Opinions
Trudeau’s ‘real change’ slogan rings hollow in SNC-Lavalin affair
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 16th, 2019
Those looking for moral leadership from politicians, if such people exist at all, must have been sorely disappointed the past week. The Prime Minister’s Office is alleged to have pressured then-justice minister and attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to go easy on SNC-Lavalin, a Quebec-based global engineering firm accused of paying out $48 million to Libyan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Political parties’ tax policies can be confusing
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 14th, 2019
Justin Trudeau needs to clarify whether he thinks low income Canadians pay taxes, and various conservative actors need to clarify their position on tax cuts. The issue flared last week when the opposition erupted in disbelief during a discussion on the effectiveness of the Canada Child Benefit. It was increased as a main plank of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Take another look at polls
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 12th, 2019
The provincial byelection in Nanaimo last month was a lifesaver for the NDP. Had the party’s candidate lost, the seat tally in the legislature would have been tied and a general election might have followed. The B.C. Liberals did manage to increase their share of the vote. But it wasn’t enough to overcome the huge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A step toward an electric future?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 9th, 2019
Electric vehicles are still a long way from outnumbering traditional gas-powered automobiles, but a key step toward that possible future was taken this week in southern Alberta. Thanks to a collaboration between civic administrations across the south and the Alberta government, plans are being put in motion for a 20-station, $2-million “Peaks to Prairies” network ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We need to change how we recycle
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 8th, 2019
We are told the carbon tax will encourage “consumers” to reduce consumption of anything contributing to carbon emissions but in many cases we have absolutely no control. The excessive plastic packaging for the cannabis you can now buy legally is ridiculous. It is not the suppliers/producers that designed the packaging, it was the federal government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diversification wanted
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 7th, 2019
Albertans have heard and will hear a lot over the next months about the waning days of the “desperate” New Democrats. It might as well be the unofficial campaign slogan of the United Conservative Party which is similarly advertising itself as the government-in-waiting, ready to undo the damage caused over the last four years. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa should be bolder in fighting election meddling
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 6th, 2019
What an awfully Canadian approach the Trudeau government is taking to the problem of potential foreign meddling in our elections. A committee of senior bureaucrats, operating under the weighty acronym of the SITE (Security and Intelligence Threats to Elections) task force, will be standing by to alert voters if any outside entity tries to interfere ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cut the cynicism: Mental health should be talked about
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 5th, 2019
Mental health issues have always been in society as has any human ailment. A lot of it was swept under the rug and not talked about years ago, primarily because it was misunderstood by society in general with the prevailing attitude seeming to be the work to try to understand mental health issues wasn’t worth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Despite the bitter cold, global warming hasn’t gone anywhere
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 4th, 2019
With frigid Arctic weather descending on tens of millions of Americans last week, states declared emergencies, mail carriers stayed inside, and there was a risk of frostbite for exposed skin in Chicago in as little as five minutes. Little wonder that global warming is the last thing on people’s minds and that from some sectors ... Read More »
1 responseSupervised consumption site is needed
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 2nd, 2019
Medicine Hat needs a supervised consumption site and it must be in a location that is most accessible to addicts, which in our case appears to be downtown. Yes, there’s much public opposition to the site. Many downtown business owners fear for their property values and having addicts hanging around their property. But with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Failing to keep campaign promises brings disreputeto democracy
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 1st, 2019
In the approaching provincial election, it is the things politicians do not promise you that will be perhaps even more important than the pledges they make. In the last week Premier Rachel Notley made a point of warning about the grave consequences if Albertans vote for the UCP and leader Jason Kenney. In her speech, ... Read More »
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