Opinions
National Affairs: Anti-niqab law brings Trumpism to Canada
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 25th, 2017
The worst of Trumpism has come to Canada. It has come in the form of a Quebec law that, under the guise of promoting religious neutrality and accommodation, blatantly discriminates against Muslims. And it has met with only the most minimal of resistance from federal politicians — even those like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who ... Read More »
1 responseGuest Column: Within our democratic society,we can and should do better
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 21st, 2017
The first thing on my list on Oct. 16 was to visit the Family Leisure Centre to vote. My obligation fulfilled, I got on with the rest of my day. There was maybe a little wisp of smugness in my smile but I knew I had done nothing heroic. It had taken only a few ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL Flames lose political fight to Nenshi over arena
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 21st, 2017
Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi won a third consecutive term on Monday, confounding pollsters who predicted his political demise was imminent. Nenshi, who was voted world’s top mayor by the World Mayor Project in 2014, was reported to be down between nine and 17 percentage points to challenger Bill Smith in multiple polls by Mainstream Research, ... Read More »
1 responseThe week that was: Highs and lows, winds of change, winds of destruction and tragedy
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 20th, 2017
The winds of change surged through Medicine Hat this week. An election campaign that many people felt was lacking in initiative, announcements and debates ended up being a nail-biting evening for some of the candidates when the results started rolling in Monday night. No matter what you thought of the election campaign we certainly had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Right-leaning council will work on fiscal solutions piece by piece
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 19th, 2017
Medicine Hat city council has moved to the right following this week’s municipal election. Every four years the citizens remake local government at the ballot box. The next four years are the real test of how the new group of nine will perform. However, voters returned two former aldermen who ran on strong “fiscal conservative” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Comedy of errors for Liberals
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 18th, 2017
As the crow flies — or in this instance a government jet backed up by a string of chauffeur-driven vehicles — it is doable to travel from Parliament Hill to the town of Stouffville, northeast of Toronto, in about 90 minutes. A person using more conventional means of transportation on the other hand would take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Change rules the day in city, county
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 18th, 2017
Monday’s civic elections communicated a strong desire for change at both the city and county levels. Change does not necessarily mean all new faces, especially in Medicine Hat’s case. Change, in this instance, meant a change in direction rather than a complete overhaul. With the exception of Kris Samraj, who is imminently likable and did ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Election over, but candidates urged to stay involved in civic affairs
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 17th, 2017
Well, it’s over. The dust has settled following another round of municipal elections across the province of Alberta. First and foremost, everyone who put their name forward to be candidates should be commended. It’s easy to sit around and complain about how our elected officials do business. We all do it, the smug “they should’ve” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Canada has options if Trump kills NAFTA
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 16th, 2017
If U.S. President Donald Trump deep-sixes the North American Free Trade Agreement, there are essentially three things that Canada can do. It can try to salvage a bilateral deal with the U.S. It can, in concert with Mexico, keep what remains of NAFTA on life support in the hope that Trump will eventually be replaced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New NDP leader doesn’t have luxury of biding his time
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 14th, 2017
Newly-minted federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, who soared to victory on the first ballot of his party’s leadership race with more support than all his opponents combined, is in no rush to run for a seat. The Ontario legislator said that after he resigns his provincial seat in Toronto, he wants to seize the opportunity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Shining a light on the dark side of municipal campaign financing
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on October 14th, 2017
Troy Media Anyone who has been involved in municipal politics — at least over the past couple of decades — has heard virtually every candidate say they support increased transparency. Why do they say this and then not follow through? Transparency makes the democratic process work better because the public can understand, and then react ... Read More »
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