Letters to the Editor
The resources are there, but won’t come cheap
By Letter to the Editor on November 22nd, 2019
Re: “Canada’s energy industry being killed by misplaced virtue signals,” Nov. 5 The piece by Jillian Lazic suggested that Encana and Canada’s energy industry are being slowly killed by virtue signalling and restrictive federal environmental laws, with $30 billion of foreign investment having already fled. While some of this is arguably true, the real challenges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New columns are a welcome relief and change
By Letter to the Editor on November 21st, 2019
Recent guest columns by Scott Schmidt, especially “Non-stop rhetoric from UCP,” on Nov. 16, are such a welcome relief from the persistent (non-stop?) finger-pointing, obfuscation and boo-hooing put out there by so many in public office in Alberta today. There are even a couple of local ones and readers know who they are without me ... Read More »
6 responsesChristmas greetings in the name of ‘neutrality’
By Letter to the Editor on November 19th, 2019
I would like to address the topic of “Merry Christmas” greetings within the retail sector. I know there are many local stores that do not allow or strongly advise their employees to not use this apparently offensive greeting to their customers. “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings” is more suitable and “neutral.” In fact, all three ... Read More »
1 responseInspired by young Canadians on Nov. 11
By Letter to the Editor on November 16th, 2019
On the morning of Remembrance Day the temperature was -24 C, making it very easy to stay home and drink some coffee. As always, our veterans, active military, cadets, the legion and other groups came out to honour those that served and those that sacrificed their lives for our freedom. Thank you all for what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A disagreement over God and the federal election
By Letter to the Editor on November 13th, 2019
Re: “CPC’s social conservative culture led to Scheer’s loss,” Nov. 6 Should I thank you, Mr. Thomsen for your “informed” and “well thought out” perspective on religion and politics? Should I appreciate your free-flowing insights as they meandered aimlessly between political anti-conservatism and theological anti-theism? I do agree with you that perhaps the reference to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By working together we can make the necessary changes
By Letter to the Editor on November 13th, 2019
The recent climate strikes by students in Medicine Hat, and indeed around the world, have served to nudge us out of our lull. Climate conversations are happening in homes, classrooms, staff rooms, and cafes. Severe weather events, disappearing ice, rising sea water, species extinctions… the trend is increasingly obvious, even to former deniers. There is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wanner an ‘inspiration to both young and old’
By Letter to the Editor on November 13th, 2019
Re: “Out of the frying pan and into a cluttered garage,” Nov. 2 I enjoyed reading the article on Bob Wanner, our previous Medicine Hat MLA. Some of his contributions were noted, but as with exceptional people, there were far more exceptional merits and accomplishments by him. Raised on a farm in southern Saskatchewan, educated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why do some people refuse to read?
By Letter to the Editor on November 9th, 2019
Re: “Watch your climate language,” Nov. 6 The science of climate change caused by humans is settled just as the science of vaccines and autism is settled. Yet we continue to suffer the repetition of Facebook fictions in public forums and letters. Barb Taylor has produced a letter that is totally devoid of factual content; ... Read More »
3 responsesPropaganda by our provincial government
By Letter to the Editor on November 9th, 2019
Our great provincial leader has set up a “war room” with taxpayers’ money to combat negative voices that don’t support the oil and gas industry. In reality this is propaganda by our provincial government. It’s a sad day when big business can’t defend itself. We sheep know when the wool is being pulled over our ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Take note of the Gulf of St. Lawrence
By Letter to the Editor on November 8th, 2019
Re: “Watch your climate language,” Nov. 6 The Magdalene Islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence have received some recent press coverage in other media. It seems scientists are interested because the Gulf of St. Lawrence is remarkable due to the significant warming that is happening there. It seems this temperature increase has caused the ... Read More »
1 responseCrony Capitalism is winning
By Letter to the Editor on November 8th, 2019
Crony Capitalism refers to a capitalist society that is based on the close relationships between business people and the state. Instead of success being determined by a free market and the rule of law, the success of a business is dependent on the favouritism that is shown to it by the government in the form ... Read More »
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