Danielle Smith has been on three trips, that I know of, to promote Alberta interests. I don’t see any difference. She wants to ban books, keep her focus on transgender kids, even threatening the use of the notwithstanding clause, an APP to replace the CPP, a provincial police force, and sovereignty for Alberta. Read More
Danielle Smith has been on three trips, that I know of, to promote Alberta interests. I don’t see any difference. She wants to ban books, keep her focus on transgender kids, even threatening the use of the notwithstanding clause, an APP to replace the CPP, a provincial police force, and sovereignty for Alberta. Where do

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Danielle Smith has been on three trips, that I know of, to promote Alberta interests. I don’t see any difference. She wants to ban books, keep her focus on transgender kids, even threatening the use of the notwithstanding clause, an APP to replace the CPP, a provincial police force, and sovereignty for Alberta.
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Where do I think she should focus her and her government’s time and energy? Health care, education, and the economy.
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We took my 100-year-old mother to the Misericordia Hospital a few weeks ago because she was complaining of chest pains. We were there for seven hours, never saw a doctor, and mom checked herself out because she was so uncomfortable.
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Teachers are planning on going on strike. All evidence suggests a claim of overwork and underpay is legitimate. It was recently reported that Alberta has among the highest unemployment rates in all of Canada. And Edmonton has an even higher rate of unemployment than the provincial average.
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I used to teach. If asked to grade Danielle Smith, I would give her a D. This use of the notwithstanding clause is particularly concerning. If a person can disregard or override my Charter of Rights, it scares me to think about what’s next or who’s next.
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Pat McGuinness, Edmonton
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More candidate transparency needed
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Why are we unable to see current, relevant campaign financing and disclosures for each candidate running in the 2025 municipal election? The latest information on the city website either lists candidates’ 2024 disclosures or some have none.
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Why is the final campaign disclosure not due until March 2? How is that going to help citizens make an informed decision about who we want to vote for? Elections Edmonton, thanks for setting out the rules, but providing outdated or no information is useless.
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Why are we muddying up the waters with political parties? Why is there no transparency regarding candidates who are funded by third-party advertising? How does any of this truly serve taxpayers when some of the candidates are serving their political parties or their third-party advertisers?
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Keep it simple for voters. Run a clean election with independent candidates with no political party affiliations and no third-party advertisers funding their campaign. Why do Edmontonians have to put up with physical and election road blocks?
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M.S. Chan, Edmonton
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Infill homes come in three types
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The infills in our city are a disgrace. We have three architectural styles in the new builds: match box, grain elevator, and outhouse (the one with the one-slab slanted roof).
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