Opinions
Guest Column: ‘Ping pong’ game by oil critics must end
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 3rd, 2018
Albertans have every right to get upset and angry at the announcement of the $40 billion LNG Canada project scheduled to be built in Kitimat, B.C. It’s not that Albertans are envious of B.C. getting the project, but Albertans are livid at the hypocritical way they have been treated. Beaming and smiling broadly, Prime Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proper checks and balances should be in place for all taxpayer-funded expenditures
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 2nd, 2018
In summer 2016 an RCMP credit card was cloned and fraudulently used for purchases totalling $104,555 before the RCMP discovered what was happening — about nine months later. When this was revealed in the last couple of days it was couched as … the RCMP wanting to warn others … We have not heard the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report from Ottawa: Small business essential to Canada’s future
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 2nd, 2018
It was just over a year since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau first launched their attack on local business to pay for their out-of-control spending. While mounting pressure eventually forced the federal government to back off from the most extreme parts of their proposal, the Liberals did implement tax increases and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City’s next budget may need some major recalibration
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on November 1st, 2018
October marked the one-year anniversary since the most recent municipal election, an exercise that largely provided a steady-as-she-goes mandate to elected officials at city hall in Medicine Hat. So steady-as-she-goes, it turns out, that the one-quarter mark of the current council term passed two weeks ago without much notice. However, those easy summer days are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With anti-Semitism and hate crimes on the rise, U.S. voters must check Donald Trump’s power
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 31st, 2018
In the wake of the massacre of 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, considerable attention was paid to the fact that the shooter openly advertised his murderous intentions on a recently founded media platform called Gab, favoured by the extreme right. Gab and similar platforms may be new, but the hard truth is that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helping kids learn risk-taking skills
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 30th, 2018
Play that doesn’t challenge kids isn’t helping them develop vital skills Lethbridge city council recently threw its support behind letting kids play — and even allowing them to engage in “risky play.” Council unanimously endorsed a new Play Charter for the City of Lethbridge, following in the footsteps of Calgary, which passed a similar charter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family separation policy made worse by Trump administration
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 29th, 2018
A disturbing Associated Press report shines a light on what happens to immigrant children separated from their parents and forced into foster-care settings mandated by the U.S. government. In a small number of cases, foster-care networks have yanked permanent custody of young children from their natural parents to serve the adoption wishes of American families. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: USMCA goes against Canada’s grain
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 29th, 2018
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), proposed to replace NAFTA, covers grain in just four paragraphs of the Agriculture Chapter, but the section has serious implications for Canadian farmers. It would give U.S.-grown wheat a free ride on Canada’s international reputation and ultimately threaten the quality control system that allows prairie farmers to obtain premium prices ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Deja vu and the carbon plan
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 27th, 2018
Is a carbon tax a hill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is willing to die on? That question had been in the back of many political minds since Ontario — under its new PC government — bailed out of the federal climate change framework last spring. That resulted in a shift in the provincial balance from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Customer disservice
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 27th, 2018
“This call may be monitored for quality control purposes.” It’s a recorded message people often hear before they are transferred (finally) to a live person at a call centre. Customers may feel somewhat reassured that the person on the other end of the line will be helpful since their responses are being recorded and reviewed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Hargrave’s legacy will live on in Albertans inspired by his character
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 26th, 2018
Just a little over a year ago, a young rancher, beloved husband and father as well as one of southeastern Alberta’s staunchest grasslands advocates died while fighting a devastating wildfire which tore through the border region. I feel the loss of not having the opportunity to get to know James Hargrave better. He was a ... Read More »
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