Dear Editor,
One of last week’s correspondents (‘Where Are The Facts?!’) claims that women in a number of states have lost access to legal abortions, thanks to SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) overturning Roe v Wade.’ This is inexact phrasing at least. The facts are these. The U.S. Constitution and its Amendments nowhere mention abortion. Roe vs. Wade interpreted them as establishing ‘a right of privacy,’ which it extended to ‘encompass’
Dear Editor,
Sixty years have come and gone. Many will not remember or even know who Tommy Douglas was, the father of Medicare. 1966 saw the Medical Care Act extend health care coverage to every Canadian. Douglas was a long-serving Premier of Saskatchewan and the leader of the federal NDP. He was the catalyst for health care for all Canadians. Pearson was the Prime Minister at the time.
Although our health care system is not perfect, it exists, which is something unique in a world gone a little
Dear Editor,
It is amazing how Premier Smith can manage to infuriate Separatist Jeffery Rath, Federalist Thomas Lukaszuk, many Indian Chiefs and others looking for offence by trying to represent all Albertans by simply giving them the opportunity to democratically have their voices heard. This, after an unelected Liberal appointed judge invalidated a petition to hold a referendum. This, while Lukaszuk says he didn’t really want a referendum, even though his petition called for one. She use
To the Editor,
In a recent letter (“Dark Place”), the author made some comments about Canada. Maybe he loves spreading “road apples”, or maybe he just doesn’t bother fact-checking or obtaining information from ATB Financial News, FactCheck.org, Snopes, Statistics Canada, US Statistics, FBI, RCMP, Alberta News Calgary, CTV News, or CBC.
Maybe he just makes things up, or he uses information from the likes of Alex Jones (Infowars), Fox (not news) News, Sean Hannity, An