Letters

I have never liked the term multiculturalism applied in our country. It implies that we do not have a Canadian culture.

When will we open our eyes and realize that guns are instruments that bring misery, destruction and death to innocent people.

Betty, I do not know you but thank you for writing your letter.I have never been an oilpatch worker. However, my two brothers spent their entire working lives in this industry and now I have three nephews and two nieces working for the oilpatch.

I felt compelled to write to you to express my disgust with our current provincial government.

On Monday, I had a date with city council. Several months of intense letter writing, one month of petition gathering, three months of research and interviews, approximately 60 pages of university-level evidence later, and over 100 phone calls all around North America, all came down to 20 minutes in city council.

This year, National Volunteer Week takes place from April 19 to 25, and the Canadian Cancer Society would like to take this opportunity to give volunteers a heartfelt thank you for saying “I will” and dedicating their time and energy to the fight against cancer.

The list of charges against Brian Knight, of Tees, with respect to his alleged “vigilante-justice’” actions, are a prime example of the difference between Canada’s freedom laws and those of the United States.

When the government of Alberta recently proposed its new drug plan, it emphasized the benefit to low-income seniors.

To the person with no sympathy for “uneducated” oilpatch workers (comments from the Advocate’s website reprinted in the newspaper): You are uneducated to think that.Men and women who work in this field take certain courses and often have to have a Class 1 or 3 licence, so hiring school kids does not take place.

Alberta health superboard members recently gave themselves a 25 per cent salary increase (up to $50,000 from $40,000 for part-time work).