Letters, Might 3: Liberal gun ban misguided

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Province funding training for elites

Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Celebration authorities is ramping up funding for constitution faculties that cater overwhelmingly to the province’s prime socioeconomic households, in accordance with newly launched Authorities of Alberta knowledge.

Following the announcement of a $118-million constitution college hub final week, the Alberta authorities launched funding numbers this week displaying the UCP authorities has elevated funding for constitution faculties by 18.6 per cent, in contrast with a 6.83 per cent improve for public faculties.

The province’s knowledge exhibits these faculties cater to the wealthiest socioeconomic households in Alberta.

As a median working-class Calgarian who has two children in public college, I simply can’t perceive why any common particular person would ever vote for the UCP. They solely care concerning the rich and their transnational company buddies.

David Crawford, Calgary

Nuclear power is a transparent reply

Re: Liberal MP not bought on nuclear energy

Being an Albertan having labored within the power trade, I used to be perplexed studying this text. Justin Trudeau, who seems to have issue understanding power safety, made an announcement concerning power that I agree with 100 per cent.

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To paraphrase him, Canada goes to want carbon-free energy, nuclear generated, for baseload electrical technology — plenty of it.

Federal Setting Minister Steven (climb on Klein’s roof) Guilbeault, Elizabeth Might and people of the identical ilk disagree. They fancy wind and photo voltaic will present the power necessities of the longer term.

On the morning the article appeared within the Herald, a test of Ontario’s electrical grid indicated nuclear was producing 7,911 MW out of an accessible producing capability of seven,919 MW. Wind technology, on the similar time, from some 45 wind farms might solely handle 4 MWs out of a capability of 4,437 MWs. Photo voltaic managed 145 MW.

The conclusion is reasonably easy. The deniers of the science of a secure electrical grid will push us to an power transition of lights out.

Byron D. Turner, Calgary