Opinions
Press freedom under attack after recent ruling by Supreme Court
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 8th, 2018
The Supreme Court of Canada delivered a massive blow to press freedom last week. In a 9-0 decision, the court ruled that Vice Media reporter Ben Makuch must provide the RCMP with all communications with suspected ISIS member Farah Mohamed Shirdon, a Calgary native who is believed to have been killed in a summer 2015 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Pipeline politics will keep Ottawa and Alberta divided
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 8th, 2018
All is far from well between Rachel Notley’s Alberta government and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. With the prime minister in the eye of the storm over the failure to get more oil to tidewater, no federal gesture between now and next falls election is likely to really lower the temperature between the two capitals. The combination ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Liberal fiscal update falls short
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 7th, 2018
When the federal Liberals tabled their fall fiscal update recently, Canadians expected they would offer a timeline on how and when we could expect a return to a balanced budget. Alas, it was not to be. Rather, the finance minister presented a document filled with escalating debt, unprecedented deficit spending, heightened personal taxes, uncompetitive business ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!French protesters prove their voice can be heard by politicians
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 7th, 2018
If you have ever felt the average person has no sway when it comes to political decisions then there is a lesson to be learned from France this week. For several weeks, every day, hundreds of French people converged on Paris wearing yellow-reflective safety vests, a clothing item motorists there are required to have in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Focus on what’s important, not sappy song lyrics
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 6th, 2018
There is no war against Christmas, which makes it doubly frustrating when, after years of trying to convince large sections of the general public of this, there’s a declaration of hostilities. This week several major radio companies announced they will remove “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” from seasonal playlists, citing an apparent power imbalance in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s GM intervention will hurt more workers
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 5th, 2018
President Trump believes he can command markets like King Canute thought he could the tides. But General Motors has again exposed the inability of any politician to arrest the changes in technology and consumer tastes roiling the auto industry. GM said it plans to eliminate 15 per cent of its salaried workforce in North America ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada is right to push back against Saudi crimes
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 4th, 2018
Canada has finally — and rightly — joined a growing group of Western countries who are determined to signal to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that his country cannot silence journalists without suffering repercussions. Canada announced its decision last Thursday to impose sanctions under the Magnitsky Act — as the U.S. has already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ethical, safety lines crossed with gene editing
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 3rd, 2018
It has long been a scientific dream: to inoculate people against terrible diseases before they’re born. Now a team of doctors based in China has dangled that possibility in front of us by claiming it has edited the DNA of two human embryos during in vitro fertilization. The goal of the project was to protect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Not acting on climate change comes with considerable costs
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 1st, 2018
If you did not hear about the major new federal climate change report, the Trump administration will be pleased. The report was released the day after U.S. Thanksgiving — when many people were distracted — probably because it contradicts practically everything President Trump has said and done on global warming. The Fourth National Climate Assessment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest column: Two crises, one ineffectual gov’t
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 30th, 2018
One crisis in the West. One crisis in the East. Can Prime Minister Justin Trudeau feel the eyes on his back? Alberta and other portions of the West are absolutely reeling from the devastating impact of criminally low oil prices. Oil and gas companies and their suppliers are losing money. Our resources are being stolen. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What did we get for bailout cash?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 30th, 2018
General Motors found a novel way to celebrate the centennial of its Canadian subsidiary. It was 1918 when U.S.-based General Motors Corp. agreed to buy the McLaughlin Motor Car Co. of Oshawa, Ont., paving the way for the formation of GM Canada. One hundred years later, GM has announced it plans to close the Oshawa ... Read More »
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