March 28th, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Public has a right to know

By Letter to the Editor on April 21st, 2020

It was with great interest I read Gillian Slade’s story (South Zone AHS ready for what comes) in the April 16 edition of the News. I was especially distressed however, to note the comments as made by Katherine Chubbs, chief officer for Alberta Health Services south zone. Where Ms. Chubbs stated, “We have to be ... Read More »

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Ethics issue also surrounds Shandro

By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2020

There’s another issue with the Shandro controversy that nobody is addressing. Premier Kenney said he was personally vetting all candidates before they were eligible to have their name on the UCP ticket. So Kenney had to know about Shandro’s ties to Vital Partners Inc. and that is not the issue for Shandro to be a ... Read More »

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To heck with the Swiss, Canada’s health care is the best

By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2020

American proponents of for-profit health care love to talk about Switzerland’s private system, where it seems everyone is blissfully buying private insurance and getting great health care. But does Switzerland’s private health insurance scheme really run like a fine Swiss watch?  The Swiss government guarantees health care for all of its citizens by regulating the ... Read More »

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Let college deal with doctor complaints, not health minister

By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2020

Tyler Shandro is unfit to be Alberta’s Minister of Health. He does not know the fundamental principles of our system and how our system works. If he has a complaint about a doctor, then file it with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, an organization which oversees the conduct and performance of the ... Read More »

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Lots of evidence against changing clocks

By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2020

The Toronto Star editorial in the March 13 edition of the Medicine Hat News presented a one-sided view on the impacts of the one-hour time change in spring and fall. In the editorial they refer to studies that show five to 15 per cent increase in heart attacks and eight per cent increase in strokes ... Read More »

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Letter jumped to conclusion about climate change

By Letter to the Editor on March 16th, 2020

Re: “Canada’s laughable quest to be a climate hero,” March 11 Fact checking reveals that the author’s numbers regarding global mortality from natural disasters are more or less correct (ourworldindata.org/natural-disasters). However, he makes no logical connection between these facts and the conclusion to which he jumps that climate change is not real. We must hope ... Read More »

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Stiffer penalties needed for dealing opioids

By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2020

Re: “Government propaganda targets vulnerable populations,” Jan. 27 Obviously the writer, Corey Ranger, doesn’t like Premier Jason Kenney, columnist Rick Bell or the UCP. What a surprise. That’s your right and I support you in your right to speak as you see fit. I do not support your viewpoint. You quote Kenney’s “help addicts inject ... Read More »

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Putting royals on phony pedestals diminishes everyone else

By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2020

No one is royal. It’s all made up. Kings, queens, princes, princesses, earls, dukes, etcetera are humans with the same anatomy as everyone. None of them is superior to you or me. Harry and Meghan want to ditch royal duties. They’re annoyed by lack of privacy in the U.K. Let them be anonymous in Canada, ... Read More »

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What goes around comes around in taxes and poetry

By Letter to the Editor on March 12th, 2020

I submitted the following letter to the editor to this paper a few years ago. It seems more relevant now that it did then, so I resubmit. Income tax border tax, tax on retail sales, haircut tax, school tax, tax on beer and ale. City tax, county tax, tax on all libations, war tax, wine ... Read More »

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An obituary for Common Sense

By Letter to the Editor on March 11th, 2020

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: – Knowing when ... Read More »

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