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Keep CBC off the political chopping block

Posted on April 10, 2025

I am writing to draw your readers’ attention to an imminent threat to Canada’s cultural sovereignty – one whose urgency grows by the day, as… Read More »

Hudson’s Bay stores closing their doors

Posted on April 10, 2025

Dear Editor: The Hudson’s Bay company was established in 1670 by a royal decree from King Charles II and was granted monopoly rights over 3.9… Read More »

Canada didn’t start current trade war

Posted on March 27, 2025

The “Trump is not to blame” letter in the March 20 Westwid Weekly News illustrates a disturbing trend seen in social media of deflecting blame… Read More »

Rein in federal MP raises

Posted on March 6, 2025

Did you know MPs give themselves pay raises every year in April? And not a peep from anybody, let alone the Conservative opposition. We should… Read More »

Albertans can’t afford Nathan Neudorf

Posted on March 6, 2025

Like many Alberta residents, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read MLA Nathan Neudorf’s remarks to the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce in the Lethbridge… Read More »

Poilievre transformation politically expedient

Posted on February 27, 2025

Pierre Poilievre (Brokenitis) has spent the last two years telling us, unendingly, how dysfunctional and broken Canada is. Now he wraps himself in our flag,… Read More »

Unfit to be prime minister

Posted on February 20, 2025

In 2024 Mr. Poilievre showed three stark examples of unfitness to be prime minister. The first was at the funeral for Brian Mulroney. All other… Read More »

Trump’s 30-day tariff threat

Posted on February 20, 2025

For the past two weeks all President Trump ever talked about is punishing Canada, Mexico and China over the 25 per cent tariffs. I am… Read More »

Does not play well with others

Posted on February 6, 2025

An arsonist who was an incorrigible pyromaniac, well-known for setting fires, threatened to start a large fire in a community which had 14 firefighters. They… Read More »

Be a good citizen – get involved

Posted on January 16, 2025

I remember recent calm, warm feelings over Christmas as I attended several community events. It helped me feel, at least in our local world, that… Read More »

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