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Public should be able to hear political messages directly from local messages
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 29th, 2019
It is only natural that during an election campaign, political parties would like to ensure candidates don’t stray from the party line and therefore control the message. However, one of those candidates will become the local MLA. There is plenty to suggest that the leader of a party can sway voters and one of them ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Anti-Trumpers need to move on from Russiagate
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 29th, 2019
It seems that Donald Trump didn’t conspire with Russia to win the 2016 U.S. presidential election. His critics will have to find another reason to hate him. After 22 months, special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation has come up with nothing. Mueller concluded there was no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. He also ... Read More »
1 responseThis about Alberta, folks
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 21st, 2019
April 16 is the day we’ve all been waiting for … some more than others. But it is the day that Albertans will vote to form the next Alberta government, not the next federal government, not to stick it to anyone else, or send a message to perceived friends or enemies around the world. There’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Games politicians play are often a turnoff
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on March 15th, 2019
It is politics every which way you turn these days and sometimes it is hard to see who is looking out for the average person. On the provincial front it seems there has never been more given to so few in such a short space of time, to paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill. Even as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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