Separation is not going to make things better

By Lethbridge Herald on February 14, 2026.

Editor,

Being a former bank manager, with Peter Lougheed’s energy minister, Bill Dickie, being a brother in-law of one my uncles maybe these gullible fellow seniors can explain to me how separating from Canada will make things a lot better when we know it will mean giving these fake Conservatives, Reformers, exactly what they want? A privatization of healthcare and education systems adding millions of dollars to the taxpayers costs. A privatization of healthcare will add $24,000. to a senior couple’s annual costs, and $43,000. to a young family of four. Privatization of education will add $1,000. per month, per child, to your annual costs. Replacing the RCMP will likely add hundreds of dollars to your property taxes and allowing Smith to get control of your Canada Pension Plan, just like she wants, could be a financial nightmare for all of us. There is no way she can provide 5 million with what 40 million people can and we would be fools to think she could, wouldn’t we? The point is how is separating from Canada going to make things a lot better when we are already running a province in financial ruin thanks to these Reformers and they see their only solution as making the ignorant people pay? Are you going to fall for this insanity, like many seniors already have?

Alan Spiller, Edmonton