Letters to the Editor
Who are the real hypocrites?
By Letter to the Editor on April 25th, 2019
Canada as we know it suffers from many maladies, hollowed out beliefs, weakened ethics, declining trust in institutions and leaders, self-enriching elites, politicized criminal justice, dirt bag politics, decaying infrastructure, crippling national provincial and personal debt, cancerous racism, fractious culture warring, swollen prisons, puerile attempts by both the left and right to undermine each other’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Excessive joint replacement wait times should be a wider concern
By Letter to the Editor on April 24th, 2019
Ninety-nine per cent of knee replacements and 80 per cent of hip replacements are due to arthritis. A recent Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) wait times report shows that joint replacement surgery wait times in Alberta are too far away from the recommended guideline of six months Only 66 per cent of knee replacements ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative ‘partisanship’ in tax guide
By Letter to the Editor on April 22nd, 2019
When the “tax guide” from the Conservative Party of Canada arrived earlier this year, the tax guide with MP Glen Motz’s photo and contact information in it, I was initially pleased at how considerate it was for the Conservatives to have sent this information out. Perhaps I should’ve known better. Similar to the anti-carbon tax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada needs to step up to fight malaria
By Letter to the Editor on April 22nd, 2019
April 25 is World Malaria Day. Malaria threatens almost half the global population. Hundreds of thousands die each year. New strains of multi-drug resistant malaria are emerging and need to be destroyed quickly before they have a chance to spread and create a global catastrophe. Thankfully, the world has a powerful tool – the Global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada has become a ‘Me First’ nation, and politicians are the worst offenders
By Letter to the Editor on April 22nd, 2019
Today I present to you all a very sad and disturbing realization. Canada is no longer a polite and friendly nation. We have become a very self centred “Me First” nation. Now I am generalizing and there are a few who are not this way; however our political leaders are. We use to be a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maybe Kenney’s anger at Ottawa is not so out of place after all
By Letter to the Editor on April 22nd, 2019
It appears our own eastern potentate Justin Trudeau has given $12 million of our money to his very rich neighbour in snooty Westmount of Ottawa, one Galen Weston owner of Loblaws and Superstore to buy freezers from China. China no less. Obviously Loblaws does not sell canola. Meanwhile back on the farm the Canadian airforce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notley’s heritage: Wage hike hurt small business
By Letter to the Editor on April 18th, 2019
Sadly the real truth about this Alberta election is that ex-premier Rachel Notley stole the last election by promising to raise the minimum wage to $15 and hour, a hike of 50 per cent in only five years, and the 18-to-30-year olds turned out in droves and won her the election! This time around those ... Read More »
11 responsesSaamis Heights needs another way in and out
By Letter to the Editor on April 16th, 2019
When will the city realize that we need another road in and out of Saamis Heights? Right now we have a temporary fix on both sides at the start of Sierra Road, due to sinkholes. These could deteriorate at any time, thus no traffic would be able pass this area, including firetrucks, ambulances, etc. Where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Big companies employ few, but have most influence with government
By Letter to the Editor on April 15th, 2019
There are two business worlds out there. One is capitalistic. The other is monopolistic. Most people think the big companies are really important in our economy. Nothing could be further from the truth. The whole focus of big investors and big multi-national companies is on short-term profits, avoiding paying taxes, reducing employee numbers and wage ... Read More »
2 responsesPoliticians are like weathermen; we listen but don’t believe them
By Letter to the Editor on April 15th, 2019
So while the children are squabbling over who gets to run Alberta, our infamous Senate has decided to dump the Phoenix payroll system and handle their own payroll with ADP. Typical Ottawa: Screw the employees, we come first. This behavior is becoming the norm for any politician of any stripe. They show up once every ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney erred at the federal level on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
By Letter to the Editor on April 13th, 2019
Mr. Kenney told his supporters in Fort McMurray this week that Ms. Notley ought to have done more to have the Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion move forward. Ms. Notley was not an Alberta member of Stephen Harper’s federal cabinet which initially approved this pipeline expansion. Mr. Kenney was a member of that cabinet. The Harperites’ approval ... Read More »
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