3 h. ago Letters March 19, 2025: ‘There is no path for Canada to become the 51st state.’

NO PATH TO 51 There’s no path for Canada to become the 51st state from the American side. Canada would be a second California with about the same population and about 50 electoral votes and about 48 seats in Congress, heavily Democrat. Republicans would never stand for that. This talk from Trump amounts to spitting […]

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27 h. ago Letters March 18, 2025: ‘We deserve what we get if we elect another Liberal government.’

DESERVE WHAT WE GET We Canadians deserve all we get from Donald Trump. Here we are, nine years later, going to re-elect a party that has damaged our country maybe beyond repair. All because the same clowns who put us in this position have a new leader about whom we know little. We do know, […]

Politics

51 h. ago Letters March 17, 2025: ‘Media should be unbiased in all reporting.’

No picking a side I was thinking about the CBC, Canadian Press, Toronto Star etc that lean hard towards the left. You could argue the Sun chain of newspapers are centrist- right leaning. If it’s an opinion piece or editorial, that’s fine. But, I think journalists reporting the news should be vetted like a jury […]

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3 d. ago Letters, March 16: Will the real Connor McDavid please stand up?

Are you concerned by measles outbreaks? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! SWITCHED IDENTITIES In terms of performance on the Edmonton Oilers, is Leon Draisaitl looking more like Connor McDavid than Connor McDavid? Asking for a friend … CHRIS ROBERTSON (Oilers fans are lucky they have a true superstar duo.) FALSE SAVINGS Edmonton city council […]

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5 d. ago Letters March 14, 2025: ‘The Flames got rid of too many good players.’

Sold off too many Correct me if I am wrong, but didn’t the Flames get rid of some of their key warriors to other teams in recent years? Based on this truth, how are they supposed to win the on-ice battles, if their weaponry is not up to snuff? It is virtually impossible for a […]

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6 d. ago Letters, March 13: The Liberals’ cheap, unconvincing makeover

Is education funding in Alberta adequate? Vote in our daily poll! I am concerned that the change in leadership in the Liberal Party has re-inflated the Liberal Party in the polls. There are three glaring reasons we should all be concerned. They have never acknowledged that they were wrong for the last 9.5 years. According […]

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7 d. ago Letters, March 12: Keep daylight saving time for those long summer nights

Have you stopped buying American? Vote in our daily poll! Daylight saving time, I am for it and here is why: the later light in the summer nights is so welcome. If the sun came up earlier we would have sunlight before 4 a.m. and I’d rather it be darker for a restful sleep. People […]

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7 d. ago Letters March 12, 2025: ‘As we look into the crystal ball we see a Liberal Party in disarray.’

A look into the future If you thought Kamala Harris was a poor choice to lead a country, just watch Mark Carney say: “hold my beer”! I can see Mark Carney winning his seat on election night, but when the Liberal Party is decimated because Canadians have had enough of the Liberals, I can see […]

Culture

8 d. ago Letters for Tuesday, March 11: ‘The flag is representing unity once again.’

Different meanings I’m old enough to remember a time when the Canadian flag was only used by a small fringe minority of miscreants who wanted to destroy Canada. Now it’s a sign of national unity. I guess this is a prime example of being unburdened by what has been! Aaron Williamson (The flag should only […]

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1 week ago Letters, March 9, 2025: ‘Carney navigating around the truth’

Mark Blarney’s bedtime stories Although my family landed in Canada in 1842, our heritage dates all the way back to ninth-century Ireland. Over those centuries, Irish folklore and fantasy storytelling found itself brethren to outright blarney at times. I am reminded of this when I hear the Irish citizen, Mark “Blarney” Carney, eloquently navigating around […]

Transport

1 week ago Letters, March 7: Edmonton needs to sort out snow clearing issues

Do you plan on buying Canadian booze? Vote in our daily poll! I can’t wait to pay my property taxes this spring knowing how efficiently it gets spent. On Tuesday there were giant front-end loaders clearing the cul-de-sacs in my neighborhood. Not one grader all winter and now that 90 percent of the snow is […]

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1 week ago Letters March 7, 2025: ‘Trump has a point, we have been selling resources for cheap.’

Thanks for the info, Trump Ironically Trump has pointed out to Canadians that we are selling our oil, natural gas and coal at a bargain basement price. He is raising the duty on Canadian products knowing Americans will pay a lot more for these products. Let’s beat him to the punch and collect a federal  […]

Economics

1 week ago Letters March 6, 2025: ‘It’s not all bad, at least Trudeau is soon to be gone.’

Reason to celebrate Trudeau enjoyed making Trump mad. Now Trump gets even by treating Canada bad. Trudeau’s poor decisions hurt Canada leaving us badly mired. To the point that Liberals wanted Trudeau fired. People are lining up to join in Trudeau’s turfing. Trudeau doesn’t care because soon he’ll be surfing. With Trudeau gone, Canadians won’t […]

Politics

2 w. ago Letters, March 5: Trade war will hurt, but offers Canada an opportunity

Should Alberta stop oil exports to the U.S.? Vote in our daily poll! We have to quit panicking about tariffs. Yes it will be hard for everyone, no one will be untouched. But this just may be the opportunity that we didn’t know we needed. It is a big world out there and we do […]

Economics

2 w. ago Letters March 5, 2025: ‘Sing a catchy song, it may make you feel better.’

Musical thoughts Please sing to the tune of Bob Marley’s ‘I shot the Sherriff’: I shot the tariff, because my country was in Jeopardy I shot the tariff,  but it was in Canada’s defense Sheriff Trump always hated Canada, why? cause he’s a dope! So I shot the tariff down I took out a doobie […]

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2 w. ago Letters March 4, 2025: ‘Once Elon is done down south we should have him do a probe up here.’

CANADA NEEDS ELON Seems some Tesla owners are ashamed of Elon Musk due to the work he is doing for Trump at no cost to the American public. I wish we had him here to uncover how much Trudeau and his mob have stolen from us. All the negative press toward Elon and Trump should […]

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2 w. ago Letters March 3, 2025: ‘Carney is the right guy for the job. Let him do it.’

CARNEY CAN DO IT Regarding Mark Carney, back off and let the man get elected and do what Canada needs to have done. We badly need a statesman of his calibre who can intelligently take care of Canada’s problems, unlike the embarrassing leader we have had for way too long. Be careful not to destroy […]

Transport

2 w. ago Letters, March 2: We shouldn’t question Wayne Gretzky’s commitment to Canada

Does the PM understand your financial stress? VOTE IN OUR DAILY ONLINE POLL! EYE OPENER Thank you Joe Warmington for your wonderful article on the “Great One”. It’s comforting to know that someone in the media supports our greatest export. Wayne Gretzky was almost solely responsible for the expansion of the NHL to the southern […]

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2 w. ago Letters, March 1, 2025: ‘Use rail budget to build fantasy Island’

A better idea Trudeau wants to spend billions of dollars to build a rapid rail system that would take years to complete from Toronto to Quebec City benefiting only a small number of Canadians. Instead, let’s spend these billions of dollars to buy and develop a tropical island and make it a vacation destination for […]

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