January 11th, 2025

Letters to the Editor

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 »

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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 »

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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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Hoping SCS will save lives

By Letter to the Editor on January 24th, 2019

We should all be happy that the good folks at HIV Community Link have chosen a site for the supervised consumption site (SCS). It must have been a hard decision and I am glad it has been made. Hopefully once open the SCS will save lives and get people back to happier lives. I don’t ... Read More »

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Appalled at SCS site choice

By Letter to the Editor on January 24th, 2019

I have been a Medicine Hat resident and business owner for almost five years and I can truly say that I have enjoyed my time here, and believe this to be a great community. However, the announcement of the location of the supervised consumption site at 502 S. Railway St. SE has me extremely frustrated ... Read More »

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Carbon tax in Norway has been a success since 1991

By Letter to the Editor on January 23rd, 2019

In his Jan. 11 letter to the News, MP Glen Motz includes the following two sentences regarding carbon taxes in Norway: “Norway has had both a carbon tax and oil and gas industry. Their emissions have gone up.” This statement is correct as Norway’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2017 were 52.7 million tonnes, up ... Read More »

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Another side to the ‘Sixties Scoop’ story

By Letter to the Editor on January 22nd, 2019

I’ve recently been hearing lots about the federal government’s Sixties Scoop program. Apparently the Liberals plan on giving a cash settlement to every First Nations child who was ‘scooped’ away from their parents in the 1960s. These First Nations children were then placed in foster care. We have all heard over and over what a ... Read More »

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Apology extended

By Letter to the Editor on January 21st, 2019

On Jan. 12 a letter was published in the Medicine Hat News that I submitted in December. In the letter I made a reference to the Marxist party. I’d like to retract the reference and apologize to Peter Mueller. It was a thoughtless comment. Peter, please accept my apology and I will try to do ... Read More »

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Mall recycling not all that it seems

By Letter to the Editor on January 19th, 2019

Recycling at Medicine Hat Mall is not all it seems. The new waste sorting system at the mall confuses many. It is a learning process first of all; but secondly it is also pointless. Not that this writer finds recycling pointless. Au contraire, this writer knows the mall does not recycle anything but the bottles, ... Read More »

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CCDA has great value

By Letter to the Editor on January 19th, 2019

The City Centre Development Agency (CCDA) should continue to receive a $100,000 grant from the city. In fact, a good case can be made for increasing the amount. In support of this position I will attempt to address some of the criticisms directed at the CCDA. 1. Not all members of the downtown community are ... Read More »

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Something in the water in Edmonton?

By Letter to the Editor on January 19th, 2019

Aw, shucks. After four years of pinko commie gender neutral feminism in Alberta some unwashed chattering class member of Alberta had the audacity to disagree with her Imperial Highness Princess Minister of Alberta Trees and Air Shannon Phillips. To make matters worse someone has cast aspersions on her staff by wishing their issues to be ... Read More »

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