Letters to the Editor
Previous Conservative governments caused Alberta’s woes
By Lethbridge Herald on July 28th, 2018
Rebuttal to Tom Burns’ letter, “Where does the blame belong?”, Lethbridge Herald, July 17. Tom should stop blaming Rachel Notley’s New Democrats (NDP) for Alberta’s problems. The truth is, Alberta was in trouble long before the NDP formed the government. Perhaps Tom has forgotten that it was the Conservatives, not the NDP, that left Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nobody is a write-off even in seemingly hopeless situations
By Lethbridge Herald on July 5th, 2018
Re: “Huge cost to ending needle program” (June 14 Lethbridge Herald) The head of ARCHES paints a bleak picture. The tone of the article certainly bears that out. ARCHES says that unless we continue to support the drug-use habits in a safe environment “we’d start stepping over dead bodies in the streets.” Regardless, they say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Keeping secrets from parents tramples on law
By Lethbridge Herald on July 5th, 2018
On the radio last month I heard a LGBTory-ite speaking about Bill 24 in connection with the founding United Conservative Party AGM. He said Bill 24 is actually redundant. There is already a bill that says when explicitly religious or sexual material is presented at school, the parents need to be notified. It’s great he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What happened to experiencing consequences of your actions?
By Lethbridge Herald on July 4th, 2018
The dictionary definition of consequence is “something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions” and “a result of a particular action or situation, often one that is bad or not convenient.” When growing up I was taught you were responsible for the consequences of your actions. Speeding could result in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiscal record of conservatives not very good
By Lethbridge Herald on July 4th, 2018
I find George Rigoux’s June 20 letter amusing. He judges the NDP are not prudent fiscal managers; this coming from a conservative candidate, a party that blew the potential trillion-dollar Heritage Trust Fund, sending out $400 cheques to all Albertans. There are many ways to compare conservative fiscal policy to other parties; in their misunderstanding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why are consumers blamed for waste problem?
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2018
Re: “Ottawa launches dialogue about waste,” Lethbridge Herald, April 23. Politicians, Greenpeace and other “authorities” who vocalize about post-consumer plastic in the waste stream all seem to make the same mistake — blaming consumers for the billions of plastic products besieging them — most enticingly packaged with more chemically modified petroleum selling and sealing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Token gestures don’t eliminate daily racism
By Lethbridge Herald on October 17th, 2017
I have a lot of respect for former mayor Bob Tarleck. Indeed, some of his initiatives brought about some positive relationship building between First Nations and the City of Lethbridge. However, I would also like to note there is no irony in calling out the city on the toxic and systemic racism that continues to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Let citizens have chance to vote on recycling
By Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2017
I attended a recent city council meeting where, by a vote of four to three, council determined that receiving over 4,100 citizen signatures wasn’t enough to convince them the issue of the blue bin recycling program should be submitted to a referendum in the upcoming municipal election (I should note that councillors Iwaskiw and Coffman ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There are different kinds of driving impairments
By Lethbridge Herald on May 30th, 2017
A recent poll in the Lethbridge Herald asked if we readers agreed with a “court ruling that suspending licences of suspected drunk drivers violates charter rights.” The no vote tallied 59 per cent, the yes vote 41 per cent. I don’t question voters who chose either side of this serious matter. What I do challenge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time to take arts centre plans to the next stage
By Lethbridge Herald on April 25th, 2017
Two years ago, the Performing Arts Centre Advocacy Group began meeting to explore options to keep the vision of a new performing arts centre project a priority for our community. Our main purpose has been to bring awareness to the broader community about why a Lethbridge Performing Arts Centre is needed and to take planning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada needs to stand up to the U.S.
By Lethbridge Herald on April 25th, 2017
Canadians need to support our prime minister and cabinet, to let them know we are not afraid of the monster from the south. Yes, we are witnessing the usual American “blame it on anyone else” attitude from Trump. Canada is not the problem in trade with the U.S. They have always had the point of ... Read More »
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