Nathan Neudorf’s silence speaks volumes
By Lethbridge Herald on November 6, 2025.
Editor,
As a resident of Lethbridge-East, I can no longer remain silent while my MLA, Nathan Neudorf, continues to endorse a government that undermines the very principles it claims to defend.
The recent use of the Notwithstanding Clause to legislate Alberta’s teachers back to work was not leadership — it was coercion. It stripped educators of their bargaining rights and denied them access to due legal process.
Mr. Neudorf is complicit in this abuse. His silence and refusal to challenge Premier Danielle Smith’s overreach make him an active participant in the erosion of democracy. Complicity is not neutrality — it is endorsement.
By standing idly by, he has chosen obedience to power over duty to his constituents.
Equally troubling is this government’s willingness to blame healthcare workers and the NDP for Alberta’s healthcare collapse. That claim is both absurd and dishonest. The UCP and its predecessors have governed this province for decades; the decline in healthcare is a direct result of their policies, chronic underfunding, and efforts to justify privatization.
This privatization drive benefits those with access to sole-source contracts and undisclosed arrangements. These practices are unethical at best and corrupt at worst.
Mr. Neudorf’s silence in the face of this corruption makes him equally responsible. Your failure to speak truthfully and your exploitation of public trust reflect a profound inability to lead this constituency.
Perhaps it’s time you resign — or return to carpentry, where at least you can work on something with a straight edge. Because right now, your political framework is crooked, your moral level is off, and no amount of sanding will smooth over the damage you’ve done to Alberta.
John LaForest
Lethbridge
12-11
Hear, hear.