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Letters Challenge NHL '.500' Metric and Condemn Recent Alberta and Federal Policies

Reader submissions register skepticism about how institutions define success and fairness.

Overview

  • One writer argues the NHL’s .500 label is misleading because overtime losses earn points, claiming 26 of 32 teams appear at .500 or better.
  • A letter criticizes Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for invoking the notwithstanding clause in a teachers’ dispute, casting it as catering to an anti‑union base.
  • Another submission alleges Smith has instituted two‑tier health care that would let wealthier patients secure faster treatment.
  • A contributor calls federal net‑zero targets and EV mandates ineffective and costly, asserting they would spend billions without environmental benefit and noting a claimed 0.2% share of global emissions for Canada.
  • A separate letter denounces the Liberal government’s record and says Elizabeth May and other MPs were outmaneuvered by the party.