Opinions
Provinces need to spend tobacco settlement wisely
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2025
Doug Roth, Andrew SealeĀ and Sarah Butson Quoi Media Humans are cursed with sometimes being short-sighted. Of course, it can be useful. Better not to be so focused on how to invent the wheel that you donāt notice the saber-tooth tiger about to eat you for lunch. But Canadian healthcare canāt afford to be short-sighted. It ... Read More »
1 responseCharlie Kirk is dead but the rhetoric isnāt
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2025
Gerry Chidiac Troy Media A tragic event happened on Sept. 10. A young father engaged in discussions with American university students was shot dead. The alleged killer is in custody, and the criminal investigation is ongoing. While many in Canada knew little about Charlie Kirk before his shooting, we all know him now. Acts of ... Read More »
4 responsesWe should take Smith at her word
By Lethbridge Herald on September 30th, 2025
Scott Sakatch Herald Editor Opinion Around this time in 2018, my wife and I were in the process of moving from Red Deer to Calgary. My wife was taking on a new position at work and I was about a year into a professional fiction-writing gig, which was an entirely new experience for me. At ... Read More »
12 responsesLosing access to health care could happen here
By Lethbridge Herald on September 26th, 2025
Jason M. Sutherland Quoi Media Millions of Americans are about to lose access to healthcare. If you donāt think that could ever happen in Canada, think again. Hospital and doctor visits are free to Canadians and protected by federal legislation. But determined provincial governments could find ways to chip away at Canadianās access to vital ... Read More »
2 responsesPipeline politics wonāt save us from Trumpās threats
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2025
Jim Stanford Troy Media The federal and provincial governments are scrambling to shield Canadaās economy from U.S. President Donald Trumpās latest trade tantrum. But that effort is being hijacked by predictableāand predictably loudādemands from corporate Canada and its political mouthpieces. They insist this so-called crisis is the perfect excuse to push their old wish list: ... Read More »
1 responseWe need mental health supports, not more MAiD
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2025
David Zekved Troy Media If the law Parliament plans to roll out in 2027 had been on the books 15 years ago, Member of Parliament Andrew Lawton says heād probably be dead. Heās not exaggerating. Heās referring to Canadaās scheduled expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to include people suffering only from mental illness. ... Read More »
7 responsesOttawa canāt cut its way to a stronger Canada
By Lethbridge Herald on September 20th, 2025
Katherine Scott Troy Media Canada is on the verge of repeating one of its greatest policy mistakes. Faced with economic uncertainty, the federal government looks set to revive the deep cuts of the 1990sācuts that gutted public services, widened inequality and left lasting damage still felt today. Some business groups and conservative think tanks are ... Read More »
1 responseImplementing a responsible COVID vaccination plan
By Lethbridge Herald on September 18th, 2025
Adriana LaGrange For the Herald For the first time in four years, the federal government has made the decision to no longer fund the COVID-19 vaccination in Canada. Last year, this program cost taxpayers about $74 million. If the provincial government were to replicate that program this fall, it would mean pulling that funding from ... Read More »
9 responsesāAlberta pensionā based on faulty premise
By Lethbridge Herald on September 17th, 2025
David Carpenter For the Herald There was no dog, nor was there a pony, there might have been a bearded lady but they didnāt let me close enough to tell for sure. But the carnival entitled āAlberta Nextā came to town on Thursday to discuss six topics of concern to the UCP executive. Not being ... Read More »
32 responsesHarvest Season a celebration of excellence and economic strength
By Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2025
Nathan Neudorf Lethbridge East MLA As the combines begin their steady march across golden fields, and the scent of freshly turned earth fills the air, Lethbridge enters one of its most iconic and inspiring seasons: harvest.Ā For many, itās a beautiful sight. For our community, itās a powerful reminder of who we are and what ... Read More »
5 responsesSupport for disabled entrepreneurs severely limited
By Lethbridge Herald on September 13th, 2025
Margaux Wosk Quoi Media When I read the recently published report from Canadaās Chief Accessibility Officer, āGetting to Work: Accessible Employment in Canada,ā my heart sank. Another government report on disabled workers that leaves out self-employment as a valid option. Iām Autistic, diagnosed in my late 20s. Long before that diagnosis, I struggled with learning ... Read More »
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