Opinions
Is researched, reasoned journalism the next endangered species?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 5th, 2018
The internet isn’t interested in getting it right, or correcting errors, or in telling a story that recognizes the importance in the mundane of community living. The internet is a thing. Social media thrives on sensationalism, pulling us into the bottomless pit of scrolling through information. As well, social media provides an opportunity to magnify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Are financial institutions really doing what the public wants?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 5th, 2018
When it comes to banks, and the push for customers to use online services, it certainly looks as though the tail is wagging the dog. Not too long ago there was a report of a bank in Toronto being closed for weeks “in order to serve you better.” Customers may have expected to see fresh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hot potato, pot potato at city council
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 4th, 2018
On the issue of setting local cannabis-use rules, city council appears to be playing its get-out-of-jail-free card. This week city council halted a proposed set of rules to restrict public cannabis use, and began the process of developing new, more stringent ones just 16 days before marijuana is legalized. Council members say they are responding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Don’t have a cow
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 3rd, 2018
Dairy farmers on the Island and across Canada feel as if they were thrown under the bus when the country signed on to a new free-trade deal with the U.S. and Mexico. But hard as it might be on the farmers, the deal is important for Canada’s prosperity. With U.S. President Donald Trump’s irrational obsession ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time to send a message that newspapers truly do matter
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 2nd, 2018
It is common these days to find news outlets that run features under headlines like: “A look at what didn’t happen this week.” Journalism never used to worry about what didn’t happen. Airplanes that landed safely — and didn’t crash — never made the news. But we live in the age of Fake News, with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dealing with the opioid crisis
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 1st, 2018
The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives have approved legislation to deal with the growing opioid addiction problem that has affected communities throughout the nation. A conference committee will iron out differences between the versions passed in the separate houses before it goes to President Donald Trump for his signature. The legislation takes wide ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Time to end mandatory minimum sentences for murder in Canada
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 1st, 2018
What’s wrong with mandatory minimum sentences?Plenty.Especially when it comes to murder. High profile serial murderers come to mind when Canadians think of murder convictions: Bernardo, Olson, Pickton. Few turn their minds to the 18-year-old Indigenous teen who kills her abusive drug dealer. Such a situation can amount to murder in our law. When it does, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Celebrate minimum wage hike: Labour boss
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 29th, 2018
On Oct. 1, Alberta’s move to a $15 minimum wage is a victory for more than 300,000 working people who will get a well-deserved raise since the first increase introduced by the Notley government in 2015, a fact every Albertan should be proud of. A higher minimum wage is good for working people. It means ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leadership shown by Dallas police after tragic death
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 28th, 2018
Leadership is no easy task, as Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall would likely attest. Her latest leadership test involves the fate of former officer Amber Guyger, whom Hall rightly fired this week. On one hand, Hall was faced with a situation where the raw facts are not in dispute and point to a fireable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Provincial government investment in Medicine Hat has been the right decision
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 28th, 2018
The provincial government has invested more than $65 million — and counting — in funding for Medicine Hat’s municipal infrastructure since Jan. 1, 2016. In addition to those funds, there are those which went towards two schools which broke ground since May 2015 and are now open along with the completion of modernization upgrades to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rainbow crosswalk not at all irrelevant, rated front page
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 27th, 2018
Re: “Crosswalk shouldn’t be used for advertising,,” Sept. 21 Dear John, Thank you so much for your letter to the editor regarding Medicine Hat College’s decision to add rainbow colours to a crosswalk, and then the News putting the story on the front page. I decided to personally write you back because, unfortunately, I am ... Read More »
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