Letters to the Editor
Surveillance of MLA by police not acceptable behaviour here
By Lethbridge Herald on June 1st, 2024
Editor: Almost seven years ago, two Lethbridge Police officers, on their own initiative, placed one of our elected MLA’s under surveillance. Both officers were eventually found guilty of discreditable conduct and violating The Police Act. In addition, one was found guilty of neglect of duty while the other was found guilty of corrupt practice, deceit ... Read More »
44 responsesHomeless man now hopeless thanks to support cutback
By Lethbridge Herald on May 29th, 2024
Editor: I am doing some work with the homeless right now, and I have somebody who is on income support getting $580 a month to live on for the entire month. The maintenance enforcement program just got hold of him, and said that they were going to take away his Class One driver’s license if ... Read More »
11 responsesWestJet change compromises air access to Lethbridge
By Lethbridge Herald on May 29th, 2024
Editor: After reading the May 15th article that outlined how WestJet plans to reduce flights to and from Lethbridge, effective Oct. 27th, I was disappointed and very puzzled. It was reported that WestJet is “committed to ensuring that air access in these communities remains supported to achieve their economic and tourism objectives.” Currently there are ... Read More »
8 responsesHumanity will be extinct if it continues on the same path
By Lethbridge Herald on May 24th, 2024
Editor: Transporting live horses by air to supply fresh horse meat to Japan is provoking consternation among animal lovers. A commentator on CBC Radio says that it shows ignorance of the city dwelling animal loving romantics about the food. I, too, was like those animal lovers, not particularly interested to know how meat comes to ... Read More »
1 responseGovernment spends while Albertans struggle to make ends meet
By Lethbridge Herald on May 22nd, 2024
Editor: I simply could not remain silent after reading the column by Lethbridge East MLA Nathan Neudorf dated May 1, “Empowering Albertans to take control of their finances”. In this self serving column, one can clearly see through Mr Neudorf’s disingenuous concern for Albertans in his announcement therein of a government created website generously offering ... Read More »
52 responsesThe time of the dictators is just a shot away
By Lethbridge Herald on May 21st, 2024
Editor: Next month it will be eight years since I retired from teaching. Life now is a mixture volunteering, music, church activities and a continuing study of politics and history. But I am not totally out of teaching: I often get contracts from the University of Lethbridge to observe student teachers, and this spring ... Read More »
13 responsesThere doesn’t seem to be a justifiable need for Bill 20
By Lethbridge Herald on May 18th, 2024
Editor: Re: Alberta Municipalities says it still hasn’t been given chance to consult on changes to bill (May 7, 2024). The UCP certainly appears hesitant to consult – with anyone – regarding Bill 20. Call me ill-informed, but I honestly don’t understand the need for this bill in the first place, and the UCP hasn’t, ... Read More »
5 responsesBill 20 calls into question the motivation of the government
By Lethbridge Herald on May 17th, 2024
Editor: Re: Alberta Municipalities says it still hasn’t been given chance to consult on changes to bill (May 7, 2024). The UCP certainly appears hesitant to consult – with anyone – regarding Bill 20. Call me ill-informed, but I honestly don’t understand the need for this bill in the first place, and the UCP hasn’t, ... Read More »
4 responsesTransparency is lacking when it comes to the Exhibition
By Lethbridge Herald on May 17th, 2024
Editor: On April 22, I emailed a letter to the editor, and delivered a copy of it to City Hall for the attention of Mayor Blaine Hyggen. About three hours after having delivered the letter to City Hall, I received a three-page letter from a Lethbridge legal firm retained by the LDE in which I ... Read More »
4 responsesAlberta’s government intent on taking us back to the dark ages
By Lethbridge Herald on May 15th, 2024
Editor: More and more, we see paternalistic policy from the UCP. I know many who would benefit from the national pharmacare program: diabetics who cannot afford medications and test supplies who progress to diabetic complications, and those who cannot afford birth control. Our provincial government claims Albertans have access to programs and do not need ... Read More »
7 responsesGerrymandering is alive and well in Alberta politics
By Lethbridge Herald on May 11th, 2024
Editor: What is gerrymandering? Gerrymandering is “the managing of electoral district boundaries to ensure that a specific outcome occurs”. It’s a $50 word for “the fix is in.” In the U.S. of the 1800s, gerrymandering was used to ensure that Black votes were discounted and Black candidates were not elected . How about Alberta in ... Read More »
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