Letters to the Editor
Let PMknow: The last straw
By Letter to the Editor on June 7th, 2018
During the April 19-20 London Commonwealth Conference, attended by 53 nations, wide-ranging solutions were passed in regards to the banning of plastics of all sorts. One of them the banning of drinking straws. The Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, know as well under the name of Mr. Dress-Up, sidestepped the adoption of the solution. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa used the power it had on pipeline file
By Letter to the Editor on June 5th, 2018
Re: “Nothing has changed; Trans Mountain project will continue to drag on,” May 26 The headline to Gillian Slade’s editorial says it all and proves she is wrong. The key word is “continue.” The Trans Mountain project was about to end and now the federal government has ensured that it will continue. Gillian wrote: “Prime ... Read More »
1 responseMunicipal term limits would be anti-democratic
By Letter to the Editor on June 5th, 2018
Medicine Hat Coun. Kris Samraj has proposed the idea of term limits for municipal councillors and mayors. I disagree. One of our democratic rights is to run for public office. Mr. Samraj’s proposal, if implemented, would curtail that right. To impose a “best before date” is to merely speculate that a elected official is no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Churchill’s words
By Letter to the Editor on June 1st, 2018
Quotes from the former prime minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill. “There is nothing the government can give you that it hasn’t taken from you in the first place.” Here is another. “The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity. The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.” John ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!True religion seeks to enhance society
By Letter to the Editor on June 1st, 2018
Re: “Religion can only destroy earth and the human race,” April 27 Before Fred Lewis delivered his diatribe against religion he should have paid more attention to the New Testament and sought to better understand the old one. The violent quotes he presented are real, but are only a small portion of Old Testament content. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Abortion not a human right, but the right to life is
By Letter to the Editor on June 1st, 2018
Re: “It’s hard to make any sense of some arguments,” May 19 Thank you, Mo Cranker, for this opportunity to share my personal views on pro-life perspective. Pro-life worldview is often faith-based. I believe in the God of the Bible, the Creator of all things. God made mankind in His own image (Gen. 1:27), breathed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bus service to Veiner Centre questioned
By Letter to the Editor on May 31st, 2018
As the renovated Veiner Centre nears completion, can Medicine Hat Transit explain why it decided to put the new bus stop 50 to 100 yards from the entrance of the new centre? Those walking from that bus stop will have to cross over the parking lot to get to the entrance. Imagine using a walker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PCNs are ‘the glue that binds’
By Letter to the Editor on May 30th, 2018
I write this in hopes that the public understands the PCN role. Often I have found friends confused by a “PCN” and a trained staff member who is able to do weights, blood pressures and perhaps swabs. I believe this causes confusion to especially the elderly. A PCN nurse is one who you visit and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some people could use reminders of road rules
By Letter to the Editor on May 30th, 2018
This letter is in response to some recent “Ticked Off” comments in the Medicine Hat News about driving on the Trans-Canada Highway. One was about drivers failing to reach highway speeds when entering the highway plus, other drivers failing to move over to assist merging traffic. No one has the right of when when merging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM should enlist G7 support for girls in conflict zones
By Letter to the Editor on May 29th, 2018
Every morning we learn from the daily newspapers about conflicts in various parts of the world. What we rarely see is the devastating impact these crises have on children and youth, especially girls. For a girl, a crisis can mean a devastating change in life choices — to flee violence, or to be married for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal carbon tax price tag still a secret
By Letter to the Editor on May 25th, 2018
Re: “Carbon pricing, the national divider,” May 14 Despite repeated questioning by the federal Conservatives, the price tag for the Trudeau Liberal government’s carbon tax is still a secret. Some numbers are available, however. In Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the April 23, 2018 report from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, it was projected ... Read More »
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