March 28th, 2024

Opinions

rudeau doesn’t know what saving money actually means

By Lethbridge Herald on April 15th, 2023

Franco Terrazzano CANADIAN TAXPAYERS FEDERATION You know you’ve been in Ottawa too long when you forget what saving money means.   Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland claims she is “exercising fiscal restraint” and “reducing government spending by more than $15 billion.”  Here are the numbers in Budget 2023.  In 2022, spending was $470 billion. In 2023, it ... Read More »

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Trudeau doesn’t know what saving money means

By Lethbridge Herald on April 12th, 2023

GUEST OPINION Franco Terrazzano CANADIAN TAXPAYERS FEDERATION You know you’ve been in Ottawa too long when you forget what saving money means.   Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland claims she is “exercising fiscal restraint” and “reducing government spending by more than $15 billion.”  Here are the numbers in Budget 2023.  In 2022, spending was $470 billion. In ... Read More »

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More irrigation in a dry land with shrinking rivers?

By Lethbridge Herald on April 12th, 2023

GUEST OPINION Lorne Fitch Those substances that are most essential are the ones we consistently overuse. In arid southern Alberta, water is limiting yet we treat it like it was abundant.  Southern Alberta’s rivers are currently unhealthy, mostly because of an over allocation of water for irrigation agriculture. Sufficient water at the right time is ... Read More »

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Strong UCP leadership shown in many areas

By Lethbridge Herald on April 8th, 2023

AT THE LEGISLATURE Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East This will be my last opportunity to talk to you in my monthly column in the Lethbridge Herald before the upcoming provincial election. However, it is not your last opportunity to talk to me in person as myself and my team will be out ... Read More »

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Accountability needed over Tanner comments

By Lethbridge Herald on April 5th, 2023

OUR OPINION Someone has some questions to answer. There had to be knowledge within the UCP of the bizarre video that surfaced last week of former UCP candidate for Lethbridge West Torry Tanner denigrating teachers. The words spoken by Tanner were degrading inexcusable lies which publicly smeared an entire profession in our province, especially Lethbridge. ... Read More »

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Budget 2023: Burdensome and out-of-touch

By Lethbridge Herald on April 1st, 2023

FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative MP for Lethbridge Imagine that you have a large wad of hard-earned cash in your right pocket. Then, someone comes up to you, takes the cash out of your pocket, and puts a few spare nickels and dimes back into your left pocket, expecting you to praise them ... Read More »

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Alberta’s energy blueprint works in the shadows

By Lethbridge Herald on March 31st, 2023

Bill Whitelaw GEOLOGIC SYSTEMS It’s a pretty tall order, one that will define much in terms of how Albertans see themselves – and how the rest of Canada sees Alberta. After all, who knows what energy life will be like in, say, 2033? 2039? 2044? How close will we be to our net zero aspirations? ... Read More »

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Curriculum implementation gets a failing grade

By Lethbridge Herald on March 29th, 2023

Jason Schilling ATA President The headline-grabbing controversies over the Silk Road, Mart Kenney and the elimination of dinosaurs may have subsided, but teachers’ professional concerns about Alberta’s new curriculum have not yet been resolved. The government’s recent decision to proceed with the implementation of even more curriculum, despite the concerns of teachers, should worry all ... Read More »

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Council discussion on election signage is needed

By Lethbridge Herald on March 28th, 2023

OUR OPINION Are election signs an eyesore that need to be banned from public property?  Are they a distraction to passing drivers? A motion recently put forward to city council by Belinda Crowson and Jeff Carlson aims to address a matter that is visible every time an election rolls around, especially a municipal one when ... Read More »

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Budget created to sway voters before election

By Lethbridge Herald on March 25th, 2023

AT THE LEGISLATURE Shannon Phillips – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West As your NDP MLA, I am deeply concerned about the first budget presented by the UCP and Danielle Smith.  This budget is a sham, created to sway voters ahead of the election and saddle Albertans with the cost after they’ve cast their votes. The ... Read More »

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Green Shirt Day highlights Logan Boulet’s impact

By Lethbridge Herald on March 24th, 2023

FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge April 6 will mark the fifth anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. We were all heartbroken when we heard the news.  A day later, Lethbridge’s Logan Boulet succumbed to injuries he sustained in the tragedy. His parents, Bernadine and Toby Boulet, agreed to donate his ... Read More »

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