Opinions
Opinion: Gene Zwozdesky set a great example
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 28th, 2020
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade This week a seniors centre in Edmonton was named the Gene Zwozdesky Centre to honour the late politician who passed away a year ago at the age of 70 following a cancer diagnosis. It was a fitting tribute but he should also be honoured for his accessibility to the media and in turn being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: Albertans are justifiably frustrated
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 28th, 2020
It was greatly disappointing to hear that Teck Resources withdrew its application for approval for the Frontier Mine project. Due to regulatory uncertainty and death by delay, a project that went through nine years of regulatory clearance and consideration that was essential to Alberta’s economic future has come to a roaring halt. This should be ... Read More »
3 responsesOpinion: First Nations, climate, energy make for complicated talks
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 27th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Alberta is still in the early days of a United Conservative government, though the increasing pace of issues and controversy the province faces is enough to make most think otherwise. Add to the laundry list an new strategy to redefine Alberta’s relationship with First Nations – a topic that made up the majority of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA Report: The necessary journey of returning to balanced budgets
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 21st, 2020
With the budget coming up for the 2020-2021 fiscal year, the need to return Alberta to fiscal balance returns to the front of my mind. Fiscal responsibility through balanced budgets are something we all have to work towards, especially when it comes to government dollars. This is first and foremost because these dollars came from ... Read More »
1 responseLaying It Out: Speak now or forever regret your silence
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 15th, 2020
Premier Jason Kenney and the United Conservatives aren’t listening, so you’re going to have to speak up. It doesn’t look like any amount of war room embarrassment, hits to employment, protests from nurses, or cuts no one asked for is going to cause this government to backtrack. As chaotic as it often looks, a calculated ... Read More »
4 responsesOpinion: Another nurses strike brewing?
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 14th, 2020
Most people know that open flame and gunpowder is a combination that can have explosive results, so they seek to avoid such situations. But in a situation the head of the United Nurses of Alberta calls “a powder keg,” the UCP government is playing with fire by making contract demands that could push Alberta’s nurses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opinion: Coal taking a back seat to natural gas
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on February 13th, 2020
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Too bad, coal, it looks like you’re the odd man out. And that’s according to traditional coal allies in industry and conservative circles that are now highlighting their environmental actions that include arguments in favour of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. It’s likely a case of making lemonade out of lemons, but it’s also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: New vision for CRTC is dangerously radical
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 12th, 2020
Concern is growing over proposed changes to the federal approach to governing broadcasting in Canada. After two days of almost baffling silence following the release of a report calling for sweeping changes to how – and over what – the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) exercises its regulatory powers, pundits and politicians are starting ... Read More »
2 responsesOpinion: TMX back on track, for now
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 10th, 2020
The latest court victory for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion means the on-again, off-again project is on again – at least for now. The Federal Court of Appeal announced Tuesday it had struck down a challenge by several British Columbia First Nations groups, paving the way for construction work to continue. But while proponents welcomed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Report: Liberal gun ban misses target
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 7th, 2020
Canada’s legal firearms owners are among the most scrutinized in Canadian society. Nonetheless, they are the target of a misguided Liberal plan determined to make criminals out of them with a proposed ban on “military-style assault rifles.” There is no legal definition for “military-style assault rifles” in Canada. The use of this term is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opinion: Health care in rural Alberta will change
By Medicine Hat News Opinion on February 7th, 2020
It is obvious that the United Conservative Party is changing how Alberta health care looks. Following a “health audit” done by Ernst & Young, which was paid a tidy $2 million to talk to physicians and frontline staff, Alberta Health Services is destined to be changing how it delivers health care. It will be a ... Read More »
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