Letters to the Editor
Corporate tax cuts will probably lead to spending cuts
By Letter to the Editor on April 1st, 2019
The UCP plan to reduce the corporate tax rate from 12 to 8 per cent over four years will not re-establish the billions of dollars of lost oil exploration/production investment that Jason Kenney often refers to. This was lost due to the inability to move oil to markets. The UCP tax reduction will have no ... Read More »
2 responsesScience behind climate change is settled and it’s voluminous and clear
By Letter to the Editor on March 30th, 2019
Re: “Moderate conservatives are still around,” March 21 Leath Johnson makes a pretty good start at presenting himself as a moderate and informed conservative. The whole edifice he constructs comes tumbling down quickly when he uses the word pseudoscience. There is no doubt in my mind he is talking about global climate change and is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mankind may be doomed unless next generation is smarter about climate
By Letter to the Editor on March 30th, 2019
Once again I feel the need to play foil to opinion writers who use the newspaper to attempt to influence readers without having the proper qualifications in the field they are attempting to exploit. Google does not offer science degrees. Opinions help us explore ideas but still need proven facts when making statements that suggest ... Read More »
1 responseHate seems to be tolerated in Canada
By Letter to the Editor on March 29th, 2019
Caylan Ford, the former UCP candidate in Calgary-Mountain View, should not have resigned her candidacy for her alleged controversial remarks on Facebook. Her comments are very much in sync with today’s Canada where hate is tolerated and even ignored. Ralph Goodale, federal minister of public safety, has stated in the House that 60 ISIL fighters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Where has political decency gone?
By Letter to the Editor on March 28th, 2019
What a sad spectre politics have become both in Canada and the U.S. I used to be optimistic about the intent and purpose behind those seeking public office. Lately though, that has waned, and more and more cynicism is setting in. Can I be blamed? We have a U.S. president who lies so regularly that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five years ago Conservatives had their cookie and ate it, too
By Letter to the Editor on March 27th, 2019
Let us go back five years or so when the PCs were the governing party in Alberta and according to them the fiscally responsible party. What did Alberta Health Services (AHS) under the ruling Conservatives do. They wanted to cancel the contract of Dynalife, a private lab company providing services for Edmonton and Northern Alberta. ... Read More »
2 responsesNot all Hatters are UCP fans, Mr. Mayor
By Letter to the Editor on March 27th, 2019
Driving home from work on March 21, I was delighted to hear that CBC Radio was on location at Inspire Café in our city. Then Mayor Ted Clugston came on and completely misrepresented a large portion of our city’s residents. No Ted, we do not all support the United Conservative Party with its greedy agenda ... Read More »
5 responsesAll parties should research alternative health care
By Letter to the Editor on March 27th, 2019
Do not drink the NDP Kool-Aid. Ms. Notley would have you believe the greatest threat to universal health care is the privatization of select services. The reality is Bill 1 is the greatest threat. Alberta currently spends $2.4 million every hour, every day, on services that, according to the most recent stats on both a ... Read More »
3 responsesHealth care and the election
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2019
If you want to educate yourself about the status of our health-care system prior to our upcoming election, I suggest you focus on one word – sugammadex. If you educate yourself about this one drug you can gain perspective on how patient-centeredness, responsible stewardship, professionalism, collaboration, transparency, honesty, and individual risks within the health-care system ... Read More »
2 responsesSeeing a bright future for the world
By Letter to the Editor on March 26th, 2019
I have great faith in the younger generation. I been contemplating lately how much society has changed since the 1970s in respect to women’s rights and gender equality when I was coming of age and going to university. I look at the various causes I am engaged in and the not-for-profit groups and think the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let’s not change the clocks, but stay on Daylight time year-round
By Letter to the Editor on March 25th, 2019
Every year around this time people are raising the issue of Daylight Saving Time (DST) again. There is a need to seriously consider doing away with the twice annual time change. However it is submitted that the issue is not really Standard versus Daylight time, as most people probably do not have strong opinions on ... Read More »
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