Opinions
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 »
Be the first to comment!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!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!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!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 »
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