Letters to the Editor
UCP cutting the ‘lifeboats’
By Letter to the Editor on March 24th, 2020
Most lifeboats on most ships are a waste of money and space most of the time. But on the rare occasion that a crisis arises, you need them. On every ship, all the time. After all, the White Star Line didn’t bother “wasting” space and money for lifeboats on an unsinkable ship. Then the Titanic ... Read More »
4 responsesAre private health-care options really so bad?
By Letter to the Editor on March 24th, 2020
Re: Two-tiered health system would be a nightmare,” March 3 letter to the editor. I disagree with Alan Spiller’s letter. I know of three persons who had hip replacement done in Montana. Two had both hips done, the other one hip. So that freed up five places for people in Alberta that need surgery. Why ... Read More »
7 responsesPlans for costly centre raises some questions
By Letter to the Editor on March 24th, 2020
With regard to the Lethbridge Herald article Feb. 12 on an Indigenous Cultural Centre in the City of Lethbridge. Perry Stein, the Indigenous Relations Adviser for the City of Lethbridge, advises that we need such a centre and the cost could be as high as $20 million – and that we need this cultural centre ... Read More »
6 responsesVenus not a viable analogy to climate science here on Earth
By Letter to the Editor on March 23rd, 2020
There’s transcendence to “Venus: The Evening Beacon” (Feb. 29) and the dates for this planet’s successive conjunctions. Unfortunately, there are also statements outdated or wrong, e.g., Venus’ clouds “comprised of CO2” when they’re really sulfur dioxide. Worse is the Zombie from 50 years ago, still blamed for Venus’ ferocious heat: “The clouds also produce the ... Read More »
7 responsesUCP’s budget doesn’t fit with Albertans’ needs
By Letter to the Editor on March 23rd, 2020
Do corporate business methods, attitudes and practices work for government? Should politicians follow the financial goals that guide business? The latest UPC budget is an attempt to overlay business financial objectives on our Alberta ministries and community. Alberta municipalities are upset with the premier’s attitude that oil companies need not pay taxes, and should not ... Read More »
5 responsesTrapped in limbo of the system’s dysfunction
By Letter to the Editor on March 21st, 2020
I am the loving and proud single father of a severe >and complex young adult man with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Our lives are in a serious crisis and my future prospect to continue contributing emotionally and financially to his lifelong well-being is seriously threatened. The frustrating thing is that Alberta has potentially paid between $750,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Person should not have to put up with indignities
By Letter to the Editor on March 20th, 2020
This letter was inspired by both the newspaper article with Shannon Phillips and Ryan Gerstenbuhler and the “Good Doctor,” Dr. W. Gifford-Jones’ March 12 column. Dr. Gifford-Jones asked a question in his column: Why are families so polite when loved ones are suffering? His article is about needless pain that sick people are enduring when ... Read More »
2 responsesWith surveys, it’s how question is asked
By Letter to the Editor on March 19th, 2020
From time to time, I read reports of surveys conducted by Lethbridge College showing that southern Albertans are becoming increasingly supportive of abortion and euthanasia. I have always been skeptical of these surveys and now I know why, having taken part in one myself. John Warren (March 10 Letters) argues that our MP should follow ... Read More »
6 responsesNo lever left to use in promoting oil industry
By Letter to the Editor on March 18th, 2020
The former grand poo-bah of the now defunct Wildrose Party of Alberta, the otherwise estimable Brian Jean, is currently exhibiting the political acumen of a pocket gopher in his fevered pronouncements of righteous fury to do with Alberta’s place in the apparently grand shambles that is our national confederation. The noise coming from him is ... Read More »
4 responsesSupport local businesses during turbulent time
By Letter to the Editor on March 18th, 2020
It is no secret that with the recent announcement of the UCP budget, which further cuts public-sector jobs in health care, research and post-secondary education among others, and in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic affecting international markets, economic stability is a bit tenuous at the moment. Fortunately, there is a way to dampen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An open letter from docs on the front lines
By Letter to the Editor on March 17th, 2020
We are emergency physicians in Alberta, and we need you to read this. We see a potential disaster coming that may result in an overwhelmed health-care system and much suffering. We have seen this in Italy and elsewhere. Right now, in Italian hospitals, front-line physicians are choosing who lives and dies; people who could otherwise ... Read More »
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