Letters to the Editor
Take life one day at a time
By Letter to the Editor on May 5th, 2020
I thought I was doing OK but now I am listening to the radio hearing about provinces wanting to gradually reopen. I think too soon, nobody knows enough about this virus. I get that people want to get back to their old life, what their used to but I have a feeling that a second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian democracy beware
By Letter to the Editor on May 5th, 2020
The Canadian Charter of Rights begins: “Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the supremacy of God and the rule of law”… Why does the first statement acknowledge “God’s supremacy”? Perhaps because all of the great minds before us recognized the fallibility and corruptness of human nature. The Bible reminds us often that “man ... Read More »
1 responseNot all of us agree
By Letter to the Editor on April 21st, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious health issue worldwide, and it also has numerous challenging ramifications. The need to have people isolate and to close non-essential businesses /services disrupts our orderly economic activity, including the flow of monies through our different sectors. Thus far, our two top levels of government have responded favourably with policies ... Read More »
1 responsePublic has a right to know
By Letter to the Editor on April 21st, 2020
It was with great interest I read Gillian Slade’s story (South Zone AHS ready for what comes) in the April 16 edition of the News. I was especially distressed however, to note the comments as made by Katherine Chubbs, chief officer for Alberta Health Services south zone. Where Ms. Chubbs stated, “We have to be ... Read More »
2 responsesLet college deal with doctor complaints, not health minister
By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2020
Tyler Shandro is unfit to be Alberta’s Minister of Health. He does not know the fundamental principles of our system and how our system works. If he has a complaint about a doctor, then file it with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, an organization which oversees the conduct and performance of the ... Read More »
10 responsesLots of evidence against changing clocks
By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2020
The Toronto Star editorial in the March 13 edition of the Medicine Hat News presented a one-sided view on the impacts of the one-hour time change in spring and fall. In the editorial they refer to studies that show five to 15 per cent increase in heart attacks and eight per cent increase in strokes ... Read More »
1 responseEthics issue also surrounds Shandro
By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2020
There’s another issue with the Shandro controversy that nobody is addressing. Premier Kenney said he was personally vetting all candidates before they were eligible to have their name on the UCP ticket. So Kenney had to know about Shandro’s ties to Vital Partners Inc. and that is not the issue for Shandro to be a ... Read More »
2 responsesTo heck with the Swiss, Canada’s health care is the best
By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2020
American proponents of for-profit health care love to talk about Switzerland’s private system, where it seems everyone is blissfully buying private insurance and getting great health care. But does Switzerland’s private health insurance scheme really run like a fine Swiss watch? The Swiss government guarantees health care for all of its citizens by regulating the ... Read More »
1 responseLetter jumped to conclusion about climate change
By Letter to the Editor on March 16th, 2020
Re: “Canada’s laughable quest to be a climate hero,” March 11 Fact checking reveals that the author’s numbers regarding global mortality from natural disasters are more or less correct (ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters). However, he makes no logical connection between these facts and the conclusion to which he jumps that climate change is not real. We must hope ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stiffer penalties needed for dealing opioids
By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2020
Re: “Government propaganda targets vulnerable populations,” Jan. 27 Obviously the writer, Corey Ranger, doesn’t like Premier Jason Kenney, columnist Rick Bell or the UCP. What a surprise. That’s your right and I support you in your right to speak as you see fit. I do not support your viewpoint. You quote Kenney’s “help addicts inject ... Read More »
3 responsesPutting royals on phony pedestals diminishes everyone else
By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2020
No one is royal. It’s all made up. Kings, queens, princes, princesses, earls, dukes, etcetera are humans with the same anatomy as everyone. None of them is superior to you or me. Harry and Meghan want to ditch royal duties. They’re annoyed by lack of privacy in the U.K. Let them be anonymous in Canada, ... Read More »
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