The protesters had hoped that their MP, their representative in Ottawa, would come out and speak with them, his constituents.

When he did not, about half of the protesters walked up three flights of stairs to Motz's office on the top floor…The Office called the police...

Across the country today, health coalitions, allied organizations, and concerned individuals are coming together in a National Day of Action to demand urgent federal action to enforce the Canada Health Act to protect patients and our health care systems against the imposition of two-tier, American-style health care.

A year ago, on August 28, 2025, the City issued a notice announcing they and the Mustard Seed had agreed to explore 2055 Saamis Drive NW as a potential new shelter location. The Mustard Seed withdrew their rezoning application less than a month later - on September 25, 2025 - after "numerous inquiries and concerns related to the appropriateness of this site" .

In Medicine Hat, demonstrators will gather for a lunch-hour picket at the constituency office of MP Glen Motz, one of 26 coordinated actions across the country led by Friends of Medicare and allied coalitions.

Medicine Hat is set to observe the 9th annual International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) with a free community event focused on remembrance, education, and harm reduction. The gathering is scheduled for August 31 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, taking place beside the Medicine Hat Public Library.

AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped)/ ADAP (Alberta Disability Assistance Program) recipients are once again reporting on social media about missed payments, short payments and concerns about the process they must follow with the third party company hired by the UCP government to assist ADAP recipients to work.

Edit - one officer is no longer with MHPS so they have no jurisdiction over him. The Police Review Commission (PRC) has accepted jurisdiction over complaints filed against Chief Alan Murphy and three Medicine Hat Police Service officers…Below is the full text of the letter we received.

Geraldine…presented a case from 2020 about Ottawa police detaining people three separate times for writing messages in chalk on public sidewalks. In June of that year, a woman was detained for writing "Black Lives Matter" in chalk. Police threatened to charge her with mischief because she did not have permission. The very next day, Ottawa's mayor Jim Watson tweeted that his permission was not needed to chalk on the sidewalk.