Opinions
MLA Report: New government’s changes aimed at putting Alberta back on track
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 21st, 2019
It has been an exciting spring for Alberta and Canada! It’s been one week since Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Lowry and teammates made history by bringing the NBA championship north and now two months since the general election where Albertans gave the United Conservative Party a strong mandate to govern and implement our agenda focused on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New economic development group may be best served by thinking small
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 20th, 2019
Meetings to determine the state of the labour market in Medicine Hat and how best to target economic development efforts got underway on Wednesday night. One can only hope it goes beyond the 10-year brainstorming session that has led us here. That’s not to say that big picture thinking isn’t required, and even necessary. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Open drink box water bottles sees credibility trickle away
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 15th, 2019
It is easy to jump on the bandwagon of bashing Justin Trudeau, but unfortunately for the federal Liberal Party strategists who are the faceless, nameless people actually running the country, the current prime minister is giving critics the keys and open back gate to that wagon. As a politician or at least a figurehead representative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Go ahead and cheer for the home team
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 14th, 2019
Canadians have reached tax freedom day, according to calculations by the Fraser Institute. This means from Jan. 1 until now all that you have earned this year has been to pay government taxes. From now on what you earn is for your personal needs and enjoyment. The Fraser Institute, an independent, research organization with four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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