March 28th, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Trudeau 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 »

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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 »

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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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Not everyone is in agreement on the use of glyphosate

By Letter to the Editor on March 6th, 2019

A recent news release by WCWGA (Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association) expressed their extreme pleasure with the latest report from Health Canada about glyphosate. Apparently, Health Canada’s scientific reviewers have, once again cleared glyphosate for use in Canada.  WCWGA and many other farm groups and many scientists have long spoken out that glyphosate is safe ... Read More »

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Which outlets should be trusted for the facts?

By Letter to the Editor on March 6th, 2019

Re: “Media content with just the facts, opinion omitted, would be ideal,” Feb. 23 I share Leath Johnston’s concern about separating factual reporting from opinion and bias. I cannot endorse his proposals for resolving this challenge. Two themes of his letter are particularly problematic. First, I am baffled by Johnston’s enthusiasm for the YouTube channel ... Read More »

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Send a clear carbon tax message to Ottawa and Edmonton

By Letter to the Editor on March 5th, 2019

Re: “Follow the global warming science,” Feb. 8 I was very glad to see the letter submitted by Lynn Thacker concerning climate change and ice ages. I too have been thinking about the ice ages that the northern hemisphere has experienced. I would definitely call that climate change and have been wondering what caused them. ... Read More »

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Disposal of solar panels not easy

By Letter to the Editor on March 1st, 2019

Given the present love affair with solar panel energy generation I am reminded of the 1950s and 60s and the then love affair with “clean” nuclear energy. No one wanted to talk about waste, and still don’t. These solar panels are mostly glass for which there is a global surplus. Even CanPak does not want ... Read More »

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Read the whole Bible

By Letter to the Editor on March 1st, 2019

Re: “Fundamentalists and politics don’t mix,” Feb. 4 Thank you Fred Lewis for reminding us that some of our Conservative politicians take Christian values seriously. It gives me greater confidence in them. Most of society’s woes result from forsaking God’s laws. Mr. Lewis should read the whole Bible and not just focus on the parts ... Read More »

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Climate change danger is real

By Letter to the Editor on February 28th, 2019

Re: “Follow the global warming science,” Feb. 8 Why does the Medicine Hat News continue to pander to the fringe? There are no “highly credentialed scientists on both sides” as Lynn Thacker states, none. The science is clear, unambiguous and accepted by everyone who is not a crackpot or a fringe thinker. At this point ... Read More »

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Shallow analysis by Glasgo and her party

By Letter to the Editor on February 27th, 2019

Re: Impact of Alberta’s carbon tax on local church, Jan. 29. Michaela Glasgo complained about a local church having to pay $50,000 per year carbon tax. Pastor Steve Pahl corrected her error, stating that the church’s actual yearly payment of carbon tax is not $50,000 but $5,400. Ms. Glasgo made a mistake. Anyone can, but ... Read More »

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