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Letter: Disappointing and unfair to see Canada so low on vaccine priority list
By Letter to the Editor on April 30th, 2021
Dear editor, Disappointing and unfair that Canada would be left far down the priority list of countries receiving the COVID vaccine from Europe. Whether Trudeau and his Liberals in Ottawa were totally inept in locking in orders from suppliers or whether the European Union decided to give Canada the ‘short shift’ is immaterial. Trudeau might ... Read More »
1 responseWeekend Mailbag: April 24, 2021
By Letter to the Editor on April 24th, 2021
Weekend Mailbag is an online feature at the Medicine Hat News which includes letters to the editor that could not be fit into the paper in a timely fashion. Check out our website on Saturdays for more thoughts from the community, or share yours by submitting a letter to the editor by email at letters@medicinehatnews.com. —– ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: GraceLife not about religious freedom
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, Many Albertans have framed the closure of GraceLife Church (near Edmonton) by Alberta Health Services as an issue of religious freedom. It is not. No one is saying you can’t believe and worship as you choose. Health restrictions are simply a temporary limitation on gathering in person. They apply to all faith groups ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Sometimes we need to survive together
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, As the vaccines roll out, like most us I have been worrying about my family and if they will be getting their first shot. I have family in Ontario, B.C. and England, so it has been interesting seeing who has gotten their “shot” and when. The thought occurred to me that we should ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Don’t let their problem become yours
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, A good dose of my mother’s “word to the wise” would go a long ways nowadays to ease peoples’ anguish about being name-called, picked on and mistreated. “Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Her advice, “Ignore it, forget it and don’t let their problem become your ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: ATA took the right stand
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, The Alberta Teachers’ Association is to be commended for its strong opposition to the ill-conceived K-6 curriculum recently brought forward by the UCP government. The main point of the ATA’s argument is the lack of sufficient consultation on the content. I agree. The government would have us believe that an “expert panel” of ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: Let’s act now on climate emergency
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, As an active Alberta Friends of Medicare member, I applaud Canada’s Environment Ministry recent Bill C-28 to protect Canadians’ health from adverse environmental effects. Still, this measure doesn’t go far enough. Apart from obvious water pollution from coal mines, the continued use of fossil fuels (including those used to extract coal) threatens a ... Read More »
1 responseLetter: Do what is necessary in keeping us safe and well
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2021
Dear editor, Both my husband and I were raised in Medicine Hat and still have family and dear friends to keep us in the know of what the community is doing with social events. I know, life has been ghostly since the pandemic took over the world. We’re all having to make major changes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Majority of Canadians accept environmental reality
By Letter to the Editor on April 21st, 2021
Dear editor, If a retired bird expert told you the regional bird population changed remarkably little in the last 30 years and then showed you a graph covering only 19 of those years, how much confidence would you place in his assertion? Considering what Lynn Thacker says in his March 26 letter, he and 54% ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Letter: Debate over curriculum confounding
By Letter to the Editor on April 21st, 2021
Dear editor, After teaching for 23 years in Southern Alberta and as a school principal for almost 13 years (eight with Edmonton Public Schools), a curriculum consultant for two years and multiple years as a diploma exam developer and marker, I find the current debate over curriculum confounding. I also find our local school board’s ... Read More »
2 responsesLetter: The daylight saving time conundrum
By Letter to the Editor on April 16th, 2021
Dear editor, Lately the conversation has arisen again about the advantages and disadvantages of going daylight savings all year long. In order to satisfy both sides of the argument, why don’t we compromise and go Mountain Standard Time -half-hour all year long? This proposal satisfies some concerns such as being too dark in the morning ... Read More »
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