Letters to the Editor
An open letter from Alberta South Zone emergency physicians
By Lethbridge Herald on March 4th, 2020
March 3, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney Health Minister Tyler Shandro Mr. Nathan Neudorf Ms. Michaela Glasgo Mr. Drew Barnes c.c. Ms. Shannon Phillips We write to you today as a united voice of southern Alberta Emergency physicians in the cities of Lethbridge and Medicine Hat to add our voices to those of physicians across Alberta ... Read More »
4 responsesGov’t must stay committed to carbon pricing
By Letter to the Editor on March 4th, 2020
Thank you for publishing Bob Weber’s Canadian Press article about Canada’s progress towards meeting its Paris goals. As David Sawyer accurately points out, regulating emissions and pricing carbon go hand-in-hand – they work most effectively when combined. Therefore, if Canada wants to be carbon-neutral by 2050, the federal government must continue increasing the price on ... Read More »
2 responsesEasing euthanasia restrictions will erode safeguards
By Letter to the Editor on March 4th, 2020
Re: “Assisted dying bill gets mixed reviews, raises fears of more restrictions,” Feb. 26. The “experts,” Jocelyn Downie, James S. Palmer, Chair in Public Policy and Law at Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, and Stephanie Green of Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers, clearly cannot be happy with the number so far of ... Read More »
14 responsesPrivate health insurance doesn’t run like a fine Swiss watch
By Letter to the Editor on March 3rd, 2020
Americans like talking about Switzerland’s private health system, where it seems everyone is blissfully buying private insurance and getting great health care. But does Switzerland’s health insurance scheme really run like a fine Swiss watch? The Swiss government guarantees health care for all of its citizens by regulating the private insurance industry; markedly different from ... Read More »
2 responsesTwo-tiered health system would be a nightmare
By Letter to the Editor on March 3rd, 2020
Over the years I have known two retired medical doctors who had worked in a two-tiered health-care system in the U.K. They were furious when Ralph Klein began promising a similar system in Alberta and their reasons made perfect sense. First, we don’t have nearly enough doctors and nurses to make it work properly. Secondly, ... Read More »
3 responsesCan you imagine what could be done to address homelessness?
By Letter to the Editor on March 2nd, 2020
Oki; I took the opportunity to attend the official announcement by the UCP provincial government, regarding the $11-million investment to help the homeless in Lethbridge. It is good to see that the UCP government, MLA Nathan Neudorf, city council and the previous government are working towards addressing the homeless and marginalized citizens in our city. ... Read More »
6 responsesThinking beyond facts
By Letter to the Editor on February 28th, 2020
“No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot,” said Mark Twain. What troubles me is what’s called “Post-Truth” culture. Facts are called “fake news.” Scary scientific evidence is dismissed as “unbalanced.” “Guilty or innocent” is determined by partisan votes. After Japan was defeated in 1945, the United States Information Service sent agents to the ... Read More »
4 responsesWhat we do now affects future for allof us
By Letter to the Editor on February 27th, 2020
Re: The recent letter to the editor comment, “The MLA for Lethbridge-East, Nathan Neudorf, is perfectly capable of taking citizens’ concerns to the government caucus, as he is a totally competent member of that body.” When I read this, I thought “LOL.” I am not a mean person, nor do I try to hurt people ... Read More »
25 responsesWhere is the service?
By Letter to the Editor on February 27th, 2020
Everything is an industry these days – one of the fave economic catch-all phrases. They tell us the “service industry” is the next big thing. What do we mean by service? My father was an overqualified mechanical engineer. My family was lower middle class. Dad taught Cadillac mechanics. One of his businesses sold TVs and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!We need to talk about who owns unceded land in B.C.
By Letter to the Editor on February 26th, 2020
The Wet’suwet’en dispute over the Coastal Gaslink pipeline has generated increasing amounts of heat, but little light. I thought a review of history might help. In 1763, the British king, George III, issued a royal proclamation requiring all colonies to negotiate land cessions with Indigenous peoples, rather than simply seizing land as they had been ... Read More »
6 responsesCounter questions regarding SCS issue
By Letter to the Editor on February 25th, 2020
This is a response to the letter “Some facts, questions about the SCS,” Feb. 14 Herald. Let’s deal with business expansion: Did you find how many were going to “expand” downtown because that’s the businesses that are being destroyed by this stupidity? Let’s deal with the 440 unique clients: First, they are not clients, they ... Read More »
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