Opinion

Throughout much of the year, we tend to forget how much our firefighters do for us and how important it is that they're there to save us and our homes and businesses when fires break out.

Re: “Crime fight money welcome,” p. 3, March 13 Gazette. While I applaud MLA Jason Nixon and the scores of others concerned with the escalation of rural and backcountry crime in Alberta, I believe an additional priority should have been made.

Well, at least our premier no longer thinks us Albertans are like an embarrassing cousin no one else in that otherwise good and glorious Canadian family wants to mention.

The number 1 concern I hear from people across Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills is the rising tide of rural crime. When it comes to addressing this issue, the solutions are readily apparent.

Great battles had been fought throughout human history – the ones of ancient Israel by slaying giants, from Napoleon to the First World War, to the present day war on terrorism.

The federal government’s introduction of new firearms legislation last week is sure to rekindle the long-running debate over gun control in Canada. Whether the changes will lead to safer Canadian communities remains to be seen.

If greasing a wheel that would save the country tens of billions of dollars in the long run cost a mere few million dollars now, no one in their right mind would be opposed.

The conventional wisdom in conservative circles since May 6, 2015 is that Rachel Notley is a one-term premier and her NDP government is a passing fancy.

On either side of the political spectrum, we can undoubtedly all agree that the seemingly growing opioid crisis must be addressed.

The federal government’s introduction of new firearms legislation last week is sure to rekindle the long-running debate over gun control in Canada. Whether the changes will lead to safer Canadian communities remains to be seen.