Opinions
The Human Condition: The mothers of intervention
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 11th, 2021
In the coming weeks I plan to write at least one column on our provincial media and how it functions. But first I think it is important to discuss a significant problem that is infecting our discussions of politics in general: dehumanization. To be Liberal or Conservative these days seems, to the opposite camp, to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An urgent letter to all Members of Parliament
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 10th, 2021
We have a very serious situation in this country, and we are delighted to hear that Minister of Heritage Steven Guilbeault said on Monday that the government is preparing legislation to force tech giants to fairly compensate content creators. Google and Facebook, two of the richest companies in history, control the onramp to the internet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Communication of power
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 6th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The city is attempting to get more information out on issues of a potential power plant sale with a Q&A portal on the its website. It’s a complex matter riddled with details, wrapped in dense legislation and obscured by a hard-to-understand business environment. It’s as hard to grasp as what’s going on in any ... Read More »
1 responseLaying It Out: When the truth is told to be lies
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 6th, 2021
Gaslighting – A psychological tactic leading you to question your own reality through misinformation, misdirection, contradiction and outright denial from someone else. The purpose is to confuse and diminish your beliefs to the point you become completely dependent on that person for what you think or feel. The term comes from an old film adapted ... Read More »
1 responseMP Report: Government that hides facts untrustworthy
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 5th, 2021
Trust is in short supply these days. Historically, it has always been so with politicians (and should stay that way) – however, over the past number of years trust in critical institutions has deteriorated in Canada. For example, trust in policing is at an all time low as we witness varied outcomes for differing groups ... Read More »
1 responseViewpoint: Sustainable long-term energy plan needed
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 4th, 2021
The Keystone XL Pipeline is dead, probably forever. It is an unfortunate decision by President Biden, but he is applauded by supporters in the United States and in Canada. The completion of this project would have been a boost to Alberta. Jack Mintz, University of Calgary School of Public Policy, has written that about 15,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: Long talked about issues come to a head Monday
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on January 30th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Two heavyweight issues both appear on Monday night’s council agenda. Haven’t we been talking about the City Centre Development Agency and the Veiner Centre non stop for about 10 years now? When council last met, the annual matter of approving the business investment area’s budget became a wide-ranging discussion about how to reform the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: It’s a zoo out there, but we’re the ones in captivity
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on January 30th, 2021
“I hope the conservatives can find a better monkey.” I don’t normally discuss the feedback I receive from readers, and I would never put a name beside what someone assumes to be a private conversation. But I had a short exchange this week with a truly loyal conservative voter, and it stuck in my brain. ... Read More »
2 responsesJust Pondering: Pandemic pondering
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on January 28th, 2021
The year we just put behind us was one like no other in our history. I know we have all experienced frustration, fatigue and in some cases true pain through loss of a loved one. So I would like to offer a lighter side of COVID-19 that I am pretty sure some of us have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Even a bad leader is better than one that hides
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on January 23rd, 2021
When I first started writing about what a Jason Kenney-led Alberta would look like I knew it would be met with skepticism. After all, a man with a track record for political prowess was parachuting in to unite conservatives against the spend-happy ways of an accidental “socialist” regime. His fiscal genius would right the sinking ... Read More »
4 responsesCity Notebook: 2020 Newsmakers
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on January 23rd, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant The News, like most, made essential workers the newsmakers of 2020 – the work of health-care professionals and others simply outpacing the field in a pandemic year. But without COVID, what would the year have looked like? We missed the traditional runners-up story this year, but there’s a strong case to be made for ... Read More »
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