Letters to the Editor
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Imperative for government operational funding to align with women’s shelter realities
By Letter to the Editor on October 9th, 2024
Dear editor, In response to the article ‘Children and Family Services Ministry says it does provide funding for Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter.’ The Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society has not received an operational funding increase from the Government of Alberta in over 10 years. Despite the growing demand for services and rising operational costs, our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: If the United Kingdom can get off coal, so can Alberta
By Letter to the Editor on October 9th, 2024
Dear editor, Again: What the hell is going on here? Re: Provincial Restrictions on Renewable Energy Development vs. Approval of Australian Coal Mine. Today (Sept. 30), I was thrilled to hear that the United Kingdom has just become the first developed nation to be completely coal free for energy production. This is a country that ... Read More »
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