Opinions
Budget 2025: Meeting the challenge
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2025
At the Legislature – Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East Albertans are facing uncertain economic times, but our government is taking decisive action to ensure we continue moving forward. Budget 2025, titled Meeting the Challenge, reflects our commitment to addressing today’s realities while laying the groundwork for long-term prosperity. This budget focuses on affordability, essential ... Read More »
4 responsesDiana may be tiny but she’s had a huge impact
By Lethbridge Herald on March 7th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER – Al Beeber Where’s the rest of her? It was the first thought that came to mind when we were introduced to Diana by Prairie Pet Rescue in December. She looked so much bigger in the photos that I kept going back to on the rescue organization’s website when I decided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s time to be as Canadian as you possibly can – Trump is just getting started
By Lethbridge Herald on March 4th, 2025
POINT OF VIEW – Editor Scott Sakatch Al Franken, the great comedian and former U.S. senator, once observed about fellow Senator Ted Cruz: “The thing you have to realize about Ted Cruz is that I like Ted Cruz more than my other colleagues like Ted Cruz, and I hate Ted Cruz.” Now personally, I can ... Read More »
5 responsesTear down our internal trade barriers
By Lethbridge Herald on March 3rd, 2025
TROY MEDIA – EDITORIAL BOARD Canada’s economy is being strangled—not by foreign competitors, but by our own provinces. Interprovincial trade barriers, regulatory inconsistencies, and protectionist policies bleed billions from the economy annually. This self-inflicted wound demands urgent action—especially in light of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats, which exposed Canada’s dangerous reliance on a single ... Read More »
1 responseA bigger win than just a hockey game
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2025
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – MP for Lethbridge After weeks of political tension and threats to Canada’s economy, our victory over the U.S. in the 4 Nations Face-Off could not have come at a better time.The game was intense, going into overtime until Connor McDavid scored the winning goal! The arena exploded in red ... Read More »
4 responsesBalancing priorities with affordable housing
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2025
LEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald When city council in January gave its divided blessing to new housing projects on 13 St. S., it was both lauded and reviled for the decision. Those in our community who feel there is a need for more housing, especially affordable, felt two controversial projects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!People of Alberta never invited coal speculators
By Lethbridge Herald on February 28th, 2025
Monica Field & David McIntyre Albertans are scared. For many, access to life-essential water is at grave risk. Throughout southern Alberta, where drought and a lack of water are threatening crops and frightening residents, access to the land’s limited sources of water becomes critical, crucial to life. Is anything more precious than an intact watershed? ... Read More »
4 responsesCity has to balance priorities with affordable housing
By Lethbridge Herald on February 27th, 2025
Leave It To Beeber – Al Beeber When city council in January gave its divided blessing to new housing projects on 13 St. S., it was both lauded and reviled for the decision. Those in our community who feel there is a need for more housing, especially affordable housing, felt two controversial projects at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Does CBC really deserve to be defunded?
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2025
DOUG FIRBY – TROY MEDIA The CBC/Radio-Canada has become a political football this election cycle, with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promising to “defund” it if he gains power in the upcoming federal election. Once again, the leader of the Opposition finds that playing to his MAGA-lite freedom fighters puts him offside with the moderate Canadians whose ... Read More »
6 responsesDisabed Albertans deserve better
By Lethbridge Herald on February 26th, 2025
HART CHAPELLE – Is this really the kind of government we want in Alberta; a government that callously silences the voices of intellectually disabled self-advocates, weaponizes information to avoid being accountable for government performance and creates an atmosphere where already deeply marginalized Albertans with disabilities and their allies fear reprisals if they speak out about ... Read More »
2 responsesSupport staff strikes expose urgent need
By Lethbridge Herald on February 24th, 2025
CATHARINE KAVANAGH – TROY MEDIA Albertans are understandably frustrated with the ongoing support staff strike in Edmonton-area public schools. This frustration is especially acute for parents of students with learning disabilities or challenges—the very children who suffer most when their educational assistants are on the picket lines. One significant reason a strike leaves so many Alberta ... Read More »
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