Letters to the Editor
Newspapers have best interest at heart for Canadian communities
By Letter to the Editor on October 3rd, 2018
The story of Canada is told every day in the pages of newspapers you’ve probably never heard of. But don’t confuse national anonymity with local relevance. If you want to know about St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador, The Northern Pen is the media of record. The Inverness Oran captures the magic of local Cape Breton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian government should hike contribution to Global Financing Facility
By Letter to the Editor on October 3rd, 2018
For too long our federal Liberal government has hidden the ugly fact of deeply inadequate aid funding behind sunny ways rhetoric, preferring parade snapshots of the prime minister instead of real changes from the ugly parsimony of the earlier administration. Just recently the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publicly lambasted this government for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cause and effect
By Letter to the Editor on October 2nd, 2018
The current drug overdose epidemic is appalling and crushing, especially to those who have lost a loved one to this scourge. Our hearts go out to you. Seems for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Media reports from cities that have opened free drug injection sites indicate that the number of overdose ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Focusing on income not enough; we can do better
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2018
Poverty is complex, poverty is complicated, and poverty is real. To address the root causes of poverty, our response must by robust and considerate of many factors. Thrive South Eastern Alberta does not simply oppose minimum wage increases, but it is critical that this is not a solution on its own to combat poverty. According ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Making wage decisions based on plight of business never helps the poor
By Letter to the Editor on September 28th, 2018
Re: “Better wages won’t fix poverty: Thrive,” Sept. 14 There is no quick fix to end poverty, but a living wage would ease the hardship for many. The business community sits quietly by when the price of everything rises — grocery item after grocery item, rent, clothing, gasoline, etc., etc. And yet the minute someone ... Read More »
1 responseProtesting criminal behaviour is not inciting hatred
By Letter to the Editor on September 26th, 2018
Re: “Who, exactly, is inciting hatred,” Aug. 18. The letter by Mr. Hubbard was about someone recently charged by police with a crime. The person is accused of inciting hatred. At the accused’s first court appearance there were protesters who spoke publicly about inciting hatred. According to Mr. Hubbard the protests were hateful and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Council must show leadership on supervised consumption site
By Letter to the Editor on September 26th, 2018
This letter is in reference to the proposed supervised consumption site. I have been dismayed, saddened and appalled by the apparent lack of interest and support by most current members of city council, as was obvious by the lack of attendance at the recent community barbecue hosted by HIV Community Link. The goal of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who’s driving the Thrive bus?
By Letter to the Editor on September 26th, 2018
Re: “Better wages won’t fix poverty: Thrive,” Sept. 14 I was shocked by Thrive’s opposition to minimum wage increases coming in the near future! This organization has a mandate to end poverty in our city. Yet their CEO and board — comprised mainly of business owners — have decided to engage in a chicken and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘What Would Jesus Do?’
By Letter to the Editor on September 25th, 2018
In church on a recent Sunday our minister left us with the thought “What Would Jesus Do?” So I thought should we apply that to the safe consumption site question and how we approach people who use drugs? I think we could. Jesus did not agree with the teaching of the times and paid attention ... Read More »
1 responseStory of fallen firefighters should have been covered
By Letter to the Editor on September 22nd, 2018
In the Sept. 10 edition of this newspaper there was a news article describing fallen firefighters being honoured in Ottawa. The article recognized a firefighter from Ontario, but nothing was written about a local firefighter from southeast Alberta who also lost his life, James Hargrave. He was a volunteer firefighter from a well known family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crosswalk shouldn’t be used for advertising
By Letter to the Editor on September 21st, 2018
Medicine Hat’s crosswalks can be some of the most dangerous places to navigate in our small city. Both for pedestrians as well as drivers. So what kind of people would come up with the idea to use our crosswalks as a platform for advertising? Surely there are more safer ways to advertise in our high-tech ... Read More »
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