8 d. ago Letters, Dec. 9, 2025: ‘Carney, get your elbows up, hold your nose, and get a deal done with Trump’

Get a deal done A message to “Who Cares” Mark Carney. We care about the 1,000 steel workers who are losing their jobs at Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. We care because we know this is the tip of the iceberg, with more layoffs in other industries surely to come. We care about […]

Transport

1 week ago Letters, Dec. 6, 2025: ‘These recalls are getting ridiculous’

Enough recalls The AUPE boss thinks the recall petitions are a big joke as his union probably got the ball rolling on this union-approved farce that may end up costing millions in taxpayer dollars. It is unlikely the petitioners will get the required 60% of votes cast in the previous election and then get 50% […]

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1 week ago Letters, Dec. 5, 2025: ‘UCP looking increasingly separatist’

Call them the ASP I think it’s time for the UCP to change its name to the Alberta Separatist Party. Pretty sure a large portion of the people who voted UCP in the last election thought they were just voting conservative. Hey, Thomas Lukaszuk, I voted NDP last election. Start up a central-leaning conservative party […]

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1 week ago Letters, Dec. 4, 2025: Smith ‘branding us like cattle’ with digital ID

No clause for concern Should you limit your freedom to one week per year? Absolutely not. The notwithstanding clause is Alberta’s constitutionally protected right and freedom that Alberta has the right and responsibility to exercise, to protect the Albertan way of life. Any judicial intrusion by federal politicians from Ottawa or by unelected judges in […]

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2 w. ago Letters, Dec. 3, 2025: ‘Danielle Smith, remember your foray with Jim Prentice’

Same old story Marc Miller, the new minister of Canadian Identity and Culture. Isn’t he the old minister who implemented Trudeau’s turnstile immigration program which has had a profound impact on Canada’s identity and culture? Is Miller now going to finish the job, add to what he’s done, change what he’s done or simply continue […]

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2 w. ago Letters, Dec. 1, 2025: ‘Calgary taxpayers picking up the tab’

Taxing reality As a Calgary city taxpayer, have you ever wondered why taxes keep rising every year? This year taxes are targeted to rise 5.8%, although (Mayor Jeromy) Farkas and city council are trying to reduce this. City taxes rise every year because our population keeps growing. However, most people coming to Calgary don’t earn […]

Economics