Letters to the Editor
Letter: First Canadians
By Letter to the Editor on July 6th, 2021
Dear editor, A poem by Marlene E. Purvis FIRST CANADIANS – (Thu Jul 01, 2021) first and foremost, this was their land, their home the many peoples of the First Nations like us they had their culture, their beliefs their right to their language and their freedom appreciation, respect for nature pride in the care ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Yeah… how about those solar panels?
By Letter to the Editor on July 2nd, 2021
Dear editor, In response to Frank Sterle’s June 26 letter to the editor. This letter is just too ludicrous to ignore! It never ceases to amaze me how many environmental activists there are promoting concepts which are not in any way scientifically or practically defensible. For Mr. Sterle to suggest that solar panels can offer ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Time for a Canadian gut check on personal beliefs
By Letter to the Editor on July 2nd, 2021
Dear editor, Solman and Fernbach’s treatise, “The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone,” is worth considering in this divisive and polarized time. They write, “In the centre of partisan bubbles and fake news … be skeptical of your own knowledge, and the wisdom of your crowd.” Without a close examination of how your personal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: ‘Don’t skate to where the puck is, skate to where it’s going’
By Letter to the Editor on July 2nd, 2021
Dear editor, Recently, Alberta’s Energy Minister, Ms. Sonya Savage, tried to defend Alberta’s loss on the Keystone XL pipeline as a “prudent gamble.” I disagree. Firstly, however, how much was the loss? The “final figure” Alberta must pay under a $6-billion loan guarantee the UCP signed in May 2020 to support the pipeline was $1.3 ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: UCP’s sense of entitlement based on belief that voters will let them get away with it
By Letter to the Editor on June 26th, 2021
Dear editor, In response to Mr. Peter Mueller’s June 17 letter. Mr. Mueller mentioned the dinner and drinks session held by Premier Jason Kenney and five senior cabinet ministers. I take no issue with them using the “sky palace.” Alberta owns it. It should be used. It does not concern me that the attendees were ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Remembering a much respected old-school newsman
By Letter to the Editor on June 26th, 2021
Dear editor, You can say Pete Mossey, retired Medicine Hat News editor, died a much respected and admired old-school newsman. Just don’t say he “passed away.” That expression was considered trite and “under the ban” in our Pete’s plain-language News style guide. As much as he liked to cultivate the image of crusty newsman he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: How ’bout those solar panels?
By Letter to the Editor on June 26th, 2021
Dear editor, It’s during such times of extreme weather and thus boosted power consumption that I’ll think about every structure independently harvesting solar energy via roof panels as an emergency/backup power storage system. Albeit, the idea likely would be opposed by various corporate interests. If solar-panel universality would come at the profit-margin expense of the ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Lottery-turned-slush fund
By Letter to the Editor on June 25th, 2021
Dear editor, In 2019, UCP government got rid of the Lottery Fund. It’s all in general revenue now to be used as a slush fund to bribe citizens for $3 million into getting the jab. Nice use of money that volunteer groups could have used! Cathy Smith Calgary... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Ads shouldn’t be platforms for hate
By Letter to the Editor on June 25th, 2021
Dear editor, I was deeply dismayed by the publication on June 19 of the St. Michael World Apostolate ad about Jesus and Mary’s revelations to the world. In my opinion, such content doesn’t belong in a fact based newspaper. I was raised as a Catholic and this is not mainstream. It’s fanatical propaganda that is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: We’re all the same type of people – human beings
By Letter to the Editor on June 25th, 2021
Dear editor, I am so tired of people talking about differences – how we should accept all different kinds of religions, types of people and embrace everyone. That is the problem, people still see different types of people. We are all the same. You cut us we bleed. We all have a life force. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Education for all means better world for all
By Letter to the Editor on June 22nd, 2021
Dear editor, Summer holidays: Woo hoo! Pandemic or no pandemic, I know that children in Canada are ready for the warm weather and the change in routine, even while their parents are scrambling to figure out what to do to continue working. Now consider children who do not have the advantage of school, who do ... Read More »
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