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Campaign hasn’t started yet, but really, it’s been going since 2015
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 14th, 2019
It’s been well noted and often that the political landscape in Alberta is heating up ahead of a spring election, and it’s widely accepted that the race to form the next government in the province has been on for some time. It’s been invigorating for some, maddening for others, but Albertans should be under no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Don’t fight climate change
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 11th, 2019
It is clear to me that common sense and rational thinking have gone the way of the dodo bird and as a result, the human race is not far behind. The young Democrat affectionately known as AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) is convinced that the world as we know it will end within a dozen years and ... Read More »
1 responseAbusive or not, artists’ work can’t be ignored
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 9th, 2019
j How does society respond when a revered artist is accused of doing awful things? This question has been on the minds of many recently, with the airing of HBO’s “Leaving Neverland,” a four-hour documentary in which two men allege they were sexually abused by Michael Jackson when they were children. It also comes after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sharing the praise for Medicine Hat’s economic surge
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 7th, 2019
The City of Medicine Hat has moved from a conversation about how to manage its economic development efforts towards discussion of how to manage growth and, notably, managing expectations. The second annual report of its contracted economic development provider, Invest Medicine Hat, was brought to council this week, and provides a good but quick overview ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scandal doesn’t mark the end for Liberals
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 2nd, 2019
Former justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould gave highly credible testimony Wednesday of inappropriate interference in the legal system by the prime minister’s office, but don’t expect this to be the Trudeau government’s death knell. These allegations stem from the pressure Wilson-Raybould says 11 staffers from the Prime Minister’s Office put on her to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Health care: What’s wrong with private if efficiencies occur and waits are reduced?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 2nd, 2019
When it comes to our health-care system, the sight of these two words – private and profit – will turn half of the readers of this column apoplectic. They will argue that this speaks of a two-tier health-care system and an inevitable rise in health-care costs. The exact opposite is true. Although there are many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Canadians want reduced taxes, debt
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 1st, 2019
Constituents of this riding are very clear on what they expect in the upcoming federal budget when it is tabled on March 19 – lower taxes and debt reduction, strengthened support for the energy sector, and lower prices on everything from gas to groceries, all impacted by taxes. This clear consensus is highlighted in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP and speed surgery
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 27th, 2019
Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes once cited the Canada Health Act’s mandate for equally accessible health care for all while criticizing the NDP’s childcare plan. In an article printed in the Jan. 19 edition of the Medicine Hat News, he said he was fine with $25 per day childcare for some but surprised “Alberta taxpayers’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Surging ahead on solar development
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 22nd, 2019
Our region is rich in a number of resources but it is the development of renewable energy that is looking more and more like the power source of the future. And it is Medicine Hat which is at the centre of this resource in Canada, much like Fort McMurray is in the middle of the ... Read More »
1 responseIs compensating property owners near the supervised consumption site the way to go?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 22nd, 2019
Perhaps there is a solution to having the supervised consumption site at 502 S. Railway St. by addressing the concerns of those in close proximity to it. Most people in the community say they can see a need for the type of services the consumption site is promising. Most of these people, if they are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Tilting right, to society’s detriment
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 16th, 2019
Where have all the moderate conservatives gone? This is a relevant and urgent question for Canadians. Our lives are deeply affected by American politics, which have lurched to the outer edges of radical conservatism and threaten the foundations of democratic institutions world-wide. The Tea-Republican-Trump Party has succeeded in erasing our collective memory of what conservatism ... Read More »
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