Opinions
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!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!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!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 »
1 responseWhere is Julie Payette?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 27th, 2018
When Julie Payette was named last year as Canada’s 29th Governor General there was widespread excitement and praise for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s selection to this historically symbolic position. Payette seemed to many as a natural for the largely ceremonial post as our de facto head of state, representing the Queen in Canada. She had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caught at the border
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 26th, 2018
Blazing a trail is a risky business, and thousands of Canadians are finding out just how risky. Canada is blazing a trail by legalizing recreational marijuana across the country on Oct. 17, and people from store clerks to shop owners to frontline civil servants to senior government officials will be part of the transformation. But ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: CAQ’s immigration plan a caution to Scheer
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 24th, 2018
Andrew Scheer’s Conservatives may want to push pause on plans to make immigration a signature federal campaign theme next fall long enough to take stock of the turn in the Quebec election conversation. Coalition Avenir Quebec Leader Francois Legault thought he was reaching for a low-hanging fruit when he embraced the issue. With less than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Pie-in-the sky promises, empty threats
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 22nd, 2018
The little white prince rides into the realm. He’s astride his little white donkey named UCP, aptly named for his poor toilet training. A constant trail of piddle indicates his previous travels. This prince-in-waiting is short in stature but oh so tall in pie-in-the-sky promises and empty threats. He fully expects the people of the ... Read More »
1 responseMaking ag connections
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 22nd, 2018
As harvest season continues in southern Alberta, what better time to promote the agriculture industry? That’s the goal of Agriculture for Life — or Ag for Life, for short — which has been conducting a program called “What’s in the Field,” to help the public make a connection from the crops they see growing in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We all have a role to play in overall safety
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 21st, 2018
If we can do something that will save the life of even one person why would we not do it? That was a recent argument in favour of lower speed limits in Calgary. What ends up on the table in one municipality inevitably goes to the others and so it is worth having this discussion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: NDP mismanagement coming home to roost
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on September 21st, 2018
Counting your chickens before they hatch. You don’t have to be a farmer to know this isn’t a good idea. Yet, this is business as usual for government and it comes with predictably brutal results. According to the government’s most recent fiscal update, Alberta is on track for a $7.8 billion deficit in 2018-19. Currently, ... Read More »
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