Letters to the Editor
Letter: Truckers are fighting for the freedom of us all
By Letter to the Editor on February 10th, 2022
Dear editor, On Jan. 23, a large group of people decided that enough is enough and began a trek across this big, beautiful (and cold!) country of ours, to take back EVERY Canadian’s basic freedom and right to gather and travel without having to provide confidential health information, and to make informed decisions about their ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Protest that hurts others in any way should be unacceptable
By Letter to the Editor on February 10th, 2022
Dear editor, Scott Schmidt is absolutely right in his Feb. 5 column calling out MLA Michaela Frey for the thoughtless opposition to COVID restrictions and her support of the protesters who claim their goal is protection of freedom without regard for the cost of their actions to their fellow citizens. With freedom comes responsibility, and ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Canadians have a right to peaceful protest
By Letter to the Editor on February 10th, 2022
Dear editor, This is a group letter from witnesses of the Truckers Convoy in Ottawa: We, the undersigned, wish to make the following statement based on the fluid, unfolding events in Ottawa in relation to the Freedom Convoy. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees every Canadian’s right to peacefully assemble and the right to ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: This isn’t a Canada we can accept
By Letter to the Editor on February 9th, 2022
Dear editor, First let me say I identify as he/him, Christian, and a “progressive” conservative who currently votes for New Democrats. That out of the way, let me also say in the past two weeks I do not recognize the Canada I have always cherished. I do not recognize streets clogged by occupationalists carrying hateful ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Underlying messages are dangerous and not new
By Letter to the Editor on February 9th, 2022
Dear editor, The recent shout for freedom across our country has other underlying messages, attached to it. Three years ago, before COVID was even in our vocabulary, I engaged in an exchange with Yellow Vest demonstration in front of the NPD electoral office. Earlier, they were supporting our Conservative candidate in front of his office ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Next election can’t come soon enough!
By Letter to the Editor on February 9th, 2022
Dear editor, “A Nation of SHEEP breeds a Government of WOLVES!” – an old adage that we’ve had to abide for quite a long time now in our country! Thankfully, there seems to be the possibility of a return to some sense of sanity with (this week’s) news. Pierre Poiliviere has thrown his hat into ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: When protesters use intimidation, it’s terrorism
By Letter to the Editor on February 9th, 2022
Dear editor, With all the protesting occurring lately, those protesting should be aware of the difference between protesting and terrorism. Terrorism is defined as “the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.” On Friday, the Eagle Butte High School incident was “terrorism.” The protest that occurred outside ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Madu’s ‘phone call to the chief’ claims don’t add up
By Letter to the Editor on February 8th, 2022
Dear editor, Well, what a state of affairs. CBC and other news outlets recently reported that Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu, who is black, slipped up after he received a distracted driving ticket in Edmonton last March, then had the audacity to call Edmonton police chief Dale McFee to seek assurances he was not racially ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Should Ranchlands demand a fair deal?
By Letter to the Editor on February 2nd, 2022
Dear editor, It’s time to speak up, residents of Ranchlands. In so many ways, we have been abused by the City of Medicine Hat, and we should refuse to take the abuse any longer. When was the last time we heard a police siren or the honking of a fire engine in our neighbourhood? The ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Utility rates climbing needlessly high
By Letter to the Editor on January 25th, 2022
Dear editor, For more than 100 years, the City of Medicine Hat set the rates at which it charged utility customers by an in-house calculation. For being owners of the national gas fields, power plant and delivery systems, Medicine Hat residents paid the lowest monthly utility rates in the province and that was known as ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Why throw away good money?
By Letter to the Editor on January 25th, 2022
Dear editor: In response to Jan. 21 News article, “NPF making efforts to keep RCMP in Alberta” The article described above discussed many aspects of this issue. I ask readers to focus on one in particular, being that Alberta receives $185 million each year from the federal government toward the cost Alberta pays for RCMP ... Read More »
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