To the Editor

Dear Editor,

The recent passing of the Queen affected me more than I thought it would. I teared up when I watched the memorials and the recounts of her life. But what I think upset me the most was the disrespect I’ve witnessed by the younger generations.

When I was a young girl, we would sing both the Canadian anthem and God Save the Queen every morning in school, her picture was in every classroom I entered, and we were taught pride in our Queen and country. I’m not sure we can say

Dear Editor,

The level of services to individuals experiencing a serious mental illness is at best shameful-individuals with mental illness are systematically disenfranchised and for that we should all feel shame as Canadians.

1967 was a big year for Montreal. EXPO was held there. Nations of the world gathered together to display their cultures, building lovely pavilions to do so.

1967 was also the beginning of mental health reports and results in the province of Alberta. This report was followe

Dear Editor,

It was great to see the crowd at the town hall last week to hear and question Danielle Smith. You would have to be very jaded or partisan not to realize that she is qualified to be Premier. The scare tactics of Premier Kenney, some of the other leadership candidates, the media, especially Don Braid of the Herald smack of hysteria and desperation. She explained carefully and reasonably her position on the Sovereignty Act, as well answered every question thoughtfully and thoroughly. T

Dear Editor,

Last Wednesday we had a great turn out for Danielle Smith. She’s thinking outside the box and people seem ready for it. She’s dealing hope like a drug and Albertans are high on it. Is this a good thing? I suppose we’ll find out. The fact that most Albertans want a stronger stand against Ottawa is nothing new. Our current premier ran on that promise. The route to accomplishing this has been the issue. Danielle is definitely one to watch, she’s got big plans fo