Letters to the Editor
Letter: Motz should be urging constituents to vaccinate
By Letter to the Editor on June 16th, 2021
Re: MP Report “Social experiment” damage, MP Glen Motz, June 4 Dear editor, I read the report from Medicine Hat Warner Cardston MP Glen Motz with a mixture of surprise and concern. I’m surprised because it seems like politicians that want to help their constituents during a pandemic must find it hard to help out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: A simple prompt smile goes a long way
By Letter to the Editor on June 16th, 2021
Dear editor, De to the limitations of law-enforcement and letter-writing, Justin Trudeau’s suggestion that “the next time you see a woman in a hijab or a family out for a stroll, give them a smile,” may be the healthiest response by caring individuals toward all acts of targeted hate. I decided to do just that ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Mayor owes an apology after using ‘callous, heartless’ term
By Letter to the Editor on June 16th, 2021
Dear Editor, This week the MHNews contained an article speaking to the achievement of “functionally zero” for homelessness. That is amazing. Within the article, our mayor is quoted as saying “… because some people see ‘undesirables’ and assume they are homeless,” in regards to the homeless population. Using the term “undesirables” is callous, heartless and ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: If Barnes wants back in he’ll need to prove he’s a member of the team
By Letter to the Editor on June 11th, 2021
Dear editor, As a retired member of the Armed Forces, and past president and CEO of several corporations, I fully understand the need and value of loyalty, however, in this case I opine that the UCP’s local board has misplaced their loyalty as a board and expressed “personal” bias in wanting the UCP to take ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Residential schools and getting away with murder
By Letter to the Editor on June 11th, 2021
Dear editor, In the news has been the disclosure of 215 graves of Indigenous children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School. There have been several presentations at public forums with regard to the deep loss, suffering and trauma inflicted onto our Native peoples. In response to the findings, actions have been initiated to try to ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Anti-Semitism must be strongly condemned
By Letter to the Editor on June 4th, 2021
Dear editor, Horrific stories of anti-Semitism-from online to physical confrontation are being reported from coast to coast. Jews are being targeted at home, at schools, universities, walking on the street and through social media, Canada’s broadcaster CBC, late night TV talk shows. It is one thing to complain about Israeli policies, whether based on fact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Abuse of authority at residential schools destroyed families
By Letter to the Editor on June 4th, 2021
Dear editor, In 2019, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, in conjunction with the Aboriginal People’s Television Network, unveiled a national memorial register with 2,800 names of residential school victims. It is believed that over 6,000 children died in these schools. The heartbreaking discovery of 215 unmarked graves of Indigenous children at the Kamloops ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Union members are taxpayers and voters, too
By Letter to the Editor on June 4th, 2021
Dear editor, In a May 29 letter to the editor, Ms. Elizabeth Stewart wrote about how unions were not elected by the people of Alberta and that teachers and doctors are simply employees paid by the taxpayers of Alberta. As a teacher in the Province of Alberta, I would like to take this time to ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Barnes a man of too few words
By Letter to the Editor on May 29th, 2021
Dear editor, In response to Mr. Ron Noel’s May 25 letter to the editor. The second issue raised by Mr. Noel was a lack of response to letters on the part of his M.L.A., Mr. Drew Barnes. I have had the same experience. I wrote to Mr. Barnes on April 30, 2019. In my letter ... Read More »
8 responsesLetter: Barnes not representing majority
By Letter to the Editor on May 29th, 2021
Dear editor, In response to the letter from Ron Noel, totally in agreement with your letter concerning Drew Barnes. He was voted in as a UCP representative, he’s been relieved of that position and therefore should be out! That’s how it is in private sector, government is HIRED by the people and he’s not representing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Anyone with a job should do it to the best of their ability
By Letter to the Editor on May 29th, 2021
Dear editor, We did not elect the unions to run our province. We elected a party and our premier to do this job! You are simply employees paid by taxpayers in the province of Alberta and I am one of those taxpayers. When given an assignment, you as an employee need to set aside your ... Read More »
1 response
