Friday's letters: Surge in speeding easily foreseeable
Author of the article: By Edmonton Journal
Published Jun 13, 2026
Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen on Dec. 2, 2024. Photo by Shaughn Butts /Postmedia
Extreme speeding jumps 128 per cent
When the cat’s away, the mice will play is a saying that goes back at least 500 years but apparently this is news to the UCP government. Removing photo radar and experiencing a 128-per-cent increase in extreme speeding does not take a U of A or Safe Mobility predictive analysis.
Just drive the Anthony Henday where anyone doing nearly the speed limit is a slalom pole for the scofflaws racing past you and you will know that speeds on our streets are unsafe. Medieval people could have seen this coming.
Harry MacKendrick, Edmonton
Columnist hits the mark on separatism
Re. “If we’re going to talk separation, let’s at least be honest about it,” Keith Gerein
In his excellent editorial, Keith Gerein presents an honest and thoughtful consideration of the Alberta separatist movement. In a half-page column, he points out many aspects of the movement. In my opinion, it can be greatly simplified: All hat, no cows!
Don Davidson, Edmonton
UCP spending priorities skewed
So, the UCP government cannot spare $1 million to help ensure victims of family violence are protected from serious injury or worse but can come up with $91 million to fund a referendum on divisive issues the UCP didn’t raise in the last election and that few Albertans have expressed concern about?
There is something seriously wrong with this picture. This is not the Alberta I know and love.
C.E. Clement, Edmonton
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