Letters to the Editor
Benchmarks show AHS performing well
By medicinehatnews on March 18th, 2019
In response to an article published on March 13 (Election kickoff talk: Health care a hot topic), I wanted to provide some additional information and context on the overall quality of health-care services being delivered by Alberta Health Services. I am proud to share that Alberta Health Services (AHS) benchmarks compare favourably with health systems ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Human-caused climate change an undeniable, non-partisan issue
By Letter to the Editor on March 15th, 2019
The March 5 edition of the Medicine Hat News left me quite disheartened, first because the daily poll showed that 53 per cent of responders do not believe in human caused climate change, and second because of Dave Thompsons’s letter ( “Send a clear carbon tax message to Ottawa and Edmonton”) which ignored the facts ... Read More »
1 responseHopes from a voter on the looming election
By Letter to the Editor on March 15th, 2019
As our provincial election looms, I carry a faint hope for the following. Of utmost importance to me is, on behalf of all candidates, an ability to answer inquiries, not with pat party jargon, but rather knowledgeable, insightful and honest responses. How refreshing it would be to have a candidate actually respond with an answer ... Read More »
3 responsesTrudeau action needed now on Canada-China canola dispute
By Letter to the Editor on March 14th, 2019
Recently, the Chinese government cancelled the canola import permit for one of Canada’s largest grain processors, Winnipeg-based Richardson International, citing insect infestation concerns. Conservatives know that the issue at hand is not Canada’s canola product. Canada produces the best canola in the world. Rather, this calls into question Justin Trudeau’s ongoing failure to handle Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is Canada playing institutional victim games with Albertans?
By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2019
Just the other day, I was re-reading a very old self-help book that I keep for bathroom reading. I started to read the section called “Some Common Institutional Victim Games” and quickly realized that this entire section could easily apply to us, Albertans, today. Three “victim games,” really stuck out: 1. Making the institution (Canada) ... Read More »
1 responseReal science was created by God
By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2019
Re: “Climate talk should be left to real science,” March 9 David Gue believes “Real science does not begin with statements in the Bible” He’s right; real science was created by God long before He inspired righteous men to write His Bible. However, there is a price for not believing the Bible and its Gospel ... Read More »
3 responsesMain beef is with the courts and Canadian laws
By Letter to the Editor on March 13th, 2019
Re: “Outraged by treatment of Khadr,” Feb. 9 Shawna Robinson should have read my letter about Omar Khadr more carefully before criticizing it. Then maybe she would have understood it. I was not assigning blame when referring to his problems with the federal government, although a suspicious person could have thought so. I was merely ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Head-scratching moment at SNC-Lavalin inquiry
By Letter to the Editor on March 12th, 2019
Jody Wilson-Raybould was pressured by the PMO, which the Liberal den of iniquity have been denying since the beginning. Clerk of the Privy Council Wernick just stated it was “lawful advocacy” as opposed to “inappropriate pressure”. Wernick must be a lawyer. The previously above-reproach conduct of Canada’s top public servants has now been called into ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau deserves criticism, but some praise, too
By Letter to the Editor on March 9th, 2019
Sort of nice to see that someone other than President Donald Trump is getting into the news on a daily basis. The main (only?) reason that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants a sweetheart deal for SNC-Lavalin is to protect jobs in Canada. Gerald Butts says the number is 7,000. I personally don’t remember believing anything ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate talk should be left to real science
By Letter to the Editor on March 9th, 2019
Re: “Climate alarmism abuses science,” Feb. 26 Lynn Thacker rightly objects to “junk science” being used to sell ideas – about climate change or anything else. Unfortunately, Thacker fails to give any tests for sorting real science from the junk. I propose a Consumer’s Guide to Identifying Real Science. It is a simple scorecard which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Krause presented credible information
By Letter to the Editor on March 7th, 2019
Re: “Vivian Krause headlines fundraiser for Barnes,” March 1 The article spent more time challenging her credibility, than actually commenting on the content of her presentation. It should come as no surprise that industry groups, affected by what she has discovered, would pay to hear her speak. If an environmentalist group pays someone like Dr. ... Read More »
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