Letters to the Editor
Letter: How can 18 young people dying after CFS intervention not be the biggest story of any day?
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2024
Dear editor, In Oct. 22’s paper on page A8, a headline read, “Eighteen young Albertans died while receiving intervention services since April. Sixteen were Indigenous.” Firstly, I didn’t understand why this wasn’t front page news. Over the course of five months from April to August of this year, 18 young people died after intervention by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: City needs to better present its business case behind Saamis Solar purchase
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2024
Dear editor, I have been reading about the city utilities’ latest venture, the takeover of Saamis Solar Park. With a capacity of 325 MW, this would more than double its current generating capacity. Considering Medicine Hat’s current growth rate, I find it hard to assume this extra generating capacity would be for existing local users ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: If anyone needs a body regulating behaviour, it’s our elected politicians
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2024
Dear editor, Your recent article in Oct. 24’s paper entitled “Smith promises to review professional regulators, legislate limits,” caused a major upheaval during my breakfast reading. There is often a lively discussion with hubby over various articles, especially lately – case in point the need to wear a tin foil hat due to chemicals raining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Smith warring with renewable energy is costing Alberta billions in investment
By Letter to the Editor on October 24th, 2024
Dear editor, This past Tuesday (Oct. 22), a well written letter to the editor by Gail Lawrence expressed disappointment in Premier Smith’s spending of $7 million tax dollars to promote her anti environment/pro oil, coal and gas agenda. This was Smith’s perverse declaration of war against “renewable energy projects,” a pathetic out-of-step-with-the-rest-of-the-world stand that will ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Dental Care is health care, yet Alberta wants to opt out of federal plan
By Letter to the Editor on October 24th, 2024
Dear editor, “In the spring the Federal Liberals, pushed by the NDP, came up with a Federal Dental Plan for Canadians who did not have coverage. Eligible people signed onto the plan only to find out their dentist had not signed onto the plan. Since the Federal Government made changes to the billing procedure a ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: How much will axing the tax cost you? It’s quite easy to figure out.
By Letter to the Editor on October 23rd, 2024
Dear editor, The Carbon Tax rebate for Medicine Hat residents is $1,080 per person, plus $540 for a second adult and $250 per child for the 2024-25 year. To this point this year my wife and I have received $1,215.50. Going back to a year ago, the total is $1,533.75. There are two types of ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: One man, one group with an agenda is calling the shots in Alberta
By Letter to the Editor on October 22nd, 2024
Dear editor, Smith’s government must think we’re idiots. Re: Two-page newspaper ad. The UCP government is spending $7M in tax dollars in order to promote its anti-environment/pro oil, coal and gas agenda. The ad claims the federal emissions cap will make groceries and everything else more expensive. This is a gross exaggeration aimed at stonewalling ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: MLA’s transgender comment is hate speech
By Letter to the Editor on October 17th, 2024
Dear editor, Re: MLA Jennifer Johnson I am writing in regards to her comment that transgender kids are like feces in our food. The fact that Danielle Smith thinks she is an excellent representative makes me sick to my stomach. Is this what we have to look forward to? Canada is supposedly an accepting melting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Using taxpayer money for hate-filled, nonsensical ad campaign is ridiculous
By Letter to the Editor on October 17th, 2024
Dear editor, Looks like the newspaper has sold out to the separatist-leaning Alberta government. They have accepted two full page ads starting on the front page that is the most fear-mongering, federal-government hating and pure propaganda nonsense from a sitting government ever. This is not the way to spend $7 million of our tax money. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: The future of K-12 education in Alberta?
By Letter to the Editor on October 10th, 2024
Dear editor, The Alberta Minister of Education Demetrios Nicolaides, recently advised of the government’s intention to change the funding model for K-12 education. This proposal should be viewed in the context of the UCP Annual General Meeting scheduled for early November. Much has already been said about the premier’s need to appease the Take Back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Let us sleep: Either enforce the bylaw for ‘Jake brakes’ or build a ring road
By Letter to the Editor on October 9th, 2024
Dear editor, Well, time is up to think about a ring road or do something about Bylaw No 4353. It does say, “No person shall use retarder brakes to slow down or stop a motor vehicle at any time…” This bylaw is a farce and as far as I can tell is not enforced at ... Read More »
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