Letters to the Editor
Letter: 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 »
2 responsesLetter: Trudeau was right to not meet with protesters
By Letter to the Editor on March 22nd, 2022
In response to John MacLaren’s March 15 letter to the editor, “Freedom Convoys have lit a fire in the west” Dear editor. Mr. MacLaren criticized our Prime Minister because he did not “… meet with the demonstration organizers and amicably settle the issue, …” With whom should the Prime Minister have met? Perhaps with Mr. ... 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 »
1 responseLetter: NW Industrial Park area structure plan needs more thought
By Letter to the Editor on March 17th, 2022
Dear editor, I would first like to thank the new city council for tabling the NW Industrial Park area structure plan proposal from Invest Medicine Hat. The City of Medicine Hat’s administration seems to have lost focus on the quality and enjoyment of life for its residents. To focus only on potential development at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Freedom Convoys have lit a fire in the West
By Letter to the Editor on March 15th, 2022
Dear editor, As things stand today in Canada, have we now seen the beginning of the end of the peaceful “freedom demonstrations” or are we seeing the end of the beginning? The inept head of the Eastern Elite, Trudeau, showed total lack of leadership qualities by being scared silly to actually meet with the demonstration ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Convoy protestors are simply victims of misinformation
By Letter to the Editor on March 15th, 2022
Dear editor, I don’t think we should be too hard on the truckers and many others for their behaviour. In my opinion they’re simply victims of the propaganda hijacking the minds of many people throughout the world I bought a plant for my home , a beautiful large banana plant for my living room window ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Good riddance
By Letter to the Editor on March 10th, 2022
Dear editor, Now that Tamara Lich has been released on bail she will return to Medicine Hat. Thankfully she will leave my province (Ontario). How sad it was to see this ignorant radical receive the press she did with her distorted view of constitutional rights. She will now be Alberta’s embarrassment once again. Gordon Leighton ... Read More »
4 responsesLetter: What Canada saw was not the democratic way to a peaceful protest
By Letter to the Editor on March 9th, 2022
Dear editor, Yet another fine example of the tyranny of the minority! Among the protesters, some misguided, conspiracy minded and anti-science bunch caused such chaos and disruptions. And all in the name of “freedom.” What about the freedom of all the people affected by this in Ottawa, the Ambassador Bridge, Coutts and other places of ... Read More »
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