Letters to the Editor
Letter: Support helped carry local ICU staff through pandemic’s toughest moments
By Letter to the Editor on June 7th, 2022
To the communities of Medicine Hat/surrounding area and our fellow health-care colleagues: These last couple of years have proven to be undoubtedly some of the hardest shifts that we have had to face. There have been tears, frustration and a whole team of passionate individuals questioning their purpose in their field. But with this pandemic, ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Constitution should apply to those living, but not yet born
By Letter to the Editor on June 2nd, 2022
Dear editor, Cash Moore (who usually makes a lot of sense) is probably right in saying there is no worry about Canada restricting access to abortion (while we worry about an aging population). However, it is questionable to allege that restricting abortion is unconstitutional. The constitution, if observed as it should be, guarantees Canadians the ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Stop relying on social media for information
By Letter to the Editor on June 2nd, 2022
Dear editor, What is responsible news media? Responsible news media is radio, TV and newspapers who, if an error is detected in their distribution or dissemination, correct the error as soon as it is detected. Other media, who are not as bound to honesty or factual information, do not retract anything. Instead, they manufacture items, ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: A wonderful church that welcomes all
By Letter to the Editor on June 2nd, 2022
Dear editor, This is about my years attending one of the finest churches in this city, Hillcrest Church. How about 30 years? The pastor there (Pastor Steve Pahl) is, to my finding, one of the best speakers – very fluent wording, very well read in his sermons. All my family see this pastor as a ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Fed up with ease of gun accessibility across North America
By Letter to the Editor on May 31st, 2022
Dear editor, Claims that it is difficult to control guns is a repeated response from politicians in North America after a mass shooting. But nothing concrete ever really changes, despite proposed regulations to prevent future massacres. However, there really is one very simple solution, although extremely controversial, (and very unpopular for some), and that is ... Read More »
4 responsesLetter: Leader may change, but regime will stay the same
By Letter to the Editor on May 25th, 2022
In response to Scott Schmidt’s May 21 column, “What could be worse than Jason Kenney?” Dear editor, The facts recounted in Mr. Schmidt’s editorial are correct. During the last three years, anyone paying attention will have observed the choices made by the UCP, and the dismal outcomes from those choices. The most dismal outcome of ... Read More »
5 responsesLetter: Is this the end of the merge?
By Letter to the Editor on May 25th, 2022
Dear editor, Premier Jason Kenney is temporary now. The vote put him over the threshold, but 51.4% is insufficient to address the divisions in the party. They would have continued. He made the right choice. The next leader will have the challenges of unifying the members, identifying the governing team for the short term and ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Let’s make helping out Ukraine a Medicine Hat and area community effort
By Letter to the Editor on May 17th, 2022
To our community and area, We believe there must be many in our community and area who would like to help some Ukrainian evacuee families from Mariupol that would like to settle here in Medicine Hat. I’m sure you can imagine the amount of help our group needs to make this happen. Immigration, flights, transportation, ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Long live the idea of true progressive conservatism
By Letter to the Editor on May 10th, 2022
Dear editor, As a young adult I was always amused by the term ‘Progressive Conservative’. To my youthful ear it always sounded like a pathetic attempt by a bunch of older businesspeople to appeal to a younger, more energetic crowd – and failing. I was, of course, a young ‘progressive’ expecting to see social and ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Bank of Canada made a mistake
By Letter to the Editor on May 5th, 2022
Dear editor, Make no mistake I am a rigorous defender of our National Bank but at times I believe they make mistakes which I simply do not understand. The most recent one ( in my opinion ) occurred on April 19 when the federal government announced its intent to issue a U.S.-dollar-denominated global bond the ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Some schooling on charter schools
By Letter to the Editor on May 5th, 2022
Dear editor, In a previous “Ticked Off, Tickled Pink” there were two commentaries on charter schools. (1) “Charter schools… this is privatization… this will cause families to pay out huge amounts… for schooling.”(2) “…charter schools… Albertans don’t want their government subsidizing private education.” I am no longer on the CAPE School board, but I feel ... Read More »
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