Commentary

Editor, I will start this letter off by stating that the following is my own personal beliefs based on my observations of nearly eight decades of living on this planet. We have all read about rising violence against Jewish peoples and discrimination against other ethnic groups. Why is this happening?  My belief is a great [...] Read More »

Editor, I am writing to express my strong concern regarding the recent recall efforts targeting five UPC caucus members, which I believe are entirely justifiable. My own experience with our MLA, Nathan Neudorf, mirrors the frustrations voiced by the petitioners.  I recently contacted Mr. Neudorf’s office regarding an important community issue and, disappointingly, received no [...] Read More »

Editor,  I am writing to express my strong dissatisfaction with the decision of Michael Ma, the Member of Parliament for Markham-Unionville, to cross the floor and join the Liberal Party, having been elected under the Conservative Party banner.  Mr. Ma was elected as a Conservative by the constituents of Markham-Unionville to fight against Liberal inflationary [...] Read More »

Editor, The recall for MLA Nathan Neudorf is looking suspiciously like bad-faith initiative. The organizer has refused to make a statement, and there are credible reports that it was undertaken by UCP insiders with possible links to Neudorf\’s office itself. Are the reports true?  I don’t know, but the MLA needs to make a substantive [...] Read More »

Editor, MLA Nathan Neudorf’s “At the Legislature” column (Lethbridge Herald, Dec. 12, 2025) purports to be a Christmas greeting, but it raises a number of questions for me. Ironically, the column sandwiched between an editorial cartoon depicting Danielle Smith riding roughshod over democracy and a Lorne Fitch letter listing UCP actions that are the opposite [...] Read More »

Rob Miyashiro Lethbridge West MLA With the return of the sun after Winter Solstice, I am reminded of the hope of this holiday season. Hope was tough to hold onto through the recent fall session in the Alberta Legislature, a session that was marked by troubling decisions from the government.  The UCP repeatedly closed debate [...] Read More »

Ken Moore For The Herald In Alberta, Premier Danielle Smith and her followers always talk about independence, community spirit, and straight talk. Personal liberty seems particularly important to those who are the most vocal. But liberty has always had limits, especially when one person’s choice endangers the safety of everyone else. As measles, pertussis and other [...] Read More »

Vincent Custode Quoi Media Another federal budget has come and gone and, while there are investments worth applauding, it’s hard to shake the feeling that Canada missed the bigger picture. Renewed investments in infrastructure and improvements to the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credits are welcome.  The proposed “super-deduction” to spur capital investment [...] Read More »

Blaine Hyggen Lethbridge Mayor I want to begin this December column with a sincere Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our Lethbridge residents and column readers! Family and friends always help to spark the magic of the holiday season and I hope you and your loved ones can share in this joy. I know [...] Read More »

Scott Sakatch Herald Editor This past Wednesday marked three weeks since the recall petition for Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf was approved by Elections Alberta, and nine days since I wrote a column specifically calling out petition “organizer” Ryan Tanner to come forward and own up to the fact that he’d been actively ignoring dozens [...] Read More »