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MP Report: Budget 2022 – Continued disappointment
By Glen Motz on April 30th, 2022
Last month, I highlighted results from my pre-budget survey on the fiscal direction constituents wanted to see in federal Budget 2022. The key takeaway was a low spending, decreased taxes, debt reduction plan that would curb escalating inflation. However, quite the opposite was introduced with a 2022-23 projected deficit of $52.8 billion. Canada’s finance minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just Pondering: Spring is a wonderful time to reminisce
By Allyson McCaw on April 28th, 2022
Well fingers crossed that spring is finally on its way and we will get some heat in the air! I am not sure if it’s the weather being so overcast and dull that has me feeling very nostalgic, but today I am really reminiscing. As you have probably guessed from my earlier articles I was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: S.E.L.
By Daniel Schnee on April 27th, 2022
Though I have been an educator for decades, it is only now that I am seeing Social – Emotional Learning (SEL) really coming into the public’s awareness, due to various public school controversies in the United States. SEL is a form of education that seeks to build various interpersonal skills within students as they learn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: Digital connection
By Daniel Schnee on April 20th, 2022
Recently there has been a significant rise in depression among all strata in society, most notably teens. Being curious about why that may be, I decided to go to the best source of information on young people: the actual teenagers themselves. Two in particular stood out, as they not only did not suffer from depression ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Poilievre has the problems down pat, but will he have solutions?
By Scott Schmidt on April 16th, 2022
Pierre Poilievre is an impressive politician, and he might just be the next prime minister of Canada. His messaging, in so far as his ability to hit home on real-life struggles of everyday people, is spot on, and his delivery is masterful. This isn’t a setup to a punchline, and no backdoor insult is lurking ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: Poilievre’s message resonates, but what exactly does he mean by it?
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 16th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Last week, this column spent a little time describing the home affordability issue an unsolvable problem, or more to the point, a problem no one wants to solve. This week, it’s still a more popular topic than the weather, despite a spring snow storm. Before the snow however, Pierre Poilievre blew into town. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Prosperity requires more gates and fewer gatekeepers
By Drew Barnes on April 14th, 2022
Earlier this year, I wrote a column about how Alberta must rediscover our strength through freedom. While the Premier in particular refuses listen to such arguments, preferring to double down on corporate welfare and other such schemes, I am pleased to hear this message seems to be getting through to an ever-growing segment of society. ... Read More »
1 responseThe Human Condition: ‘Fasting from whiteness’
By Daniel Schnee on April 13th, 2022
This year the First United Church of Oak Park (Illinois) is celebrating Easter in a rather unique way: “fasting from whiteness” as a part of Lent. They will not be using any liturgy created by white people during that time, in order to “grow as Christians,” and unite with “people of all races and origins” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City Notebook: The problem with lowering house prices is all the people who want the exact opposite
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 9th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant There’s one crucial problem with house prices, which are quickly surpassing the weather as a thing to talk about (what was that on Friday? Hot? Cold? What?) A winter of discontent about the cost of living bloomed in a spring garden with this week’s federal budget, which promises to tackle the issue as job ... Read More »
1 responseLaying It Out: You can hate the carbon tax without being burned by it
By Scott Schmidt on April 9th, 2022
The sixth wave is coming, the war in Ukraine is raging and the United Conservatives are divided, so let’s talk about carbon tax. It looks like the federal government finally realized its marketing failure regarding the rebate, and will now cut cheques on a quarterly basis for residents in provinces under its pricing system. Considering ... Read More »
1 responseThe Human Condition: A look at Bill 67
By Daniel Schnee on April 6th, 2022
Recently, NDP member Laura Mae Lindo tabled Bill 67 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which contains amendments to various other acts in order to further address racial inequity: the use of race to consciously or unconsciously justify socio-economic inequity. Though I support Lindo’s intentions, I and many others oppose its wording, and the problems ... Read More »
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