Opinions
MLA Report: The necessary journey of returning to balanced budgets
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 21st, 2020
With the budget coming up for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the need to return Alberta to fiscal balance returns to the front of my mind. Fiscal responsibility through balanced budgets are something we all have to work towards, especially when it comes to government dollars. This is first and foremost because these dollars came from ... Read More »
1 responseOpinion: Nervousness ahead of provincial budget
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 21st, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade We are still experiencing the implementation of radical changes announced in the provincial government’s “fall” budget and now there will be another budget next week. For those impacted by the changes announced last fall and those who wonder if it will target them this time, there is a sense of trepidation. It could be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Speak now or forever regret your silence
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 15th, 2020
Premier Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives aren’t listening, so you’re going to have to speak up. It doesn’t look like any amount of war room embarrassment, hits to employment, protests from nurses, or cuts no one asked for is going to cause this government to backtrack. As chaotic as it often looks, a calculated ... Read More »
4 responsesOpinion: Another nurses strike brewing?
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 14th, 2020
Most people know that open flame and gunpowder is a combination that can have explosive results, so they seek to avoid such situations. But in a situation the head of the United Nurses of Alberta calls “a powder keg,” the UCP government is playing with fire by making contract demands that could push Alberta’s nurses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opinion: Coal taking a back seat to natural gas
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 13th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Too bad, coal, it looks like you’re the odd man out. And that’s according to traditional coal allies in industry and conservative circles that are now highlighting their environmental actions that include arguments in favour of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. It’s likely a case of making lemonade out of lemons, but it’s also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: New vision for CRTC is dangerously radical
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 12th, 2020
Concern is growing over proposed changes to the federal approach to governing broadcasting in Canada. After two days of almost baffling silence following the release of a report calling for sweeping changes to how – and over what – the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) exercises its regulatory powers, pundits and politicians are starting ... Read More »
2 responsesOpinion: TMX back on track, for now
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 10th, 2020
The latest court victory for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion means the on-again, off-again project is on again – at least for now. The Federal Court of Appeal announced Tuesday it had struck down a challenge by several British Columbia First Nations groups, paving the way for construction work to continue. But while proponents welcomed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: They had no choice (because they didn’t want any)
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 8th, 2020
The reviews are in, and they say exactly what we thought they’d say. The UCP unveiled its most recent “independent” report this week – a review of Alberta Health Services by accountants from Ernst & Young – and as you can guess, there are plenty of cost-saving suggestions. The good news, should you be looking, ... Read More »
3 responsesMP Report: Liberal gun ban misses target
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 7th, 2020
Canada’s legal firearms owners are among the most scrutinized in Canadian society. Nonetheless, they are the target of a misguided Liberal plan determined to make criminals out of them with a proposed ban on “military-style assault rifles.” There is no legal definition for “military-style assault rifles” in Canada. The use of this term is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opinion: Health care in rural Alberta will change
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 7th, 2020
It is obvious that the United Conservative Party is changing how Alberta health care looks. Following a “health audit” done by Ernst & Young, which was paid a tidy $2 million to talk to physicians and frontline staff, Alberta Health Services is destined to be changing how it delivers health care. It will be a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Education minister proud of panel’s work
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 6th, 2020
Re: “Education, UCP style,” Feb. 4 It’s unfortunate that Jeremy Appel’s editorial attempts to attack and discredit the wealth of knowledge and experience of the members of Alberta’s Curriculum Advisory Panel. The panel’s membership includes more than 30 years of teaching experience, three professors serving in faculties of education and three individuals who served senior ... Read More »
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