Letters to the Editor
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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
Be the first to comment!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 »
1 responseCanada’s laughable quest to be a climate hero
By Letter to the Editor on March 11th, 2020
We must save the people on our planet from people who insist on “saving the planet” from climate catastrophe predicted for decades but never realized. Global mortality from all natural disasters has decreased by 99% since 1920 while the world’s population tripled thanks to improved economies and technologies provided by our modern industrialized world. Production ... Read More »
2 responsesBreathalyzer legislation should be rescinded
By Letter to the Editor on March 11th, 2020
For centuries we have prided ourselves in our system of jurisprudence whereby citizens charged under the law were presumed innocent until proven guilty. The compulsory stop and blow breathalyzer regimen turns that premise on its head. We are now presumed guilty until we prove our innocence. While perhaps well intentioned, in my view this Orwellian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weren’t these battles already won in the 1970s?
By Letter to the Editor on March 9th, 2020
The report on supervised consumption sites in Alberta is out and I just heard the health minister say that there was an increase of “social diseases” around these sites. I immediately thought of the song “Officer Krupke” from “West Side Story” where a young blames his bad ways on having a “social disease.” This is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government’s actions don’t match its words
By Letter to the Editor on March 6th, 2020
Soon the UCP government will expect teachers to bargain in good faith for a contract to insure quality learning conditions in our public schools. This will be challenging because while the government has said that it values the work of teachers, government actions tell a different story. The previous provincial government and teachers worked on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Being the voice for many can make you a target
By Letter to the Editor on March 5th, 2020
I can say that most Albertans are ashamed of the disgusting Greta decal that made news recently and that it reflects not only on Alberta but all of Canada. I also advocate and I learned that when one stands in front of the line they put a target on their back. I learned this because ... Read More »
3 responsesTry a fire extinguisher
By Letter to the Editor on March 5th, 2020
And the reward for the councillors who voted to spend our tax dollars for a sprinkler system for new home owners is a truck load of buffalo chips. Need a prompt response to fire? A fire extinguisher. The savings for taxpayers could be used to build a public boat dock at Police Point Park. I ... Read More »
2 responsesRuminations on determining right from wrong
By Letter to the Editor on March 4th, 2020
Disclaimer: Tumours in my brain, not the devil, made me do it. They (the tumours, not the devils) are brilliant white on my CAT scan, likely causing synaptic malfunctions. So this is satire, for those who need it to be. Fear of death made man invent god or gods. Most humans fear a permanent end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Land issue should have been clarified early
By Letter to the Editor on March 4th, 2020
The people protesting the gas pipeline crossing the traditional lands of Indigenous people make a very strong point against the reliance which Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and other pipeline supporters place on band councils’ approvals of the project. It is most likely that the authority of the band councils, coming as it does from the ... Read More »
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