By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 24th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel A common trope in pop culture this time of year is “the true meaning of Christmas.” With consumer culture turning the holiday season into a shopping frenzy, it’s easy for us to lose sight of what actually matters. So what does Christmas, or the holiday season writ large, mean? It’s about people coming together, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 21st, 2019
In mocking response to those wishing to separate, some quip that Alberta would remain landlocked the day after it becomes independent. With a more respectful tone, Alberta’s premier used similar words in his recent “fair deal for Alberta” speech. Those endorsing and those opposing Alberta’s separation from Canada would benefit from a clear statement of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 21st, 2019
Before I take a break from Laying it Out to celebrate Christmas with my family – and to help clean up the newsroom after the bombing from the UCP war room – I would like to shift gears a little. As I’ve said before, the war room is a distraction. It’s been good to laugh ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 20th, 2019
Saskatchewan, a wonderful neighbour! Like Alberta, a great provider of food, fuel and fertilizer. And they certainly support their Roughriders like no one else, even though they are not as successful as the Stampeders and the Eskimos. They also support their economy and next generations by ensuring budgets are balanced. “Sask. remains on track for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 20th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade There is a big difference between a “manager” and a “leader” and when it comes to politics, in particular leaders are in short supply. One way to describe a leader, versus a manager, is someone with a vision who is able to inspire others to follow his or her leadership/example to achieve that vision. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 19th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@collingallant Four years is a long time. Just ask Democrats in the United States, Conservatives in Canada, right-of-centre voters in Alberta during the last term of government, or progressives who now hunkering down and yearning for the 2023 provincial election. Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, a result of turbo-charged traditional and social media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 18th, 2019
Re: “Energy war room an expensive joke at best,” Dec. 14 Since the Canadian Energy Centre’s (CEC) public launch last week, it has been gratifying to see the breadth and depth of interest in our mandate to create a new, pragmatic, fact-based narrative about Canadian energy. Like many new ideas, our website and social media ... Read More »
13 responsesBy Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 18th, 2019
There appears to be a troubling trend emerging in the province from the fallout of what seems like reneging by Premier Jason Kenney on the UCP’s Health-Care Guarantee, and perceived war on public-sector workers with education feeling the bite as well. With the belt-tightening of the provincial budget which was announced earlier this year, it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 16th, 2019
A one-year anniversary passed Tuesday, but it isn’t one that was being celebrated – least of all by the two Canadians to whom the milestone applied. Tuesday marked one year since Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in China in what had all the appearances of retaliation for Canada’s arrest of Meng Wanzhou, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 16th, 2019
@susandelacourt Andrew Scheer announced his departure as Conservative leader on the eve of a significant political anniversary in Canada. Forty years ago, on Dec. 13, 1979, the Conservative minority government of Joe Clark fell, setting in motion a chain of events that would transform the two big political parties in Canada for decades to come. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Medicine Hat News Opinon on December 14th, 2019
The minister of health was up early last Saturday taking to Twitter to claim my column to be “an artful construction of an altered reality.” As is becoming more and more clear every day, I absolutely do live in a different reality than Tyler Shandro, though I’ll remind you that mine has inflation, population growth ... Read More »
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