Letters to the Editor
Khadr settlement absurd
By Letter to the Editor on February 2nd, 2019
So, Canada is still having trouble with Omar Khadr — or vice versa. Why not let him go to Saudi Arabia and stay there? He calls his travel restrictions an injustice, but the real injustice is to the Canadian taxpayers who had to fork over to him an undeserved $10 million. To help him become ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Primrose: Why we fight
By Letter to the Editor on February 2nd, 2019
There are genuine uncertainties and fears pertaining to construction in the park on the east side of Primrose Drive. The briefing notes for councillors prior to the Dec. 17 council meeting were shoddy to outright corrupt. Information on the true history of the Connaught and Marlborough areas was omitted or misrepresented. Missing was the 1979 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Answers can be found in scripture
By Letter to the Editor on February 1st, 2019
Re: “Tweet read round Alberta’,” Jan. 29 This account of Christ’s Church at Medicine Hat reminds me of Jesus’ words to the Pharisees’ disciples and Herodians: “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” Mat. 22:21 KJV It begs the question: Is the Church rendering unto ... Read More »
1 responseFood guide editorial ‘strained credulity’
By Letter to the Editor on January 31st, 2019
Re: “New food guide a steep in a healthier direction,” Jan. 28 When I first began reading Mo Cranker’s editorial regarding his views on the latest Canada Food Guide, I found myself inadvertently skipping forward to get to the punch line. However, I soon realized that the real purpose of his editorial must be to ... Read More »
1 responseGood thing our governments are trying to balance economic and scientific realities
By Letter to the Editor on January 30th, 2019
Re: “Let’s not be fooled by wind and solar,” Jan. 16: The following thoughts are from one of those “conditioned to believe” that greater CO2 concentration in the atmosphere is having and will have significant adverse effects on humans and other living beings. “The conditioned” accept that scientists work to understand and to help us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal gov’t wasting billions
By Letter to the Editor on January 30th, 2019
Christmas is over, we now begin the season laughingly referred to as awards season. Globes, Emmys, Peoples Choice, that Golden fellow. A season of political speeches and hopefully few if any expletives. When did people who are good at being someone or something else, good at making us believe something that does not exist does ... Read More »
1 responseExperience, time will help put fears to rest
By Letter to the Editor on January 29th, 2019
In response to the outcry with the location of our supervised consumption site here in Medicine Hat, there is nothing any one can hope to say when a heart is full of fear. The best we, as a compassionate society can do, is listen. We can say the fears are unfounded. We can say concerns ... Read More »
1 responseStand up and be counted, says Suits and Boots
By Letter to the Editor on January 28th, 2019
For too long, the working people of Alberta’s resource towns like Medicine Hat haven’t had a real voice in the political decisions directly effecting their lives, and livelihoods — about pipeline projects, new mines, forestry tenures. That’s not only a tragedy for Medicine Hat, it’s a travesty for resource development across Canada. Last spring, we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Left vs. right: Balance is healthiest
By Letter to the Editor on January 28th, 2019
Re: “Fact check your News ,”Jan.7: The column highlights important points about media bias. While I agree with writer Paul McLennan that responsible consumers of news should be aware of media bias, they should also be aware of their own biases while reading or viewing. In this age of “post truth,” it has never become ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Canada we don’t have the right to be wrong
By Letter to the Editor on January 26th, 2019
Re: “Let’s not be fooled by wind and solar,” Jan. 16 The writer contends that “the Canadian public has been conditioned to believe that man-made CO2 is added to the atmosphere.” This conclusion is not supported by proof, without which it is meaningless. In doing so he must rebuff the evidence of 18 scientific societies ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP’s language insults health-care workers
By Letter to the Editor on January 25th, 2019
Re: “Consumption site not enough: MP,” Jan. 23. Health-care professionals who work in addictions, mental health care and social work are not “poverty pimps.” It was shocking to see Conservative MP for Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner Glen Motz repeat this language in a story on safe-injections sites. These trusted health-care experts work hard on the front lines ... Read More »
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