Opinions
National Affairs: PM’s mixed message sows confusion
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 12th, 2019
After a week’s consideration, it seems Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not completely convinced after all that Canada’s treatment of its Indigenous peoples amounts to genocide. The latter was the main and most controversial finding of the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. The prime minister had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: All-or-nothing approach could hurt report
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 5th, 2019
As Opposition leader in the lead-up to the last federal election, Justin Trudeau did not waste a single day to commit to implement the 94 recommendations of the truth and reconciliation commission. He made the promise mere hours after the commission reported on the damage inflicted on Canada’s Indigenous peoples by the residential school system ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pipeline debate may still have surprises
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 3rd, 2019
After B.C.’s top court ruled that the provincial government cannot interfere with oil shipments across its borders, it seemed the matter was settled. The ruling came about because the province wished to halt expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to Vancouver. Uncertain whether this would be constitutional, the government asked the B.C. Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Affairs: Big data a big friend to Mps
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on June 1st, 2019
@susandelacourt Losing friends on Facebook can be a perplexing experience: What prompts a person to press the “unfollow” button? Seeing Facebook losing friends among Canadian politicians these days is equally baffling, especially in light of how passionately the politicos in this country have embraced this large-scale collector of support and voter data. There’s a lot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: How the world can win the hunger games
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 31st, 2019
Hunger is horrid, an undesirable state few deliberately choose. We know that over 800 million suffer from hunger around the globe. In the Western world, hunger surrounds us without knowing that it’s there. It’s estimated that four million Canadians experience food insecurity regularly. World Hunger Day, on May 28, should help bring that into focus. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seeking re-election the hard way
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 31st, 2019
Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott have earned plaudits for putting their principles ahead of their political careers in recent months. In October, the two women will find out if their reputations for integrity will manifest itself in actual support at the ballot box. The pair announced Monday they will run as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: A Perfect canvas awaits
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 27th, 2019
I was recently invited to an occasion at the Axxess condo. There sure is a lot of infrastructure work going on around Saamis Drive. Ended up – after marvelling at the immensity of that project – staring out at the view from the south side of the furthest south Axxess building, not really immediately “catching” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: More delays will mean more deaths
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 24th, 2019
In a recent letter, UCP Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes called on Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro to defund the city’s safe consumption services, and to re-open further consultation. These calls show not only a lack of understanding as to the integral role that supervised consumption services play within a comprehensive harm reduction strategy, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council compensation about as clear as mud
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 23rd, 2019
For 16 straight years the City of Medicine Hat’s financial statements have won honours for clarity and readability by the Government Finance Officers Association. Unfortunately, the committee must have skipped the section on local council compensation. Once, again the 2018 annual financial statements of the corporation of Medicine Hat includes a confusing breakdown of how ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New energy in Alberta politics trumping previous administration
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 22nd, 2019
Call it confrontational but at least Premier Jason Kenney doesn’t want to build a wall like Donald Trump does. Too many Albertans have cottages in British Columbia apparently. However, judging by the actions of Kenney and Sonya Savage, minister of energy, and their visit to Senate of Canada’s Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!See energy investments for what they are
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on May 17th, 2019
The first of its kind in Canada – a solar thermal power plant in Medicine Hat that cost $10 million – is coming to an end after just five years. For those who saw this investment as more than a research project, and that probably means most people, there is disappointment that we are not ... Read More »
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