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China shows it’s deadly serious in Huawei dispute
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 16th, 2019
How serious is China about putting Canada in its place over the Huawei affair? In the words of legal scholar Donald Clarke, it’s deadly serious — quite literally. That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn in the wake of the death sentence pronounced with extraordinary haste on a Canadian citizen convicted of drug smuggling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s no place for bullying
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 15th, 2019
There are some countries where citizens are not free to speak their mind. Voicing their opinions can bring intimidation or worse from those who strongly disagree. Fortunately, that’s not the case in Canada — or is it? Concerns about bullying and abuse of those who support the Alberta government’s proposed parks plan for Bighorn Country ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guest Column: Judge for yourself
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 14th, 2019
The sentencing hearing for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, the driver of the truck in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, is scheduled to begin on Jan. 28. I am sure that almost everyone has an opinion as to what the appropriate sentence is for this young man. I also have no doubt that many have strong and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another view Volunteers step up in time of government shutdown crisis
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 14th, 2019
On Jan. 9, the partial shutdown of the federal government entered its 19th day, and President Donald Trump and Congress seem no closer to reaching an end to their stalemate. It’s no big deal for the president and Congress. Congressmen still get paid, and the president still enjoys the White House and all of its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court makes right move on voting rights for expats
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 12th, 2019
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of voting rights for Canadian expats, which Canada has never had fully. This is a positive development for the fundamental democratic rights of Canadian citizens, regardless of where they live, and shouldn’t be, nor is in reality, a partisan issue. Prior to 1993, only members of ... Read More »
1 responseWould electing bureaucrats improve democracy?
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 11th, 2019
Perhaps the people who actually pull the strings should be elected rather than appointed. In a recent News story about what to expect provincially and federally this year, Medicine Hat political observer Ian Parkinson said it would not matter which party was in power because it is the bureaucrats, such as deputy and assistant deputy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Needs, not wants, for the next four years in city
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 10th, 2019
The City of Medicine Hat’s budget arrived in mid-December and somewhere between fruitcake and the glasses of champagne on New Year’s Eve, it fell off the radar. Perhaps lost in the Christmas rush, it will crop up again in the spring and summer. At those times, tax rates are set and then become due, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clean athletes deserve support against Russia
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 9th, 2019
Victorians are justly proud of the Olympic athletes who train here and represent our country with honour. It’s a slap in the face to those athletes to see Russia get away with cheating. But that’s what is happening, as the powers of the Olympic movement drew a line in the sand and then did nothing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advances offer hope for future of transplants
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 8th, 2019
There has been a remarkable acceleration in B.C.’s organ-transplant program. Ten years ago, we had one of the worst records in Canada. Today, our rates have doubled, and we are first in the country. How did this come about? There are two immediate parts to this story. One is that in years gone by, organ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Don’t fall for politicians who promise action on climate change at no cost
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 7th, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer obviously thinks he’s got hold of a winner in his campaign against the Trudeau government’s plan to put a price on carbon. The new year was just a few hours old when Scheer turned up in a discount store in Regina railing against the Liberal “carbon tax” that he says will ... Read More »
1 responseFact check your news
By Medicine Hat News Opinon on January 7th, 2019
There have been a number of independent studies that establish that the North American media is staffed by people who are up to 90 per cent on the left end of the political spectrum. Until recent years, this has not been a particular problem because schools of journalism emphasized that news reporting should be void ... Read More »
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