Opinions
Keep crime stats in perspective
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 27th, 2019
Did you hear the latest news? Lethbridge ranks No. 1 on the most recent crime survey from Statistics Canada, showing the highest increase in crime and severity in the entire country! And this on the heels of the last Maclean’s magazine ranking which placed Lethbridge among the top 20 most crime-ridden communities in Canada! Sounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: When old friendships can cost you dearly
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 27th, 2019
@susandelacourt If Andrew Scheer is serious about becoming prime minister this fall, he might want to spend the summer ditching his friends. It’s been a theme of this year in politics, for Liberal and Conservative leaders. Justin Trudeau has been attacked this week for failing to permanently jettison his longtime friend and adviser Gerald Butts. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public sector pay is out of whack
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 26th, 2019
The longer people are unemployed, or working way below their level of expertise and pay scale, the stronger the discontent with those immune to the state of the economy. Calgary has been grappling with its budget but in spite of editorials giving examples of the wages for routine jobs, $10,000 goodbye gifts for employees leaving, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Experts in their field, Alberta farmers and ranchers should be championed
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 26th, 2019
It’s not a secret that there are ideological forces actively working against our agriculture sector. Just last week we saw The Weather Network go out of their way to take an adversarial approach, vilifying beef producers rather than doing what they are supposed to do, which is report the weather. From that recent example, to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Make your voice heard
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 23rd, 2019
Would you rather “fight city hall” or join it? All you need to do is collect some signatures, and you could be a candidate in our next civic election. To run for provincial or federal office, however, it’s far more difficult. For any real chance of success, you have to pick a political party. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: As cashless food economy? Don’t bank on it, yet
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 22nd, 2019
Canadians’ food transactions are becoming more digitalized and the rate people are moving away from using cash is phenomenal. According to a recent survey by Payments Canada, 42% of consumers use cash fewer than four times a month when purchasing food, compared to 20% who did the same a year ago. And there has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Premiers may flip together but PM hasn’t flopped yet
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 20th, 2019
The brief get-together of five conservative-minded premiers last week was meant to highlight the divide. Alberta’s Jason Kenney, Ontario’s Doug Ford, Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe and New Brunswick’s Blaine Higgs all gathered before the cameras to flip pancakes at the Calgary Stampede. They were joined by Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod who, while technically non-partisan, shares ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Achievement
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 20th, 2019
This editorial was first published in the Medicine Hat News on July 21, 1969, the day after Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The footprints of man have joined the footprints of time on the surface of the moon. Momentous achievement, superb performance, stunning success – the United States astronauts’ brief exploration of the Sea ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP decision to cut nutrition program funding short-sighted
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 18th, 2019
Enjoy your breakfast? Care for an extra slice of toast? More coffee? That morning energy boost is an important part of life for most Canadians. Indeed, if our routine blood test requisition says “fast for 12 hours,” we’re anxious to get an early morning laboratory booking so we can grab something to eat as we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Why aren’t berms more popular?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 15th, 2019
In 1953 the Netherlands suffered from a horrendous storm, storm tide, and all-consuming floods. Although the Dutch had always been subjected to flooding, that one was totally unexpected; in severity, loss of life, of humans and animals, damage to superstructure, entire towns, large parts of cities, farms/agriculture – certainly all the areas below sea level ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Canada helping to support journalism rights
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on July 13th, 2019
@susandelacourt Canada is helping to set up a rapid-response team of international diplomats to step in when media freedom is urgently trampled, such as in last year’s murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The measure is one of several steps coming out of this week’s big Canada-U.K. conference on press freedom, co-chaired in London by ... Read More »
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