Premier talks about ‘hostile acts’ but not those of her own government
By Lethbridge Herald on May 13, 2025.
Editor,
An open letter to Premier Smith
Mark Carney has just been newly elected as Canada’s prime minister. Apparently, Premier Smith is already warning him about hostile acts she believes he could enact against Alberta. What are hostile acts? In the consideration of brevity, I will not some of the threats to Albert that can be termed hostile acts:
1. Replacing our Canada Pension Plan with an Alberta Pension Plan.
2. Replacing our public health care with a private provincial plan. We can already see the mismanagement re: the recent scandal and attacks on our doctors and nurses.
3. The replacement of our RCMP with a costly provincial police service.
4. Underfunding of public education. How many Albertans can afford private schools?
5. The stubborn pursuit of coal mining in the Rocky Mountains, thus poisoning the water that supports our health and agriculture.
6. The hostile act of wanting to pull Alberta out of Confederation and an unwillingness to join the other provinces and territories to protect Canadian sovereignty. And what could Donald Trump desire to make Canada the 51st state and cripple our nation with terrible tariffs be called anything other than a heartbeat.
I wonder who the perpetrator of hostile acts could be?
Jim Culver
Lethbridge
13-12
Mr. Culver is clearly hinging his unsubstantiated, uninformed comments on some isolated “coffee shop” gibberish.
We thankfully have a government in our province that stands up for our rights and obligations one that is definitely conservative.
For now Mr. Culver, sit back, fasten your seatbelt and enjoy the ride, the destination, an Alberta strong and free.
Apparently you don’t give a damn about our children and grandchildren’s future or what Global Warming could do to them, do you? .
Could you prove without a doubt, in court ,where they are going to find the $500 billion to cover the oil well cleanup mess that oilmen warn will soon happen, the present day $85 billion debt, cover the cost for 60 new schools and the $20 billion for road and bridge repairs, would you like to try????
The lawyers, accountants, economists, oilmen, bankers and former Conservative MLAs in my world don’t have an answer so let’s hear you explain where all this money is going to come from, that apparently you helped create, didn’t you???
It’s obvious that we are in this financial mess because of this and Norway and Alaska aren’t isn’t it?
“Royalties Down 32% Billions in Federal Revenue Lost”
So with you being so much smarter than the rest of us and a Danielle Smith ass -kisser let’s hear your solution to this disaster you helped create, we would like to hear you try so why don’t you ???
Harold, exactly which of points 1 to 6 cannot be laid at the doorstep of the premier’s office?
“Gibberish” indeed but from the mouth of HP, speaking as per usual from the steps of the pulpit.
Can we assume that all negative clicks on the icon are stay in Canada with this first statement made by a HaroldP
I, for one, think Premier Smith is doing a superlative job protecting foreign corporations from the long-term interests of Albertans and our country as a whole.
I’m particularly interested in seeing her ‘net-zero by 2050’ plan while she dismantles every incentive that might help achieve it (per the mandate of her Ministry of Creating Red Tape).
While Alberta is collecting the lowest oil royalty rates in the world oilmen state and likely the lowest corporate taxes she feels so sorry for them she has to eliminate the Carbon Tax to help them become a lot richer, that’s how stupid she is, isn’t she?
Mr. Culvert is right. The Premier is scared of her own shadow. She is a big menace to Albertans. I have been a victim of the private healthcare consequences of a doctor who refused to take me as a patient because I told her my visit was specifically to refill my medicines and nothing else. I was being charged for a cortisone injection, prescribed by my doctor, at a popular laboratory, and I refused to pay; I am one of the few patients who speak up, many others are afraid to lose the services. Good Mr. Culvert, you have the support of Albertans, except for those who profit from privatization