Your letters: Alberta government interference not welcome

The Alberta government gets annoyed when Ottawa gets in its lane. Well, Alberta municipalities get annoyed when the province does the same.

A majority of Calgarians voted to stop “blanket rezoning and high-density infill “as they deemed it the wrong thing to do. Our premier and government decided to overturn that.

Other examples of the government getting involved in areas they should have stayed out of:

• Alberta sovereignty: handled very badly.
• Speed camera use in Calgary: cost Calgarians $25 to 30 million.
• Calgary bike lanes: Why did the Alberta government get involved with that?

Stay in your lane and listen to the citizens

Patrick Achtemichuk, Calgary

I read the Herald article on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s comments about antisemitism in Canada. Carney is correct; it is a job for all Canadians to fight antisemitism.

However, I believe the fight needs to expand. Hate messages are frequently directed toward the Islamic community, the Asian community and even our Indigenous people, who are not even immigrants. And there are many more victims.

It’s a larger issue than our prime minister reports.

Ray Courtman, Beiseker

Climate change ignored

Re: Two seismic steps for major projects put Canadian energy on ‘cusp of a generational opportunity’

I can name a few more generational opportunities we’re on the cusp of thanks to pumping out more fossil fuels.

The generational opportunity to breathe smoke every summer as wildfires tear through our towns. The generational opportunity to pay more for coffee, fruit, vegetables and meat as heat waves wither crops and choke growing seasons. The generational opportunity to watch our futures disappear as a few CEOs make unseemly amounts of wealth at our expense.

Climate concerns have not stopped growing. Opponents just found a moment when they can get away with not listening. 

Mark Taylor, Calgary