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BULLETS FOR A BALLOON?
Hello, Canada, did you even see that spy balloon flying over your airspace on its way to the U.S.? We probably didn’t have any serviceable planes or bullets to shoot it down anyway, plus maybe our China-loving PM gave the Chinese permission as he probably believed they were only measuring our cold snap.
PETE McLELLAN
(Someone had to say it.)
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INFLATION MISUNDERSTOOD
Like most Canadians, Jagmeet Singh doesn’t understand inflation and the consequences of it. Prices for goods and services are not going up. The purchasing power of your dollar is going down. This is a big difference. We are addicted to cheap credit and government borrowing. Now that the supply is gone, the hangover is setting in.
RYAN WALKER
(Canadians are feeling the pain.)
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TIME TO GO
There are presently almost 600,000 federal employees in this country. Fifty of them were recently fired from their jobs because of fraudulent CERB claims. How many more feds have committed white-collar crimes or deceitful acts that we are unaware of? We know of one for sure, Justin Trudeau, who has broken the law and breached conflict of interest rules a number of times. Why can’t he be fired as well? At the very least, this man of little integrity should resign.
MOLLY KENS
(Good luck with that.)
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WITH YA, SMITTY!
I was incredibly proud of Danielle Smith during her stalwart meeting with smiling Fancy Sock Boy in Ottawa. She obviously was doing her best to stay composed when he desperately clung to her hand like a leech stuck to a victim. The saying is that a picture is worth a thousand words, but without saying a word, the look on Danielle’s face was worth a million words. Good on you, Danielle! Stay the course!
DAVID HUGHES
(Didn’t some voters used to fawn over the guy.)
GIVE IT A TRY
Several months ago my doctor was unavailable but the receptionist suggested I see the nurse practitioner who worked within his practice. I was impressed by her skill in assessing and addressing my problem. I wonder if more government efforts to recruit and train nurse practitioners might be part of the solution to our health-system deficiencies here in Alberta. Just a thought.
ROBERT WAYTE
(Any all all options should be considered to improve health care.)
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BONUS LETTERS — ONLINE ONLY
GOOD IDEA
If it’s true that all options are back on the table for the new event centre, then CalgaryNEXT should be revisited. This option included an indoor stadium, arena and field house. This could replace McMahon, the proposed field house at Foothills, and, of course, the Saddledome. I don’t remember the numbers but it seemed way more economical then building all three facilities on separate sites. An indoor stadium would be a game changer and put us on the global stage for events.
DONATO PASQUINI
(Instead of a field house for high-performance athletes, how about Calgary just do a much better job on minor soccer facilities, indoor and outdoor, in all quadrants?)
POLL REACTION
So, the Liberals have backed off for now on their gun grab, however, this is simply a ruse because their poll numbers are failing miserably and not because of a new mindset. Their goal remains the disarming of Canadians. Another consideration that may have changed their minds is the actual risk for officers venturing onto reserves, farms and private properties to collect these guns. Not a task I would relish.
J.D. ROUND
(They did not back away from the whole plan.)
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IS HE SERIOUS?
As Jagmeet Singh is convinced that most of our country’s woes can be solved by making big corporations pay their fair share, I have a suggestion that can help get the ball rolling. The head of the Canada Revenue Agency has recently stated that reviewing the over $15 billion of CEWS (Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) benefits that went to potentially ineligible companies, “wouldn’t be worth the effort.” By demanding that the prime minister instruct the CRA to ‘make the effort’ to investigate and recoup some of these “excess (and illegitimate) profits,” and informing him that NDP support will be withdrawn if he doesn’t, Jagmeet Singh could show he’s serious about his sincere convictions. If not, then Jagmeet’s just being a joker … again.
AL WILLEY
(Simple and effective.)