Letters to the Editor
RCMP must face tought questions
By Letter to the Editor on April 29th, 2020
RCMP asking sympathy for a dead officer takes me back to shooting of four young Mounties in Alberta decade or so ago. Though those officers were sent to a duck shoot by a known danger, the RCMP bosses escaped blame by arresting men who had given the killer a ride. As the killers’ hairdresser told ... Read More »
3 responsesFacts don’t support need for more private care
By Letter to the Editor on April 25th, 2020
Gwyn Morgan’s piece (“System ill-prepared for crisis,” April 14) offers his opinion that Canada’s health-care system “is one of the least prepared to deal with the crisis” of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the solution is greater involvement from private for-profit health care. Throughout his article, he is focused on the issue of hospital bed counts, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cut leaders some slack
By Letter to the Editor on April 25th, 2020
As we work our way through this pandemic, more and more critical voices are emerging. Have our political leaders bungled this? Why have health experts waffled and contradicted themselves? Why did our politicians not respond in January when clear alarms were sounded? And more! My suggestion is that we all relax and cut our leaders ... Read More »
1 responseGovernments failed long-term care residents
By Letter to the Editor on April 24th, 2020
Where does the blame and responsibility fall for the 31 lives lost at Montreal’s Residence Herron long-term care centre and the rest of Canada’s facilities that failed our long-term residents? Let’s start at the top, the provincial and federal governments. Long-term care facilities are licensed, and presumably monitored by the provincial an federal governments. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Giving opoids to addicts isn’t the answer
By Letter to the Editor on April 24th, 2020
Last month B.C. pushed forward in its ideas of providing heroin to addicts under the guise of the COVID-19 crisis, unbeknownst to most Canadians. (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/safe-supply-drug-plan-covid-1.5511973) “É She said regulated pharmaceutical alternatives, such as hydromorphone, will be provided to opioid dependents. Alcohol and cannabis will also be made availableÉ” B.C. has been pushing the feds to ... Read More »
8 responsesWe all need to breathe clean air
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2020
Thank you to the City of Lethbridge for helping our community respond to the COVID-19 situation. But a vital element is being overlooked: the need for everyone to have equal access to air that is as safe and healthy as possible. Recent reports in The Guardian, The Washington Post and other leading news sources draw ... Read More »
4 responsesWhere’sthe help for seniors?
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2020
What about seniors? With everything going on regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, I have not seen much financial support for seniors. Yes, the federal government set aside $9 million to be administered by the United Way to help seniors during this crisis. With 6.6 million seniors in Canada, that works out to $1.36 per senior. I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golfing might help mental health
By Letter to the Editor on April 23rd, 2020
Re: golf courses and COVID restrictions. While not an “essential service” per se, I suggest that perhaps it is in the sense of reducing boredom/depression/lack of motivation plus getting some people out of doors, which can go a long way to helping mental health. I would say addressing that is getting to be a priority. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s more we can do to prevent virus spread
By Letter to the Editor on April 18th, 2020
After reading R.B Walter Kerber’s “letter to the editor entitled “My plea to society” in the Lethbridge Herald on April 9, I must say I concur with everything he has said. We must all do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19. It was reported that a third of the world is presently in ... Read More »
3 responsesGolf courses can be safe
By Letter to the Editor on April 18th, 2020
I do not understand the logic of not allowing golf on fairways. I went to a city park and there were a fair number of people walking around the lake. They were doing a good job of social distancing; however, there were people every seven or eight feet apart. If I am on the golf ... Read More »
4 responsesProvince’s cuts are appalling
By Letter to the Editor on April 17th, 2020
Dear Mr. Neudorf (cc: Ms. Phillips), I am writing to protest the absolutely appalling cuts made to our education and health sectors in what is the largest world crisis in our lifetime. Cuts totalling the loss of many thousands of jobs, at a time when already the private sector is dealing with overwhelming unemployment and ... Read More »
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