Re: Alberta’s cougar harvest policy doesn’t track (Jasper Local, February 14, 2025).

February 19, 2025

Dear Editor:

As a retired community newspaper publisher, taking a compliment on a good piece or editorial is something that I used to shy away from.

That said, Bradley and Covey deserve a tip-of-the hat for a well balanced and researched piece “Alberta’s cougar harvest policy doesn’t track.”

My wife and I are involved in one of the groups protesting Minister Todd Loewen’s plan to reduce the population of the wild mountain horses through cull, capture and contraception. On very, very rare occasions, Loewen has commented (usually through his press secretary Alexandru Cioban) to a Facebook post, but the information provided is more of sidestep dance.

Just when I thought balanced journalism was going the way of wildlife in Alberta under Todd Loewen, I read the piece by Bradley and Covey (which John Marriott posted on his page) and I was convinced otherwise.

Thanks for that. 

Sincerely,
Daniel Pagé
Rosetown, SK (formerly Medicine Hat)

Alberta’s harvest policies, and unhearing politicians, need to go

Dear Premier Smith and Minister Todd Loewen,

I am absolutely appalled by your complete lack of respect for biodiversity in Alberta, as evidenced by your destructive policies regarding the killing of sacred wild animals that deserve the utmost respect and care: grizzlies, wolverines, cougars, otter, lynx, and fisher.

Mr. Loewen, the fact that your wife and son still run your hunting company shows that you benefit from these policies and have created them for your personal gain.

What is the point? To have the carcass of a sacred living being on your wall to gather dust instead of future generations having living animals? 

You all need to resign so Alberta can have true leadership to protect our province’s values and save wildlife.

With grave concern for your greed,

Dr. Angela Grace,

Calgary, AB

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