Letters to the Editor
Society must protect the vulnerable
By Letter to the Editor on November 30th, 2018
Dec. 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This year I am wondering who the disabled really are. I feel more and more comfortable with my peers, the mental health consumers and the autistic spectrum community. I am aghast as the media portray both these groups as to be feared and dangerous. The reality ... Read More »
3 responsesLiberals increase their public relations arm
By Letter to the Editor on November 29th, 2018
Surely I am not the only one who has noticed the federal government now owns a piece of every media outlet in Canada to the tune of $600 million. The public relations arm of the Liberal government just grew by a magnitude of 10. The media, of course, are beating their breasts, gnashing their teeth ... Read More »
1 responsePredicting a sloppy, muddy, mucky spring
By Letter to the Editor on November 28th, 2018
Democracy is a game of inches. To believe in democracy is to accept that you, the individual, will probably never get exactly what you want. A shared vision of Canada’s future, common goals, compromise, respect and adversarial fellowship, grease the bearings of a healthy, functioning democratic system. The lawfully attained will of the majority of ... Read More »
1 responseBanishment of Jewish people in Britain did take place, but it’s over now
By Letter to the Editor on November 28th, 2018
Re: “Jewish people still in England,” Nov. 26 It was possibly more of an “assumption.” I should have known, I suppose, the old saying that if one breaks “assume” into three syllables, like in ass-u-me … well, what can I say. I wrongly “assumed” that most folks would know that the Jewish people would eventually ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why is David Eggen waiting on his GSA edict?
By Letter to the Editor on November 28th, 2018
Education Minister David Eggen has neither the political will, political support of the National Democratic … oops, New Democrats, nor the internal fortitude to follow through on his threat to defund Christian schools with the audacity to defy his gay-straight alliances edict. If he did indeed have the support of those around him, why is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. not only country to push back on migration
By Letter to the Editor on November 28th, 2018
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. is leading the charge in pushing back against the U.N.’s migration agenda — a move that is picking up support from other countries and giving political cover to those seeking to join them. The Trump administration announced last December that it would withdraw from the U.N.’s Global Migration Compact, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Squeamishness no reason to ignore world aid for sanitation
By Letter to the Editor on November 26th, 2018
Everybody poops; a universal human reality. But almost a billion people have no choice but to do so in the open, in fields and streets. Aside from the lack of dignity, this places women at risk of violence as they seek the cover of darkness alone. Such lack of sanitation also leads to widespread contamination ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jewish people still in England
By Letter to the Editor on November 26th, 2018
Re: ‘Examining the historical ‘ugliness’ of racial hatred,” Nov. 19 The column included the sentence: “Britain actually expelled the long suffering jewish people from at least England some time ago.” What? I was in England this past summer, quite sure that one or two of the folk I met were Jewish. Either this article was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MLA’s numbers not offering ‘the whole truth’
By Letter to the Editor on November 26th, 2018
Re: This economy needs a new mechanic, Drew Barnes MLA Report Nov. 16 In Alberta courts, a witness is required to swear an oath to the effect that “You swear that the evidence you give as touching the matters in question in this action or matter shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing ... Read More »
2 responsesNegative reaction should have been expected
By Letter to the Editor on November 26th, 2018
I believe the city could have dispelled a lot of concern on the part of residents of the Connaught area if the proposed change of zoning in the open parcel of land that’s causing such a ruckus had included some definitive limits to what would be allowed. Some points to ponder: 1) Connaught is an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some more equal than others in Trudeau land
By Letter to the Editor on November 24th, 2018
Well ain’t that just great! Justin Trudeau gives his business buddies 16 billion big ones, yet the disillusioned federal front line workers are still waiting to be paid properly. It has become so bad that prospective new employees are walking away, afraid they will not get paid. Trudeau has also told the military veterans and ... Read More »
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