November 25th, 2024

Letters to the Editor

There is no planet ‘B’

By Letter to the Editor on October 11th, 2019

Re: “You’re up, Premier Kenney,” Oct. 5 Thank you to Mr. Peter Mueller for his guest column. In that column he compared the suicidal antics and stupid warmongering of the world leaders 60 years ago to the willful blindness and simplistic stupidity of world leaders in the last four decades regarding human-caused climate change. His ... Read More »

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Adult manipulation and media sensationalism

By Letter to the Editor on October 11th, 2019

If you have not read Arthur Millar’s “The Crucible” perhaps now is the time. St. Greta Thunberg is accusingly crying out “witchery” and the world is ready to burn critics of current climate change theory at the stake. We have dismissed rational debate of how to address apparent climate changes, replacing it with appeals to ... Read More »

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Pain, suffering and eventually suicide

By Letter to the Editor on October 7th, 2019

Re: “Semi-colon tattoos symbolizing a crucial pause,” Sept. 11 On Sept. 10 my wife and I returned from a trip to Calgary. The purpose of the trip was to arrange cremation procedures for our 38-year-old son, who intentionally killed himself using prescription drugs he had been taking for a number of years. The following day ... Read More »

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Simple research contradicted column

By Letter to the Editor on October 7th, 2019

Re: “Child abuse in the name of climate change,” Sept. 28 Anyone can say anything in print or online, so long as it does not infringe on the rights of another; this is the basis for freedom of speech in Canada. A person can assert that Sasquatch is responsible for the Alberta recession. It is ... Read More »

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Canada is becoming a ‘repressive dictatorship’

By Letter to the Editor on October 4th, 2019

An unpleasantness which is all too common in Canada erupted recently when a new Chick-fil-A restaurant opened in Toronto. A bevy of bigots quickly gathered to protest the opening because the company’s owners held what protesters consider to be incorrect political opinions, and therefore their business has no right to operate in Canada. I deplore ... Read More »

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Progress in breast cancer fight, but more to do

By Letter to the Editor on October 4th, 2019

Last month, new data released by the Canadian Cancer Society told us that the breast cancer death rate in women has been almost cut in half since it peaked in 1986. This incredible new statistic shows us that years of dedicated research funding are producing outcomes that are making a real difference in the lives ... Read More »

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Why Albertans are a disillusioned lot

By Letter to the Editor on October 4th, 2019

Here are a few perspectives on why Albertans have become a disillusioned lot! Bill C69 gives the federal government veto power on oil and gas exploration. Bill 48 (the tanker ban) prevents oil from Alberta being shipped off the West Coast. Under the equalization program Alberta has put $622 billion into Ottawa since 1957. Every ... Read More »

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We should listen to the scientific consensus

By Letter to the Editor on October 2nd, 2019

Re: “Child abuse in the name of climate change,” Sept. 28 The recent guest column featured a statement that requires correction. In part it reads, “…most weather and climate scientists do not accept the current narrative being expounded by our left-wing politicians and our media.” This is a falsehood, the facts are clearly different as ... Read More »

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Norwegian family looking for info on ancestor

By Letter to the Editor on October 1st, 2019

We are looking for information about Ola Steinsland (Stensland, or Hestad), who in 1929 emigrated to Canada. He was born April 26, 1904, in Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, Norway, He may have changed his name to Ola Andresson, since his father’s name was Vilhelm Andreas Steinsland. Ola Andresson is on Canadian Voters List in 1949, occupation City ... Read More »

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Voters should demand more from politicians

By Letter to the Editor on September 30th, 2019

I am sick of this childish bickering during elections. Today’s politics and governing is like some school student council. No, that’s not right because student councils operate with more maturity than the ones we elect and make policy that impacts all our lives. I want to hear about pipelines, restoring and maintaining health care. What ... Read More »

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Destruction of Tweed House a tragic loss

By Letter to the Editor on September 27th, 2019

Re: “Historic home brought down,” Sept. 24 It is a profound sadness for us and to the many people of this city ro see the Tweed House come down. It appears all the efforts and the coverage were in vain. It is a sorry state when the City of Medicine Hat does not have a ... Read More »

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