Letters to the Editor
Advice for Kenney: Hike price of gas
By Letter to the Editor on April 26th, 2019
Here’s some free advice for Jason Kenney, and it’s worth every penny. Smack down that big, bad Alberta deficit fast. Tie the price of gasoline to British Columbia’s. Don’t, for heaven’s sake, call it a tax or a fee. Albertans hate those. Today I saw a filling station in metro Vancouver selling regular unleaded for ... Read More »
2 responsesQuestioning the reliability of WestJet
By Letter to the Editor on April 26th, 2019
Only a few months ago it was announced that WestJet was to have regularly scheduled flights from Medicine Hat. We waited in anticipation for al those promises … more choices, lower fares, etc. Those were promises. Now for reality. These are recent examples: – On a recent international flight into Calgary on Boxing Day (very ... Read More »
1 responseAlbertans apparently voted for trouble under Jason Kenney
By Letter to the Editor on April 25th, 2019
A senior in our circle of friends nailed it. A day after we all helped Notley get elected in 2015, he said she will never get re-elected in 2019. There is no way she will be able to fix the mess the Klein, Stelmach and Redford governments created for us over a 25-year period in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!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!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!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!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!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 »
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