Letters to the Editor
Cuts aren’t fun but we can’t afford nice things right now
By Letter to the Editor on November 2nd, 2020
Dear editor, There are some very difficult decisions that need to be made in regard to budget cuts of our health-care system and all other levels of government business. Our province is going broke and no one wants the cuts to come from the portion of the health-care system that affects them or their families. ... Read More »
2 responsesCan’t we get along on trails?
By Letter to the Editor on October 29th, 2020
Dear editor, Generally I agree with John MacLaren on his letters to the editor, but I cannot agree with his latest letter suggesting that all trails in Medicine Hat should be designated as on-leash areas, citing aggressive dog behaviour as a reason. I’m not sure how many trails in Medicine Hat still have off leash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Treatment of Albertans on AISH is a travesty
By Letter to the Editor on October 27th, 2020
Dear editor, There is little doubt that the AISH program as it is now administered, is broken and fails those who have navigated through a plethora of minefields to actually get approved to receive it. But now to punish the recipients of it further financially by taking away their monthly benefits, including prescription drug coverage, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Treat others the way you want to be treated
By Letter to the Editor on October 24th, 2020
Dear editor, To mask, or not to mask. That seems to be the “operative question” during these days of living with COVID 19. Given that we do not have a “definitive cure/treatment ” for COVID-19; given that we do not have a vaccine for COVID-19; given that COVID-19 is easily transmissible from one infected person ... Read More »
2 responsesThe Magic Porridge Pot exists!
By Letter to the Editor on October 23rd, 2020
Dear editor, Brilliant AHS and the UCP have come up with The Magic Porridge Pot, and I always thought it was a myth. But not four years ago they saved $5 million by making the lab part of AHS. Now they are going to save millions more by making it private again. So I see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deep concerns over maternity closure
By Letter to the Editor on October 23rd, 2020
Dear editor, We have learned of the imminent closure of our local maternity clinic. As parents and grandparents, we are extremely concerned about the dire situation this leaves our precious moms and babies in. What is to come of regular examination to determine abnormalities or concerns during the long months of pregnancy? What of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP’s secret agenda continues to thumb its nose at Albertans
By Letter to the Editor on October 22nd, 2020
Dear editor, Well the Medicine Hat News arrived at my place (last week) with two really ugly announcements: 1. Across-the-board cuts expected: Toews 2. Local lab services going back to private hands. I perceived these announcements as incredibly tragic news – try and visualize 11,000 people losing their jobs. Assuming many of these people are ... Read More »
3 responsesCriticism of St. Joe’s home an unfair assessment
By Letter to the Editor on October 20th, 2020
Re: City’s assisted dying hurdles unfair, Oct. 10 Dear editor, I appreciate Dr. Derie-Gillespie’s passionate advocacy for her patients, but I am also concerned about the tone of some of the quoted comments in the article. In any free society, the values and beliefs of everyone need to be protected. I understand that moving a ... Read More »
1 responseWe are all bound by the law, not by religion
By Letter to the Editor on October 17th, 2020
Re: News article-October 10- Covenant Health’s refusal to allow medically assisted suicide at its St. Joseph’s Home hospice. Dear editor, This article reports on what I consider to be an undefendable and profoundly disturbing situation. First, some facts. Covenant Health is funded by you and me – Alberta and Canadian taxpayers – through Alberta Health ... Read More »
2 responsesThe fickleness of public opinion
By Letter to the Editor on October 14th, 2020
This week in the media…Public demands more tools for rapid testing for COVID. Though the science has not proven these rapid tests completely reliable, the public believes they are useful tools in helping to gauge the health of our communities. While in Alberta…Public demands Achievement Testing in schools cease. Why? Because there may be some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mistreating frontline workers is simply unacceptable
By Letter to the Editor on October 14th, 2020
Dear editor, It is a sad state of affairs when we hear that health care professionals or clerks in businesses are harassed and lambasted for asking people to wear a mask within the facility. Obscene language and rude remarks seem to be the order of business for these few individuals. However, it places a black ... Read More »
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