Letters to the Editor
People aren’t angrier, they just feel more entitled to express it
By Lethbridge Herald on August 15th, 2025
Editor, I disagree with Scott Sakatch’s assertion in his Aug. 13 column that people are “more angry.” In the past, many people became annoyed or frustrated, but either kept it to themselves, or expressed their discontent in honest and polite ways. Now, people are encouraged to express their slightest annoyance in the form of personal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Self-regulation isn’t regulation, it’s the perfect rigged game
By Lethbridge Herald on August 13th, 2025
Editor, Re: Herald Friday Aug 8 front page article, “ Province Ignoring Science on Mining, says MLA”: Thanks to MLA Rob Miyashiro for pointing out how our energy industry “Self-Regulators” are selling out the public, in exchange for six figure salaries at the top. Salaries funded by the persons they pretend to “regulate”. What could ... Read More »
3 responsesSexually explicit material shouldn’t be in school libraries
By Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2025
Editor, Re: School library book ban an effective distraction, August 6, 2025. Trevor W. Harrison, a retired political sociologist at the University of Lethbridge, has a problem with Alberta schools protecting children from viewing explicit sexual material, i.e. pornography. Why? It is self evident why this would be a good thing, but obviously it is ... Read More »
12 responsesMunicipal councils must stand up to province’s top-down restrictions
By Lethbridge Herald on August 9th, 2025
Editor, I want to begin by thanking Deputy Mayor Rajko Dodic for his objection to the province over downloading the expense of equipping Lethbridge city police with body cameras. I also agree with Mr. Dodic that municipal councils are being treated like children. We now have a new minister of municipal affairs, Mr. Dan Williams, ... Read More »
8 responsesFreedom of speech has limits, especially on a public stage
By Lethbridge Herald on August 8th, 2025
Editor, Let’s be honest—Canadians aren’t intrinsically Nice. But we do pride ourselves on being polite. Here in the Great White North, rudeness is a serious character flaw. If kindness were really our default setting, we wouldn’t have had to enshrine a Charter of Rights and Freedoms as a Constitutional obligation to make our government(s) “do ... Read More »
7 responsesWhat was the province’s thought process on the Grassy Mountain coal deal?
By Lethbridge Herald on August 7th, 2025
Editor, Who greased Grassy Mountain? Most of the grease was applied by an Alberta cabinet minister who, after incongruously declaring Grassy Mountain’s rejected coal mine proposal an advanced project, used his acknowledged multiple failures to acquire a driver’s licence as rationale for giving Northback the keys to renewed opportunity. What’s changed within Grassy Mountain’s heavily-researched ... Read More »
12 responsesSeparatists would be in for a surprise moving to the U.S.
By Lethbridge Herald on August 6th, 2025
Editor, To those who find living in Canada so egregious – Why don’t you move yourself to the U.S.? The majority of us Albertans want no part of your plan – so why don’t you just pack up and leave? Maybe your fantasy is that you will have it better under Trump and the American ... Read More »
8 responsesCanada does have a plan for dealing with trade war
By Lethbridge Herald on August 2nd, 2025
Editor, Re: “Canada has no plan to stand up against Trump” — Letter published Friday, July 18. Dennis Bremmer’s concern about Canada’s response to Donald Trump’s provocations is understandable. But claiming our nation has no plan overlooks crucial facts. Canada is not passive — it’s mobilizing with clear intent. The federal government has introduced a ... Read More »
20 responsesVaccines for ostriches, not Albertans?
By Lethbridge Herald on July 26th, 2025
Editor, I see that our anti-vaccine premier, Danielle Smith, is actually in favour of vaccines…but for B.C. ostriches. Reading in the Lethbridge Herald (July 23, page A5), Danielle Smith comments that there must be a better way than a mass cull to deal with an outbreak of avian flu at an ostrich farm in B.C. ... Read More »
14 responsesEducation minister cares more about four books than the teachers strike
By Lethbridge Herald on July 26th, 2025
Editor, The controversy around so-called “sexually explicit” 2SLGBTQ+ books in Alberta’s school libraries is back.  Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides claimed that he couldn’t ban books from school libraries, but the other day he signed a ministerial order doing just that.  After tallying the results from his ministry’s comical online survey (did you notice ... Read More »
7 responsesMany Albertans rely on our social safety net for survival
By Lethbridge Herald on July 25th, 2025
Editor, A few years ago, I drove a young person to Calgary for a medical appointment. He was gradually losing his vision due to diabetic retinopathy, and he was on AISH – Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped. He had no support from his family. He lived in an “illegal” basement suite, advertised as such by the owner. ... Read More »
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