January 11th, 2025

Letters to the Editor

SARC does wonderful work for many

By Letter to the Editor on October 31st, 2019

I have been writing letters to the editor for a long time now. When I first started I belonged to an organization called Mood Disorders. Mood Disorders was a peer support group for people for mental health consumers and I belonged from 1996 to 2008. In this 12-year period I got to know a lot ... Read More »

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Canadians will be watching closely

By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2019

We have entered a into a new phase in Canada’s political history as for the first time we have two large ongoing separatist movements. In the west, the Wexit reaction due to alienation, and in the east with the macabre revival of the Bloc Quebecois, once thought to be dying. We have a government with ... Read More »

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There’s only one way to get change

By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2019

It may not be what some Westerners want to hear but the only way any changes will be made to Confederation is if Alberta is serious about separation from the Canadian colonial system that was established in 1905 to the detriment to Alberta and Saskatchewan. It was written to follow the system of English colonialism ... Read More »

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Pining for the good old appliances

By Letter to the Editor on October 26th, 2019

This newspaper’s Hot Property section on Sept. 20 advised updating or replacing energy-using appliances to curb fuel consumption. I, however, find the new appliances to be mixed blessings. My updated furnace may burn less gas than the old one, but it requires more maintenance and produces less heat. One can’t count on significant savings on ... Read More »

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Thunberg deserves more credit for her climate knowledge

By Letter to the Editor on October 25th, 2019

It may well be true that Greta Thunberg doesn’t understand the petroleum industry in Alberta but it is certainly as probable that those opposed to her actions and beliefs don’t understand the realities and dangers of climate change and environmental problems well as she does. Having a degree in biology as claimed by one of ... Read More »

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AHS taking action on privacy breaches

By Letter to the Editor on October 23rd, 2019

Re: “AHS isn’t taking personal patient information seriously enough,” Oct. 11 The editorial suggesting Alberta Health Services (AHS) is not doing enough to adequately protect patient information raises some important points requiring further elaboration. There can be no question that all Albertans expect their health information to remain confidential and secure. This is the law ... Read More »

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Thunberg’s plea called ‘unrealistic’

By Letter to the Editor on October 23rd, 2019

I listened to Greta Thunberg’s diatribe in Edmonton and it absolutely amazes me that this 15-year-old is being widely accepted as the Messiah of Climate Change when, like all the others, she doesn’t understand the premise. It’s not that trying to reduce the world’s CO2 levels “is a bad thing,” it’s more of why don’t ... Read More »

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Alberta can benefit

By Letter to the Editor on October 23rd, 2019

Greta Thunberg’s visit brings focus to an opportunity for Alberta to embrace the worldwide transition away from a fossil fuel-based economy and ensure long-term prosperity. In a 2018 report from the New Climate Economy, the impact of bold climate action is estimated to present a direct economic gain of US$26 trillion by 2030 compared to ... Read More »

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An aversion to evidence-based policy

By Letter to the Editor on October 21st, 2019

At the Oct. 2 federal election forum for the Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner riding Conservative incumbent Glen Motz stated “you can’t tax your way to a clean environment.” Do you agree with him? His statement is not correct, as proven by only a few examples, below. Firstly, Alberta has collected a government-imposed deposit on beverage containers since ... Read More »

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Food bank’s plan for Central Park space doesn’t make sense

By Letter to the Editor on October 21st, 2019

The idea of turning Central Park School into an expanded food bank is an idea that is stupid beyond comprehension. I haven’t heard anything so dumb since our mayor told national media that Medicine Hat had become the first city to eliminate homelessness. Homelessness is in fact increasing in Medicine Hat because homeless persons, through ... Read More »

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False climate prophecies

By Letter to the Editor on October 18th, 2019

The biggest crisis facing the world is not climate change. It is the murder of millions of babies through abortion. I agree 100% with Richard Dietrich’s letter (“Adult manipulation and media sensationalism,” Oct. 11). The climate crisis is a manufactured crisis. The end of the world is not imminent. In 2008, Al Gore said, the ... Read More »

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