Letters to the Editor
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 »
Be the first to comment!Letting people break the law is bad for the future
By Letter to the Editor on March 3rd, 2020
I just had the word “anarchy” used in the same sentence with hereditary chiefs and railroad blockades. I confirmed the definition with Wikipedia. So, the question that comes to mind is: Do the chiefs and their followers truly believe in lawlessness just for themselves and their pet ideas or do they believe that all of ... Read More »
1 responseConservatives are in crisis, not Canada
By Letter to the Editor on February 29th, 2020
I have read the document called the Buffalo Declaration by its authors and by its supporters. It is a document of anger. The anger is based on Conservatives’ hatred of Pierre Trudeau’s 1981 National Energy Program, which, it is argued in the document, has been a large part of a historical, deliberate and concerted plan ... Read More »
4 responsesBlockades appear to be non-sensical
By Letter to the Editor on February 29th, 2020
There is much stress, angst and economic impact (loss of $150 million/day) over the blockades across the country in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. However, the more I learn the more nonsensical it appears. a) Hereditary chiefs. The number and legitimacy of the hereditary chiefs is unclear. There are assumed to be 13 positions ... Read More »
1 responseNot a time for relativistic pandering
By Letter to the Editor on February 29th, 2020
Re: “What comes next can’t be arrested away” Feb. 22 It’s disappointing that the writer quickly rising in province-wide notoriety for his tacit regurgitation of left-wing opinion won’t take a side in the illegal rail blockades. I guess arresting non-Indigenous anarchists seizing on the opportunity of gaining a little fame and notoriety by riding the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Left-leaning agendas worsening issues in education
By Letter to the Editor on February 29th, 2020
Once again teachers across Alberta and Saskatchewan are demanding that governments spend more to improve classroom conditions. The diversity within individual classrooms is staggering. Add to that the increased stresses of having teachers become the solution to every moral issue in society and you make teaching a nearly impossible task. Too much time is spent ... Read More »
1 responsePromises not kept
By Letter to the Editor on February 29th, 2020
It’s not just public sector workers who are being harmed by Jason Kenney’s government. Almost all Albertans are. We learned recently that the UCP is cutting drug coverage for over 46,000 Albertans, AISH benefits for 67,000 Albertans, and income support for 60,000 Albertans. Almost all Albertans will pay more income tax, parents will pay more ... Read More »
2 responsesMore questions than answers in Buffalo Declaration
By Letter to the Editor on February 29th, 2020
The Buffalo Declaration raises more questions than can be answered in Canada’s current climate of extreme political correctness. First and foremost, why have only four of Alberta’s 33 federal Conservative MPs signed up for this dangerous and revolutionary document? My guess is that it is too politically incorrect for our weakling Conservative Party of Canada. ... Read More »
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