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Looking to the future
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 13th, 2019
June is the time for graduation, for reflection and for looking toward the future; the start of a new chapter. Medicine Hat College’s commencement will be held on Friday, though the mood of Tuesday’s ceremony to install and formally welcome new president Kevin Shufflebotham ran strong with similar themes. Facing and shaping the future, honouring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We should welcome the government’s plastics ban
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 12th, 2019
We’ve grown to love them. Plastic, in all its many forms, has been part of our lives for many generations. Way back at the start of the 20th century, electricians and others began using Bakelite for insulators and other safety-related applications. PVC pipes were introduced in the 1930s, and the invention of polystyrene came nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: PM’s mixed message sows confusion
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 12th, 2019
After a week’s consideration, it seems Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not completely convinced after all that Canada’s treatment of its Indigenous peoples amounts to genocide. The latter was the main and most controversial finding of the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The prime minister had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: All-or-nothing approach could hurt report
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 5th, 2019
As Opposition leader in the lead-up to the last federal election, Justin Trudeau did not waste a single day to commit to implement the 94 recommendations of the truth and reconciliation commission. He made the promise mere hours after the commission reported on the damage inflicted on Canada’s Indigenous peoples by the residential school system ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pipeline debate may still have surprises
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 3rd, 2019
After B.C.’s top court ruled that the provincial government cannot interfere with oil shipments across its borders, it seemed the matter was settled. The ruling came about because the province wished to halt expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to Vancouver. Uncertain whether this would be constitutional, the government asked the B.C. Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Big data a big friend to Mps
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 1st, 2019
@susandelacourt Losing friends on Facebook can be a perplexing experience: What prompts a person to press the “unfollow” button? Seeing Facebook losing friends among Canadian politicians these days is equally baffling, especially in light of how passionately the politicos in this country have embraced this large-scale collector of support and voter data. There’s a lot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: How the world can win the hunger games
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 31st, 2019
Hunger is horrid, an undesirable state few deliberately choose. We know that over 800 million suffer from hunger around the globe. In the Western world, hunger surrounds us without knowing that it’s there. It’s estimated that four million Canadians experience food insecurity regularly. World Hunger Day, on May 28, should help bring that into focus. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seeking re-election the hard way
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 31st, 2019
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have earned plaudits for putting their principles ahead of their political careers in recent months. In October, the two women will find out if their reputations for integrity will manifest itself in actual support at the ballot box. The pair announced Monday they will run as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: A Perfect canvas awaits
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 27th, 2019
I was recently invited to an occasion at the Axxess condo. There sure is a lot of infrastructure work going on around Saamis Drive. Ended up – after marvelling at the immensity of that project – staring out at the view from the south side of the furthest south Axxess building, not really immediately “catching” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: More delays will mean more deaths
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 24th, 2019
In a recent letter, UCP Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes called on Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro to defund the city’s safe consumption services, and to re-open further consultation. These calls show not only a lack of understanding as to the integral role that supervised consumption services play within a comprehensive harm reduction strategy, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council compensation about as clear as mud
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 23rd, 2019
For 16 straight years the City of Medicine Hat’s financial statements have won honours for clarity and readability by the Government Finance Officers Association. Unfortunately, the committee must have skipped the section on local council compensation. Once, again the 2018 annual financial statements of the corporation of Medicine Hat includes a confusing breakdown of how ... Read More »
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