Opinions
Teachers have more responsibility than ever
By Lethbridge Herald on October 8th, 2025
Shelley Robinson For the Herald Teachers cannot really talk about being on strike on social media given their union and professional guidelines, but I can as a retired Alberta teacher. I remember being on strike in Alberta (AI only researches the history of Alberta teachers’ strikes superficially, but my memory is reliable).  The most notable strikes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual predators deserve consecutive sentencesa
By Lethbridge Herald on October 4th, 2025
Rachael Thomas Lethbridge MP There’s a special delight every consumer knows—the moment you realize you’re paying less than you expected. Discounts are always a win, whether it’s 15 per cent off, buy one get the other half-off, or even better—buy one get one free. As great as these discounts are— they belong in stores, not ... Read More »
5 responsesAlberta, Ontario need help cleaning up wells
By Lethbridge Herald on October 3rd, 2025
Bill Whitelaw Troy Media Alberta and Ontario are sitting on a growing environmental and financial time bomb—aging oil and gas infrastructure that’s leaking, dangerous and too expensive to clean up. Both provinces are struggling, and both need help. It’s time they teamed up and asked Ottawa to help fund a national fix. While Canada frets ... Read More »
5 responsesProvinces need to spend tobacco settlement wisely
By Lethbridge Herald on October 2nd, 2025
Doug Roth, Andrew Seale 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 don’t notice the saber-tooth tiger about to eat you for lunch. But Canadian healthcare can’t afford to be short-sighted. It ... Read More »
4 responsesCharlie Kirk is dead but the rhetoric isn’t
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 »
11 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 don’t 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 Canadian’s access to vital ... Read More »
2 responsesPipeline politics won’t save us from Trump’s threats
By Lethbridge Herald on September 25th, 2025
Jim Stanford Troy Media The federal and provincial governments are scrambling to shield Canada’s economy from U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest trade tantrum. But that effort is being hijacked by predictable—and predictably loud—demands 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 he’d probably be dead. He’s not exaggerating. He’s referring to Canada’s scheduled expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) to include people suffering only from mental illness. ... Read More »
7 responsesOttawa can’t 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 1990s—cuts 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 »
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