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Intertribal Smoke Signals: Truth and Reconciliation deserves its own day
By DAVID RESTOULE on September 21st, 2021
Ahnni, Boozhoo, Tansi, Tanshi, Oki, Aho, Hello and greetings cousins. This week I am going to write about the new National Day of Truth and Reconciliation that has been arbitrarily placed on top of Orange Shirt Day. I am pleased the government was willing to put a national day to recognize the residential school children ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: Medicine Hat capping off #BestSummerEver with 19 dead in 17 days
By Scott Schmidt on September 18th, 2021
They said it was over. They smugly made fun of anyone who said it wasn’t. They encouraged us to gather en masse. Now, deaths are spiking, hospitals are screwed and we still lead the country in dummies who think COVID isn’t real. Every bit of this their fault, and yet every one of them is ... Read More »
2 responsesCity Notebook: The heroes of COVID tested more than ever
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 18th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Spare a moment here to think of the heroes of the COVID pandemic. You may picture health-care workers whose great reward for 19 months of hard work is to face truly impossible situations in hospitals today. You may see truck drivers, grocery clerks, farmers, small business owners, teachers and parents who trudged forward to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Our democracy and the myth of leader-centric power
By Drew Barnes on September 17th, 2021
As the legislature’s fall session nears, I think it’s a good time to reflect on the state of our province and our political system. For me, this session marks the halfway point of my third term representing our region. It has been an honour and a privilege for me to do so as part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For What It’s Worth: Conservative values pushed to the sidelines
By Cash Moore on September 16th, 2021
This year’s federal election campaign has been tough to watch for those who identify as conservative. In a country faced with record high public debt, erosion of civil liberties and a bloated bureaucracy, one might expect that conservative values of small government and fiscal responsibility would be major themes of this campaign. People with these ... Read More »
1 responseThe Human Condition: Keeping them honest
By Daniel Schnee on September 15th, 2021
As another local and federal election is upon us, we once again have the chance to demand of our leaders more and better. It is important though to remember we must also be ever vigilant in watching what is said on the campaign trail and in the House of Commons to keep our newly elected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: ‘Learn to speak English!’
By Daniel Schnee on September 8th, 2021
It is a phrase beloved by bigots, tossed out against immigrants and recent arrivals to our great nation: “Learn to speak English!” I really loathe these words, as they suggest their recipient has not made any effort, just because they haven’t become totally fluent in the short time they have been here. Certainly, if an ... Read More »
1 responseCity Notebook: No matter how your summer went, it likely wasn’t the best
By COLLIN GALLANT on September 4th, 2021
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant “The best summer ever” is a politicized statement – the banner unfurled by the provincial government over and over again in June and August, but now a bit of an anchor all things considered. Without getting political, I’d be surprised to find many who’d categorize it that way. It’s been a hot, uncomfortable time. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Laying It Out: We can’t take your choice, but we can certainly take your fun
By Scott Schmidt on September 4th, 2021
Before I start I’d like to apologize for my recent absence. I was gone so long people were starting to address me as Premier. Much like Jason Kenney, I needed a break. Unlike Jason Kenney, I had every right to take one. But, while we’re on the subject of his weeks-long hiatus (Update: That ended ... Read More »
1 responseViewpoint: Climate policies
By Larry Samcoe on September 2nd, 2021
Bjorn Lomborg in False Alarm believes that climate change is real, that Earth is not on the verge of its demise and that the world leaders are promoting expensive and mainly inefficient policies. His assessment has been developed with the assistance of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre and of numerous prominent economists. Thirty years after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Human Condition: It’s perfectly clear why Afghanistan fell so quickly
By Daniel Schnee on September 1st, 2021
As a scientist trained in the field of anthropology I study how humans interact with each other through culture, which tells us many valuable things about how we organize ourselves and society. But unfortunately, leaders like Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau reveal just how uneducated they are about humanity when it comes to global politics ... Read More »
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