Letters to the Editor
Letter: O’Toole proven wrong by own party
By Letter to the Editor on April 9th, 2021
Dear editor, Last Month Mr. Erin O’Toole made a speech at the Conservatives’ national convention. He noted that Conservatives have fought and lost two elections “because voters did not think that we were serious about addressing climate change.” He was correct. Elections Canada data on the 2019 election shows 65.6% of voters supported other parties. ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Would you rather be happy or content?
By Letter to the Editor on April 9th, 2021
Dear editor, Would you rather be happy, or content? Often this is stated as a choice between the two as if it is a high-stakes contest between fun and settling. Why not, however, have both? The United States Constitution says the “pursuit” of happiness is a right. No one anywhere is happiness guaranteed. There are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Special thanks to individuals and households caring for local ponds
By Letter to the Editor on April 8th, 2021
Dear editor, A big thank-you to all the individuals and households that have adopted a pond. As I write this letter, already an amazing half of the 20 ponds (and some of the creek) in Medicine Hat have been adopted and cleaned! Six ponds were cleaned up by more than 40 people on the weekend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Consultation survey ‘a statistical disaster’
By Letter to the Editor on April 8th, 2021
Dear editor, The March 5 Glen Motz opinion piece, “Rebuilding economy a Conservative priority,” refers to the results of a consultation survey produced by the MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner. It is a statistical disaster. It is of utmost importance in sampling that every member of the population from which the sample is drawn must have ... Read More »
1 responseKudos to compassionate family doctor
By medicinehatnews on April 7th, 2021
Dear editor, I would like to express my appreciation of my entire family to our family doctor, which has been practising care for all three generations. He is very polite and has deep concern for all patients. This covers myself, all my sons, and now my grandchildren. We are very satisfied with all the results ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: One day at a time, one spoon at a time
By Letter to the Editor on March 27th, 2021
Dear editor, I am a Spoonie and I have been one for as long as I can remember. According to Spoon theory, people only have so many spoons in a day and when they are gone there is no more energy left. I lose my spoons early. Today I went to church, my church has ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Late sunrise has negative impact
By Letter to the Editor on March 27th, 2021
Dear editor, The delay of one hour for sunrise in the winter by staying on daylight savings time throughout the year would have at least three negative impacts. First, the commute to school would be more dangerous as most commutes would now be done in darkness from about mid-November to mid-February. Snow, sleet and fog ... Read More »
4 responsesLetter: Do we really want daylight saving time?
By Letter to the Editor on March 19th, 2021
Dear editor, It’s good to see Kenton Shilka raising the issue of daylight saving time again in Tuesday’s column. But most Albertans would disagree with him on staying status quo. In fact, if status quo had been the decision in 1967, when DST was first introduced in Alberta, we’d still be on Mountain Standard Time ... Read More »
8 responsesLetter: Three concerns about UCP’s coal policy
By Letter to the Editor on March 19th, 2021
Dear editor, I have three general concerns about the UCP government’s coal policy. The first comes from their secretive repealing of a “hands-off” policy of 44 years. About a month ago, Albertans discovered a “done deal.” We learned the UCP had, on June 1, 2020, quietly cancelled the 1976 policy, with no public consultation, not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: We would be wise to use Rome’s example as an object lesson if we hope to avoid its fate
By Letter to the Editor on March 19th, 2021
Dear editor, One of the terms with which most of us have become familiar over the last few years is “alternative facts.” This type of information, or at best a version of it labelled “selective history,” informs Richard Dietrich’s March 13 letter to the editor. Conveniently in his version, the three causes of Rome’s fall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Big business doesn’t always practice what’s best for consumers
By Letter to the Editor on March 19th, 2021
 Dear editor, There was notable nursing-home neglect in Canada long before COVID-19, although the actual extent was made horrifically clear when the pandemic really hit. A most-morbid example was the CHSLD Residence Herron long-term care home in Quebec about 11 months ago, where 47 residents perished. The neglect had become so extreme the Canadian Armed ... Read More »
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