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In this deal, the NHL wins and players lose
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 19th, 2018
A tentative settlement in a lawsuit over concussions would pay hundreds of former NHL players just a few million dollars more than John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs (the league’s highest-paid player) will earn in a single season. And once lawyers’ fees and costs are deducted from the $19-million (U.S.) deal, the players would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney must take right-wing extremism more seriously
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 17th, 2018
A mere week after pledging to create a database to screen extremists out of the UCP, leader Jason Kenney has another headache on his hands. John Carpay, leader of the right-wing Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms and a UCP member in good standing, compared the rainbow LGBTQ flag to the Nazi swastika and Soviet hammer ... Read More »
1 responseNational Affairs: Bernier still looking for a vein to tap into
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 17th, 2018
As he travels west in search of support for his breakaway conservative party, Maxime Bernier has taken to introducing himself as “the Albertan from Quebec.” Albertans will have to decide from themselves whether a leader who reflects their values would, among other things, have Canada turn its back on the global fight against climate change ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: This economy needs a new mechanic
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 16th, 2018
“Ignore it, and it will go away.” You wouldn’t take this advice from your vehicle’s mechanic. So, why would you take it from your province’s finance minister? Coming out of the steepest recession in a generation, there are plenty of warning lights indicating that Alberta’s economy is not functioning properly. More than 180,000 Albertans are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter Olympics are in trouble when even Calgary says no
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 16th, 2018
Calgary has already had more snow this winter than Beijing, host of the next Winter Olympics, will get all year. It has plenty of existing sport infrastructure and the winter culture to benefit from getting even more of it. And its residents have fond memories of hosting the 1988 Games. So the International Olympic Committee ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s oil sector has the pain with no gain
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 15th, 2018
Such is the state of the Alberta oil patch that this week a major industry player has called on the provincial government to mandate lower production levels. The goal, to stabilize prices earned in the face of a transportation glut that discounts prices, seems straightforward enough, though entirely contradictory to how many view the industry. ... Read More »
1 responseStatCan pokes into Canadians’ bank accounts
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 14th, 2018
We learned recently that Statistics Canada wants to compel the country’s nine largest banks to hand over the financial transaction data of 500,000 Canadians. That information might include statements of account balances, deposits, ATM withdrawals, cheques written or received, and credit-card use. Social Insurance numbers will also be collected. All of this was organized without ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Democrats’ success a sign of good health for democracy
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 12th, 2018
The Democrats’ return to control over the House of Representatives is much more than a victory for one party. It is a sign of health for American democracy. Distrustful of untrammeled majorities, the authors of the Constitution favoured checks and balances, including, crucially, the check that the legislative branch might place upon the executive. Over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Marijuana’s medical attributes overstated
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 10th, 2018
Marijuana users want society to believe the very thing they’ve told themselves for years — that the highs of marijuana far outweigh its lows when it comes to health and the effect on the masses. Informed minds that remain sober and less tainted by personal bias realize that’s probably not the case. Cannabis is demonstrably ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No need to fret: Crime stats don’t tell the true story
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 10th, 2018
Medicine Hat ranked 32 out of 237 municipalities in Maclean’s recent rankings of the “most dangerous places” in Canada. On the surface, this is quite alarming, but ranking high on the list doesn’t necessarily mean there’s more crime, just that more incidents are being reported and prosecuted. According to Medicine Hat Police Service Insp. Tim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veterans shouldn’t have to wait to receive money owed to them
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 9th, 2018
The federal government reportedly shortchanged 272,000 veterans on their pensions for more than eight years and now they’re saying veterans will need to wait another two years to get that money back. That this happened is bad enough but this weekend we are about to recognize veterans on Remembrance Day. We are going to recognize ... Read More »
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