Letters to the Editor
Letter: Conservatives should take pride in differing opinions
By Letter to the Editor on April 19th, 2022
Dear editor, One thing I really dislike is government spending announcements or big spending programs at election time. The UCP is only having a leadership review and premier Kenney’s spending announcements seem like full election-mode spending. He could have made some of these announcements 3-5 months ago, but he saved them for the most opportune ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Service with a smile
By Letter to the Editor on April 19th, 2022
Dear editor, I am very pleased to be able to submit this into the Medicine Hat News. I have been dealing with Pharmasave Drug Store (SW Hill) for many years and will continue to do so. A huge thank-you to all staff, who are so friendly and always happy to serve, and also all pharmaceutical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Gun ban won’t help with crisis in Ukraine
By Letter to the Editor on April 19th, 2022
Dear editor, If you ever needed an example of how stunned and lazy Ottawa politicians are, here you go. Bloc Quebecois MP Christine Normandin pointed out during a recent Commons Defence Committee meeting that there may be a solution to (Ukraine’s) problem – the federal government could ship to Ukraine the firearms Canadians are required ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: UCP should refund monthly benefits to seniors who lost them due to COVID-19 income support
By Letter to the Editor on April 19th, 2022
Dear editor, No doubt much financial hardship was endured by everyone because of the global pandemic. The Liberal government in Ottawa is refunding GIS benefits to those who lost them as the result of receiving COVID-19 benefits – the right thing to do. Now will the provincial UCP step up and do the same for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Hard to believe it’s the 21st century
By Letter to the Editor on April 13th, 2022
Dear editor, It is hard to believe we live in the 21st century if one is following the destruction of humans and their livelihood in Ukraine. An unprovoked invasion by Russia under the orders of paranoiac President Putin, who is also delusional about restoring the failed Soviet Union. The current shift of Russian forces with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Lougheed did it right
By Letter to the Editor on April 13th, 2022
Dear editor, Albertans are finally realizing what electing a Reform Party is like and why you shouldn’t. Lougheed’s energy minister Bill Dickie was a brother in-law of one of my uncles, and the MLAs I got to know taught me to never trust a Reformer and they were right. They claimed it was easy to ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: How can I make a difference?
By Letter to the Editor on March 29th, 2022
Dear editor, Life has become difficult for so many people among us as both individuals and families frantically decide what they absolutely need and what they may have to do without. The cost of seemingly everything has risen dramatically over the past several months. No matter where we turn, our money buys us considerably less ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Alberta should be a leader in education
By Letter to the Editor on March 29th, 2022
Dear editor, Alberta’s curriculum has long been seen as a world leading document, held up as a model for curricula everywhere. Its birth began in the days of Conservative Premier Peter Lougheed and continued its development into the present. It met its biggest challenges with the election of the UCP government. The draft ready to ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Paying for drugs is a huge problem
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2022
Dear editor, I am a drug addict. The difference between me and someone who is caught up in the current drug poisoning crisis is that my drugs are prescribed by a doctor. I have been addicted to drugs since I was 9 years old. I started taking drugs for my asthma, then when I was ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Not meeting with protestors a wise decision by Justin Trudeau
By Letter to the Editor on March 25th, 2022
Dear editor, I found the piece from Russell Scherer in the Tuesday, March 15 edition of the News a marvellous bit of profound wisdom. He skillfully said and wrote some great truths. He’ll have found there are many subscribers to the News and others, who will fully agree with him. Russell is obviously a human ... Read More »
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By Letter to the Editor on March 22nd, 2022
Dear editor, The recent byelection in northeastern Alberta has to be a Canadian first. Brian Jean, the UCP MLA, has as his main goal to unseat Premier Jason Kenney. Then he wants to be the leader to unify the party, to represent the grassroots and to win the next provincial election. He believes Rachel Notley ... Read More »
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