Letters to the Editor
UCP advertisements constitute harassment of Albertans
By Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2023
Editor: The UCP government needs to stop the harassment of Albertans. First, we get full page ads with an ‘over the rainbow’ fairy tale about the proposed APP and what proportion of the CPP assets they claim belong to Alberta. Then, we get phone calls to attend ‘town hall’ meetings, followed by cards in the ... Read More »
8 responsesLeaving the Canada Pension Plan concerning for many Albertans
By Lethbridge Herald on November 10th, 2023
Editor: As a staunch Canadian (immigrant as child), and a long-retired federal civil servant of 30 years, I dread the possibility of an Alberta Pension Plan eroding the security currently provided by the Canada Pension Plan to me and millions of fellow-Albertans! However, while in the Nov. 3 Herald, on page A4, MLA for Taber-Warner ... Read More »
2 responsesClearing up misinformation about the CPP
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
Editor: On October 15, as a member of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, I received the following email from CARP Calgary – it contains a lot of information that is relevant to the decision the UCP are asking Albertans to make regarding the Canada Pension Plan. I am asking everyone who reads the Lethbridge ... Read More »
23 responsesLiving as friendly neighbours the only path to lasting peace
By Lethbridge Herald on November 7th, 2023
Editor: With gratitude we remember the war dead and strive for peace. My heart bleeds hearing the carnage in Gaza and Israel. Israelis and Palestinians are both Semitic people: Children of Abraham according to the Biblical legend. They both greet “Shalom” in Hebrew and “Salaam” in Arabic: PEACE! I have friends in both communities. They ... Read More »
6 responsesLives of those who have gone before us shouldn’t be erased from time
By Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
Editor: In our city cemeteries there are dozens of unmarked grave sites. The wooden crosses at the cemeteries, through the course of time, have detriorated. Some are over 100 years old. However, they did stand tall and had inscriptions on them at one time. The city gained ownership of St. Patrick’s cemetery in 1909. By ... Read More »
1 responseHigh Alberta utility rates can be directly blamed on the premier
By Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
Editor: Our Premier Danielle Smith says, “current electricity rates could also double, triple or even quadruple.” Without a crystal ball she doesn’t have a clue what electricity rates will be in 2035 and neither do the people advising her. The premier has little familiarity with the Alberta grid, it’s resources and it’s associated operations. Alberta ... Read More »
15 responsesPremier Smith’s ads in the newspaper show weak leadership
By Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
Editor: Regarding Premier Danielle Smith’s full page ads in the Lethbridge Herald and other Alberta newspapers (Sept. 27, re: Alberta Pension Plan and Oct.6, re: electricity regulations.): There is an old saying, “Profanity is the sign of a weak mind trying to express itself strongly.” To paraphrase, “Running full page ads in Alberta newspapers is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier must take action to deal with problems in Alberta
By Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2023
Editor: The reality of climate change has little resonance with Alberta’s government. The premier’s petulance in dealing with the federal government is wearying. The doom and gloom full-page ads predicting blackouts is petty, a colossal waste of taxpayer’s money. The default mechanism, ad nauseum, with most that ails Alberta, is to blame Ottawa. We need ... Read More »
1 responseNobody being held accountable for CPP report’s mythical numbers
By Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2023
Editor: The ‘Albrexit’ CPP report with the mythical numbers is by LifeWorks, a company that doesn’t exist. So there’s nobody to hold accountable for the witchcraft that produced the fairy-tale financial figures use in this taxpayer-funded ad campaign. Internet research on ‘LifeWorks’ shows it’s now Telus Health, a private health care corporation. Say what? The ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta’s government needs to try keeping seniors in province
By Lethbridge Herald on November 3rd, 2023
Editor: Lethbridge and area residents have been promised highly distorted and unfounded expected transfer values from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), and exposed to glossy advertisements regarding the investment potential of a provincially created Alberta Pension Plan (APP). For the average Albertan it is really difficult to reconcile this information. But here are some relevant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government’s online pension survey prompts concerns
By Lethbridge Herald on November 1st, 2023
Editor: I recently took the Alberta government’s online pension survey. Below are some of the concerns I have with the survey: My first and most serious concern relates to the survey’s overall tone. Many of the questions contain the phrase “Assuming an APP is established,” and then proceed to solicit views on how such a ... Read More »
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