Letters to the Editor
Letter: Canadians must not be fooled by the goals of Trump, Musk
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2025
Dear editor, Our neighbour to south of the 49th is in the midst of a coup launched by Donald Trump and his DOGE henchman, Elon Musk. No other word accurately captures the fast-paced and unlawful attacks against U.S. government institutions. Trump has launched a scorched-earth campaign against the federal government institutions – Project 2025. As ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Trudeau hypocritically fights anti-democratic oligarchs while shutting down government here
By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2025
Dear editor, It is a hard choice to decide who may be the bigger fools. Canadians for accepting a tax as a means to reverse climate change, or, Americans who think they can reverse their debt load by enacting tariffs. While Justin Trudeau continues to rail against anti-democratic oligarchs, he single handily has shut down ... Read More »
4 responsesLetter: Commentary just the ramblings of ‘a sad survivor of a dead and dying woke left-wing abolition’
By Letter to the Editor on February 12th, 2025
Dear editor, Mr. Schmidt, I am unknowing if your recent pontification, was a deliberate effort to rouse your left-wing support or were you attempting to play your version of a simple-minded game with those of us, unlike yourself, who actually understand politics and the workings of government; you obviously don’t. In fact, you have a ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Great civilizations take care of their weakest citizens, and it isn’t happening in Alberta right now
By Letter to the Editor on February 12th, 2025
Dear editor, The Alberta Government announced last week a new program called Alberta Disability Assistant Program (ADAP), which will see some people on AISH (Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped) moved into that program. Who goes into the program will be determined by a pool of government assessors, or your own doctor, who will fill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: It’s the aggregate efforts of us all that moves mountains
By Letter to the Editor on February 12th, 2025
Dear editor, I read a fascinating online article this week about New York. After one month of their new congestion pricing for vehicles driving into Manhattan (daytime fees of $9 with a monthly pass, $15 without the pass), it’s doing exactly what it was designed to do; reducing traffic, getting more people onto public transit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Column on our place in Canada thoughtfully spoke to how many feel
By Letter to the Editor on February 12th, 2025
Dear editor, Scott Schmidt’s article in Saturday’s Medicine Hat News should have been on the front page. I felt he expressed our current political situation in Alberta very well. I am grateful to have been born in Canada. I started out in Saskatchewan and it is still dear to me. I have lived here in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Too many potential problems with Stampede funding to leave the public out of the decision
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2025
Dear editor, My concerns surrounding the Medicine Hat Stampede’s request for taxpayer funding are substantial and merit serious consideration. With a projected cost exceeding $20 million, plus additional long-term financial implications, it becomes clear that the ask is not just significant, but potentially detrimental to the city’s financial health. Taxpayer money should be allocated to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Trump being dishonest about trade balances with Canada
By Letter to the Editor on February 11th, 2025
Dear editor, President Trump has stated that Canada has had a $200-billion surplus in trade with United States. It is well known that the statistics which Trump often quotes are unreliable, but the U.S. Government agencies are quite the opposite. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the U.S. imported from Canada US$412.7 billion in 2024; ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: UCP’s meritless plan for wild horses will decimate a group that has roamed for 400-plus years
By Letter to the Editor on February 6th, 2025
Dear editor: We cannot allow the Alberta government to proceed with a planned cull of 30 Alberta Mountain Horse stallions and the contraception of 90 Alberta Mountain Horse mares, rendering them infertile for up to five years or possibly longer. They have not provided sufficient evidence related to our province and these horses to substantiate ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: The newspaper continues to connect the community well in the 21st century
By Letter to the Editor on January 15th, 2025
Dear editor, I have lived in Medicine Hat for two centuries – well, from 1958 to 2025! The Medicine Hat News has been delivered to my door in all of that time, in the 50s to my parents’ house and ever since 1963 when I’ve had my own house (with my husband, Bert). In the ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: For someone who hated Alberta, he sure left it with a nice long-term gift
By Letter to the Editor on January 15th, 2025
Dear editor, A quick quiz: Ladies and gentlemen, who among you can name the person responsible, from May 1, 2024 onwards several decades into the future, for an additional $15 billion/year ($1.25 billion/month) earned by Alberta’s oil industry? This person took a chance, several years ago, and spent $34 billion of our public money to ... Read More »
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