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City Notebook: Invasion of Ukraine should be wakeup call to the great middle
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 26th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant As it turns out, global politics are complicated. More complicated than a rim-shot on social media, at least, and probably the most complex they’ve been in 25 years, following a major invasion of the Ukraine by Russia. And in a very connected world, global politics are personal, and just not for the relatively large ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Political gamesmanship not political statesmanship
By Glen Motz on February 25th, 2022
Canadians’ constitutional privileges, outlined under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, now seem a little hollow. Days ago, the Trudeau Liberal and NDP voted to confirm the invocation of the Emergencies Act. This move recklessly jeopardizes our fundamental freedoms of thought, belief, opinion, expression and peaceful assembly. This legislation, which replaced the War Measures Act, has only been invoked three ... Read More »
4 responsesThe Human Condition: Reflecting on culture and ethnicity
By Daniel Schnee on February 23rd, 2022
As we celebrate Black History Month we have the opportunity to reflect on culture and ethnicity: both historically and into the future. All humans have the DNA to look black, or Asian, or some other set of traits common to people in a region. There is no race other than homo sapiens, so when we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Don’t let this be the moment we look back on with regret
By Scott Schmidt on February 19th, 2022
Correction: Last week I said the last thing I said about freedom convoys would be the last thing I say about freedom convoys. That was inaccurate. I was recently called a bigot after not allowing someone to compare being unvaccinated in Canada to being sent to Auschwitz — in case you’re wondering where the country’s ... Read More »
3 responsesCity Notebook: A break from chais to talk about cycling
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 19th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant A break from the maddening headlines… Medicine Hat will give new consideration to a dedicated cycling master-plan in the year ahead. Members of the Group “Bike Medicine Hat” made an in-depth presentation to a city committee earlier this month, and a condensed version will be provided to all of council at their Tuesday night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Let courage of truckers and farmers inspire us all
By Drew Barnes on February 18th, 2022
If history teaches us anything, it’s that freedom is never free. The economic and democratic freedoms we enjoy today were not simply handed to us. Our ancestors worked for these freedoms and fought for them when necessary. One of the reasons I strongly support the recent peaceful demonstrations springing up across Canada, especially here in ... Read More »
1 responseFor What It’s Worth: Conservatism at a crossroads
By Cash Moore on February 17th, 2022
The Conservative Party of Canada has once again begun another leadership race, the third since Harper left. The party has a lot to reconcile from now until the race concludes. First of all, they have to decide what Canadian conservatism looks like in the post-COVID world. In an effort to pull more votes from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: Black history
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 16th, 2022
Though the protests around Canada continuously demand our attention, it is good to remember that we are also in Black History Month: a time to celebrate the great achievements of black people around the world. One of those great achievements is the American art form of jazz music, which paved the way for most modern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Everything one could say has been said, repeatedly
By Scott Schmidt on February 12th, 2022
Listen, if your unconditional support for Ottawa protest organizers lasted one second past hearing they offered to form a coalition government with opposition parties and, like, be in it, I think we’re pretty much past reasonable debate. Can you pick out people from this convoy to show peaceful, honest interest in fewer restrictions and mandates? ... Read More »
2 responsesCity Notebook: Don’t look away
By COLLIN GALLANT on February 12th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Media typically doesn’t comment on other media outlets. It’s more the result of politeness or competitiveness, rather than a conspiracy, protecting our buddies or orders from up on high. More generally, who but the media would care for such commentary? But it’s an interesting thing that CHAT News decided to shut down social media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: Remove hockey
By Daniel Schnee on February 9th, 2022
On Monday night, Team Canada and Team USA played a fantastic game of Olympic women’s hockey. A battle between the world’s top two teams, our binational rivalry has been the stuff of dreams for decades. But Toronto Star writer Rosie DiManno doesn’t see things that way, stating in a recent column that women’s hockey “doesn’t ... Read More »
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