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Federal Conservative Chief Pierre Poilievre must cease his obsession with going after Pierre Trudeau, and spend his efforts on figuring out what his occasion can do to cease the Liberal occasion from losing taxpayer {dollars}.
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Rick Patterson hit the nail on the pinnacle on July 15 when he stated: “What’s our prime minister good at? He is excellent at making guarantees that he has no intention of fulfilling.”
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As seen in Ontario lately with the mob of offended protesters slicing quick his look, Trudeau is more likely to both self destruct or the Liberal occasion males in gray will probably be rid of him.
John Bates, Calgary
Canada should higher put together for migration
In Alberta right this moment, success is measured by financial progress, with low tax charges and good paying careers. The down facet is that Alberta is ailing ready for the in-migration progress of 4.5 per cent, which can’t be squeezed into the prevailing social assist techniques that had been stretched or damaged earlier than the inhabitants will increase.
Mathematically, there usually are not sufficient properties, simply as there usually are not sufficient colleges, medical providers, emergency/police/fireplace professionals and so on.
Open the doorways to new Albertans, however do the maths on folks numbers versus providers obtainable earlier than arrival of the brand new folks, after which construct and develop new providers earlier than their arrival. It appears logical, though it should be very troublesome as we didn’t do it nor did Canada total. Enjoying catch-up places everybody behind. Hopefully our elected officers have a plan.
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Brian McConaghy, Calgary
Pensions shouldn’t be political footballs
After a lifetime of working and paying dividends to the system that’s designed to supply stability in my latter years, the UCP plans to take my pensions away from me? When did I lose my standing as a human being and turn out to be a commodity to be purchased and offered by political elite who’ve in all probability by no means had an actual job of their lives. The roots of dictatorship are evident with this administration and it sadly is taking what you all have labored your entire lives for.
Dennis J Gordica, Calgary
World warming affecting farming
The Calgary Herald reported lately that the Particular Areas Board supporting the communities of Consort, Empress, Hanna, Oyen, Veteran and Youngstown had declared an agricultural catastrophe for many of their 5 million acres of east-central Alberta.
The board attributes this catastrophe to terribly excessive temperatures, drought and grasshoppers. Who can query whether or not international warming is contributing to this catastrophe? The Alberta UCP authorities for one. By pushing again on making a significant contribution to lowering Alberta’s carbon emissions for an additional technology (20 years) or extra, Premier Danielle Smith and her UCP members of the legislative meeting are pushing Alberta’s farming households and communities to the brink of extinction.
Karlis Poruks, Edmonton