To the Editor

Dear Editor,

Readers may have been watching the Canadian news recently to view Federal and Provincial NDP politicians announcing their displeasure with the amendments minister Marco Medicino attempted to sneak past the SECU committee.

SECU is the committee assembled to develop firearms bills and are also supposed to consult with stakeholders when developing firearms laws.

The amendments were developed with basically no consultation with any stakeholders.

The Conservative SECU members proposed a

Dear Editor,

These excerpts are taken from an editorial by Yolande Gagnon (MLA). Their purpose is to highlight the need for early intervention and move away from elitist education,, i.e. university as the only option. (This article is somewhat dated but still relevant.)

“Alberta has the highest dropout rate of any province in Canada..over 30% of high school students quit before graduation. Recently, a Senate Committee said dropouts will cost the Canadian economy $33 billion over the next 2

Dear Editor,

Firearms owners in Canada require a Purchase Acquisition Licence to own any firearm.

Classifications are attached to the PAL depending on the type of firearms owned. The PAL is required to purchase and own firearms, ammunition, gun powder and some personal protective gear.

The PAL renewal is to be submitted to the Canadian Firearms Program every 5 years. This can be completed on a paper form or on the RCMP website. An annually escalating fee is charged to the credit card of choice a

Dear Editor,

Trying to start the year off with a positive attitude, but…. reading the news and commentaries makes it difficult. Number 1 was PM Trudeau’s “Just Transition”, his next step in his quest to destroy Alberta’s economy. Of course it isn’t just him as he is a puppet (willing) whose strings are pulled by a myriad of players. Rachael Notley recently boasted about being influential in the Federal government buying the Trans Mountain pipeline; purchase p