January 11th, 2025

Letters to the Editor

Conservatives are socially liberal

By Letter to the Editor on February 13th, 2019

Re: “Fundamentalists and politics don’t mix,” Feb. 4 I believe the letter is Christophobic and constitutes hate speech. It should never have been published. Lewis is factually wrong on several points: Firstly, Hillcrest Church is evangelical in theology, not fundamentalist. Holding that scripture is inerrant, in its original manuscripts, is not the defining doctrine of ... Read More »

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Manipulation in Ottawa

By Letter to the Editor on February 9th, 2019

Good grief the constant political manipulation by the top four to five levels of the federal government public servants just continues to grow and fester like an untreated wound. The Liberals have decided to spend $7 million of our money teaching the unwashed masses how to identify “fake news.” Conservative, NDP, or other people’s news ... Read More »

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Some are seeking political power at any cost

By Letter to the Editor on February 9th, 2019

Re: “Fundamentalists and politics don’t mix,” Feb. 4 Please, Mr. Lewis, don’t lose any more sleep over your fear of Christianity taking over the political agendas in the Brooks-Medicine Hat and Cypress-Medicine Hat ridings in our upcoming provincial election. Have Michaela Glasgo or Drew Barnes frightened you with professions of allegiance to Jesus Christ? You ... Read More »

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Outraged by treatment of Khadr

By Letter to the Editor on February 9th, 2019

Re: “Khadr settlement absurd,” Feb. 2 Omar Khadr under international law is a child soldier. Children being of the most vulnerable population, are treated differently during armed conflict whether victims and/or combatants. At age 15, Mr. Khadr suffered grave injuries during a firefight with the U.S. military at the time of his capture in Afghanistan. ... Read More »

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Follow the global warming science

By Letter to the Editor on February 8th, 2019

Re: “In Canada we don’t have a right to be wrong” Jan. 26 I feel obliged to respond to Mr. Lewis’ critique of my letter. My main reason is that he misquoted the first sentence of my letter of Jan. 16 and then proceeded to create an argument based on that false quote. No reasonably ... Read More »

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There’s help to address your food addiction

By Letter to the Editor on February 8th, 2019

It’s that time of year again. The gyms will be full, we will be weighing the pros and cons of the next diet we will try — low carb or low fat? Media will be rife with articles about ways to lose weight. This is all well and good unless you are a food addict. ... Read More »

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More mistakes in Ottawa

By Letter to the Editor on February 8th, 2019

So our illustrious and gaudily-socked prime minister is playing chicken with the U.S. and China a federal department called Procurement Canada (PC) is to manage billion-dollar purchases that were handled ineptly as it seems by the original Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) bureaucracy. It seems PC must have hired the same level of ... Read More »

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Waiting on federal Tories’ no-carbon-tax plan

By Letter to the Editor on February 6th, 2019

Re: “Liberals’ carbon tax plan ‘will not and cannot work,'” Jan. 11 I appreciate an opportunity to respond to the letter from Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz challenging my support of carbon taxation. It was heartening to read our MP stating that greenhouse gas emissions do indeed pose a challenge to Canada. On that score ... Read More »

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Users should be asked to travel to a more appropriate location

By Letter to the Editor on February 6th, 2019

I am resident of the SE Hill and live only three blocks away from 502 S. Railway Street. Now before people think that I don’t care about individuals with addiction and whether they die or not I will state that I approve of and see the benefit to supervised consumption sites. That said, some individuals ... Read More »

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Another energy option Medicine Hat should consider

By Letter to the Editor on February 5th, 2019

Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) is an option Medicine Hat should consider. That’s the business of buying, storing and selling power. Yes, you can store wind and solar energy. While SMES is high tech, it has been around for a couple of decades. There is nothing after than SMES. It’s environmentally friendly and can be ... Read More »

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Fundamentalists and politics don’t mix

By Letter to the Editor on February 4th, 2019

Re: “Tweet read round Alberta,” Jan. 29 The story could have also been headlined “Why Fundamentalists Make Lousy Politicians.” The UCP candidate for Medicine Hat-Brooks failed to confirm the amount of her church’s utility bill but, in typical fundamentalist fashion, swallowed the erroneous information hook, line and sinker. She does not have the experience or ... Read More »

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