Letters to the Editor
Public service workers seek fair deals
By Letter to the Editor on June 25th, 2020
We recently observed National Public Service Week, a week to recognize the importance of federal public service employees and to honour their dedication to Canadians. In Prime Minster Trudeau’s statement on June 14 he said “this year has been one of the most challenging in living memory, and [the public service has] been right there, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sources support that there is an Israeli occupation
By Letter to the Editor on June 24th, 2020
In my Herald letter of May 14 I used the word “occupation” re the toxic Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In response on May 28 HonestReporting Canada (HRC) declared that my use of that word was disingenuous and misinformed, a big lie: there has been no such occupation. HRC claims to promote fairness and accuracy in Canadian media ... Read More »
3 responsesFormer Hurricanes respond to allegations
By Letter to the Editor on June 24th, 2020
Please consider the following as a both a general response to the recent allegations against the 2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes coaching staff and as specific information about our years – including the 2008-09 season – playing for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. We would like to begin by clearly separating ourselves and our team’s situation from the allegations ... Read More »
8 responsesWe must do better on issue of race
By Letter to the Editor on June 20th, 2020
I am a senior, a white person of pretty significant privilege having had a good education and wonderful career opportunities. I have never tried to rent an apartment and been turned down because of my race, as have many Indigenous and Black people. I have never been refused service or ignored in a store because ... Read More »
5 responsesCommon sense needed in gun laws
By Letter to the Editor on June 20th, 2020
Some truths regarding the new firearms regulation by our government: Fully automatic firearms have been banned since the 1970s and are prohibited in Canada. The AR-15 semi automatic, that Trudeau calls a gun not needed to take down a deer, is outright lie. This firearm is a restricted firearm that can only be used only ... Read More »
11 responsesCOVID-19 discussion must include basic facts
By Letter to the Editor on June 19th, 2020
Several recent letters to the editor have argued for a loosening of the COVID-19-related restrictions. Those letters have also generated a number of online comments, many in support of that argument. In one especially memorable online comment, the anonymous contributor argued the restrictions amounted to unnecessary government overreach because the death rate from COVID-19 was ... Read More »
1 responseQuick judgments aren’t always fair
By Letter to the Editor on June 19th, 2020
I am writing in response to the article Greg Bobinec wrote on June 8. The comments about Lethbridge Conservative MP Rachael Harder are assumptions. It is her job to represent all people, not just one group over another. So I believe she couldn’t have said anything else and been true to her calling, “all lives ... Read More »
5 responsesUCP’s old playbook isn’t working in Alberta
By Letter to the Editor on June 18th, 2020
The UCP playbook is old, worn and tattered. The prologue is missing – think the Lougheed era. And yet again Albertans are on the edge of being subjected to that worn-out game plan, just like the repeating theme in Harlequin Christmas movies. We will be told that oil and gas is king and that we ... Read More »
6 responsesGun debate centred on wrong conversation
By Letter to the Editor on June 17th, 2020
In all the recent debate about gun control, it strikes me that we have often been having the wrong conversation. The cause of the largest number of gun deaths in Canada and the U.S. by far is suicide. Having a firearm handy makes suicide easier and less likely to be reconsidered, and almost certainly successful. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Short-term rules are there for long-term safety
By Letter to the Editor on June 17th, 2020
I am writing to respond to the letter from Cathy Riley, of Bow Island, in the Thursday, June 4 paper. You may think rural Alberta shouldn’t have to follow the COVID-19 rules because you don’t have any cases. All it takes is for a member of your community to go to a city (to shop, ... Read More »
7 responsesThanks to those working in essential services
By Letter to the Editor on June 17th, 2020
In honour of National Public Service Week June 14-20, this message is to all our essential-service workers, front-line responders, health-care workers in hospitals, clinics and long-term care homes, public service workers, clerks in grocery stores, drug stores, maintenance workers, farmers, ranchers, the transport industry, meat packing plants, food processing plants, and members of the Canadian ... Read More »
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