Letters to the Editor
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 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: 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: 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 responseLetter: What comes next is for Barnes to resign his seat in legislature
By Letter to the Editor on May 25th, 2021
Dear editor, Mr. Barnes asks, what’s next? First, let me respond that while he thanks those who have reached out to him with support, he has abandoned those of us who worked his campaign not just because he was “Drew Barnes” but because he represented the UCP and he encouraged all to vote for the ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter: Equalization program obfuscation
By Letter to the Editor on May 18th, 2021
Dear editor, Mr. Cote, once again, uses the standard left wing ruse to oppose anyone who might comment about the net negative fiscal impact the Canadian equalization program continues to have on the Alberta economy in his May 12 letter, “Logic behind equalization outrage does not follow.” Mr. Samcoe’s reference to that fact is absolutely ... Read More »
5 responsesLetter: MHRH doctors and nurses go the extra mile
By Letter to the Editor on May 14th, 2021
Dear editor, Recently, I was hospitalized due to COVID-19. I am only 16 years old and the stress and uncertainty of having a dangerous illness with rare symptoms, along with being alone in the hospital is something I did not know how to cope with. I would like to give the biggest thanks to the ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Logic behind equalization outrage does not follow
By Letter to the Editor on May 12th, 2021
Dear editor, In response to Mr. Larry Samcoe’s May 6 editorial, “Alberta in Confederation.” Mr. Samcoe repeats, and seems to believe, the old standby lie of the perpetually aggrieved among some conservatives when he comments on the source of federal government equalization payments, stating “…tax revenues from Alberta have been the primary contributor…” Do not ... Read More »
5 responsesLetter: No human lives are disposable
By Letter to the Editor on May 12th, 2021
Dear editor, In response to Kym Porter’s May 1 letter, “Overdose deaths a cause for great concern.” Although I haven’t been personally affected by the addiction/overdose crisis, I still understand the callous politics involved with this most serious social issue: Just government talk about funding to make proper treatment available to low – and no-income ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: The real deficits facing Canadians
By Letter to the Editor on May 12th, 2021
Dear editor, There are many deficits facing Canadians at this time and they are far more important than the deficits the people are spending their time worrying about. In this country we will have a deficit of approximately 60,000 nurses by 2022, there is also a deficit of nearly 30,000 doctors by 2028. With an ... Read More »
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