Saturday's letters: Smith's survey bars contrary views
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Perhaps being a senior and concerned about health care, vaccinations and my pension has put me out of the loop to what is really important. However my vote is important and right now it is going the NDP. Premier Smith says she cares for all Albertans, but she has not learned that her opinion of what is right for all is just her opinion. If she really wants to know what the rest of us think, her survey should offer us the opportunity to actually express ourselves. After all, we are footing the bill.
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So the UCP town hall meetings are underway with the stated goal of protecting Alberta from Ottawa's attacks while building a more prosperous, strong and sovereign Alberta within Canada. I would much rather have the town halls focus on protecting Albertans from the UCP. It is clear that Albertans do not want an Alberta pension plan nor do we want an Alberta police force which has quietly been thrust upon us.
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Meanwhile, Danielle Smith continues to push the outsourcing of medical procedures at the expense of public health, our education system is underfunded, and our province is under attack from the Trump administration. Ottawa is not the enemy; the enemy is from within.
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John Campbell, Edmonton
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Louise Davis makes a point in her letter about how politicians should step down gracefully. She rightly highlights the issue of disrespect — and that's exactly the word that applies to what's happened with Pierre Poilievre.
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In his riding, individuals chose to put 90 extra names on the ballot — an act that seems not only undemocratic but deeply disrespectful to our country and to the integrity of our voting system. It undermines the foundation of democracy and disrespects the people who participate in it in good faith.
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It seems this kind of interference is happening again in the current byelection. We need to be honest: We're comparing apples and oranges when we talk about Poilievre and Singh. Jagmeet Singh's NDP was soundly defeated in the last election, so stepping down was almost inevitable. Poilievre, on the other hand, didn't lose in the traditional sense — his loss was due to chaos caused by people who don't respect how elections are supposed to work.
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