Opinions
AHS ‘makes dialysis an (un)reality’ for Brooks
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 29th, 2018
It was the Brooks and District Health Foundation’s rallying cry for a little over the last two years: ‘Make dialysis a reality in Brooks.’ With an agreement made that would have the community and foundation raise $1.5 million, the Alberta government would contribute the remaining approximate $2.5 million in funds as part of the Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We deserve tax fairness from the Canadian Revenue Agency
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 28th, 2018
No one wants to get a letter from the tax man questioning their tax return. But what happens after that letter arrives, it turns out, depends quite a lot on the number of zeroes in your bank account. The wealthier you are, the more lenient the Canada Revenue Agency tends to be. The latest finding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driving road improvement
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 27th, 2018
How would you feel if you read a notice in the elevator you were taking to the 30th floor that said 43 per cent of the cable carrying you was in fair to poor condition? Or the pilot announced that 43 per cent of the plane’s wings and fuselage was in fair to poor condition? ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former governor general David Johnston sets a good example
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 26th, 2018
Former governor general David Johnston released a detailedaccountlast week of how he used public funding to support his work for the six months from when he left office on Oct. 2, 2017, to the end of the government’s fiscal year on March 31 of this year. It totalled $76,650, though he explains that nearly half ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump has betrayed American values
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 24th, 2018
President Trump on Tuesday confirmed what his administration has been signalling all along: It will stand behind Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman even if he ordered the brutal murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In a crude statement punctuated with exclamation points, Mr. Trump sidestepped a CIA finding that the crown prince was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes’ numbers not credible
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 24th, 2018
The two most recent opinion pieces by local MLA Drew Barnes are little more than random collections of numbers meant to provide paving bricks for disgruntled constituents to toss at the present Alberta government. That is, of course, one of the tasks an opposition MLA is free to undertake. But Mr. Barnes, who should know ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Now it’s up to Canadian business to invest in the future
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 23rd, 2018
So now it’s up to Canadian business. For months corporations and the organizations that speak for them have been leaning on Ottawa, making the case that Canada had to match the Trump tax cuts or see investment drain away to the south. Finance Minister Bill Morneau came through for them big-time on Wednesday, outlining tax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Continued confidence in local economy
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 23rd, 2018
The Medicine Hat job numbers continue to see a drop in the unemployment rate, according to Statistics Canada, reflecting a continued confidence in the local economy. A drop of nearly a percentage point combined with 400 fewer unemployed in our city year over year should be seen as a positive development as Medicine Hat continues ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council conundrum: Redevelopment or protection of old neighbourhoods
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 22nd, 2018
Two issues that are heading to the city council table and public hearings next month are the latest in a long series of development tension in Medicine Hat, where a spiderweb of civic priorities has turned more into a tug-of-war and inaction. The city’s guiding planning principles have long stated that infill development is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tribute to the power of one
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 21st, 2018
The launch of of the new $10 bill Tuesday is a double tribute to the power of one determined person. The banknote carries a portrait of Viola Desmond, the first Canadian woman to be featured alone on our nation’s currency. The black businesswoman from New Glasgow, N.S., was arrested in 1946 after choosing to sit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Governments shouldn’t let e-cigarettes be targeted at kids
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 20th, 2018
Tobacco manufacturers have long known the recipe for luring kids into smoking cigarettes: add fruit or candy flavours to the products, then spend a fortune on “cool” advertising. So it’s no surprise that as the cigarette market was tanking because of vigorous anti-smoking campaigns, bans and taxes, the tobacco giants aimed their marketing guns on ... Read More »
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