Opinion

Guest editorial Up to governments to do heavy lifting At a certain point in almost every team sport, there comes a point at which the play is passed. The right-winger sets up the shot, but the centre scores the goal.

VENICE, Italy – The face of the young sales clerk brightens as she discovers we are English-speakers. When we tell her we are from Canada, she exclaims: “Canada! I want to move there.

In any community acknowledging and respecting the past is a gift for future generations to come. We hold dear to our past because it is critically important to never forget where we came from.

This week's scheduled election of a new Alberta Progressive Conservative leader and premier marks the unofficial start of the next provincial election campaign.

No good can come to Canada from participating in foreign civil wars. Regardless of which side wins, outsiders will be justly hated when the war is over.

Recently in an exchange in the House of Commons, opposition MPs were asking that the Conservatives respect the CWB farmer plebiscite vote. This vote resulted in the majority of farmers voting to retain the single desk for wheat and barley.

I would like to express my appreciation to all Albertans who cast a ballot in the Progressive Conservative leadership election on Sept. 17. While voter turnout was lower than some expected, the direction of voters was definitive.

The recent shocking abduction of a three-year-old from his Sparwood, B.C. home and the arrest of his alleged kidnapper in Alberta has caused outrage and disbelieve across Canada.

Re: Royal titles Removing the word Royal from the air force and navy did not lower morale; however removing three distinct uniforms and rank structure did in 1968. • The navy blue uniform became dark green. • The brown army uniform became dark green.

The Harper government is justifying its intention to eliminate the single desk selling power of the Canadian Wheat Board by claiming Western farmers want freedom of choice in marketing their grain.