I think we all should send a letter to Premier Danielle Smith asking her why she overruled all Albertans’ response to a referendum a couple of years ago when a majority voted to stay with rolling our clocks back an hour in the fall.
Instead, Premier Smith and the UCP in their wisdom decided they knew better and decided to stay on daylight savings time. I would think the bars and restaurants in downtown Edmonton and Calgary cannot be too happy about Oilers and Flames games starting at 9 or 9:30 p.m. And at the end of the game, what used to be a brisk post-game business with patrons heading to those bars and restaurants because of Smith’s decision has resulted in lost revenues and closed-for-the-evening signs in those facilitates that loved the 7 and 8 p.m. starts.
Maybe next time a referendum tells the premier how Edmontonians and Calgarians feel, she will listen to them.
Dan Merkowsky, Edmonton
Follow U.S. example next election
In my opinion, the American “shining city on the hill” was on fire. Donald Trump, his cronies and greedy billionaires set it on fire. Concerned and determined Americans of all parties extinguished that fire and will soon begin to rebuild their country.
Albertans demonstrated these same qualities when voting to keep Alberta in Canada. The UCP government is using all manner of trickery including gerrymandering provincial ridings in order to remain in power. Hopefully, Albertans will continue to demonstrate their collective concern and determination by voting the UCP out of power in the next provincial election so that we can begin to rebuild Alberta as well.
Jadzia Auschrat, Edmonton
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