estate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 20th, 2021
If COVID-19 was a shark that ate people, imagine our reactions if we handled it the same. Some imagination is required for the analogy to work, because sharks eating people isn’t actually a problem, but hear me out. Imagine we all lived on a beach where we spent most of our lives in the water, ... Read More »
1 responseMLA Report: Don’t look back. Get involved
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 19th, 2021
Despite the government’s economic restrictions, $100 billion in provincial debt and bottlenecked resource movement, Alberta is in a wonderful spot. This is because North Americans everywhere know Alberta is one of the last places where strong, societal, conservative values like truth, economy, charity and freedom are still valued and part of culture. Albertans also value ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For What It’s Worth: Lamenting Keystone XL
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 18th, 2021
Alberta suffers from unfortunate geography. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Alberta has the third-largest proven oil reserves in the world. However, because the oil sands are landlocked thousands of kilometres from the nearest ocean, we are at the mercy of neighbouring jurisdictions in terms of getting oil to market. This has been clearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Editorial: Homegrown vaccine a missed opportunity for Canada
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 13th, 2021
While an army of federal and provincial government officials continue to assure us that Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout is still nominally on track, doubts have been growing in many quarters across the nation that getting those needles into millions of waiting arms will not be coming anywhere close to meeting the timelines that have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Staying the course straight into the next brutal wave
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 13th, 2021
If on the first of February I gave you one cent and told you I would double it each day thereafter for a month, on the 10th day I would owe you $5.12. However, when Feb. 28 rolls around, your last payment is going to be a shade over $1.3 million. Exponential growth is funny ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: With a sale off the table, a power plant review still smart
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 13th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant This week Hatters heard a sales option for the power plant was off the table in a review of the viability of the last remaining municipal power company in Alberta. The thought had raised the ire of some residents who, it seems, remembered they are shareholders of the company. Such a review however, is ... Read More »
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