Letters to the Editor
Provincial government has a double standard on energy affordability issues
By Lethbridge Herald on November 22nd, 2023
Editor: The UCP government has expressed its concern and disagreement regarding the changes the federal government has announced to temporarily removing its carbon tax on home heating oil. As reported in a statement to Postmedia, Treasury Board and Finance Minister Nate Horner called on the federal government to make carbon tax exemptions for all fuel ... Read More »
8 responsesSome real help needed for the downtown homeless
By Lethbridge Herald on November 16th, 2023
Editor: I am addressing what i consider out of control chaos in downtown Lethbridge. At this moment, I should be a retired woman enjoying life. I was invited back to my previous workplace to work with the staff as I still have experience to share. On February 2, 2022, when I was the first to ... Read More »
4 responsesWho is the real terrorist when it comes to the Canada Pension Plan?
By Lethbridge Herald on November 15th, 2023
Editor: It has been a long time since my last letter, but I am tired of reading nonsense comments. Somebody wrote about the UCP taking a most democratic approach. It made me laugh. When we do not understand a concept, is better to keep our fingers quiet. Rich countries are democratic when they can do ... Read More »
7 responsesAlberta trying to stick foot in sovereignty door
By Lethbridge Herald on November 15th, 2023
Editor: As June and I were walking home from SACPA on Thurs. (Nov. 2 ), she asked: âCould I say no to the Alberta Pension Plan (if it were to come about) and demand that I stay in the CPP?â We think the answer is yes. Â We have always paid into the CPP and we ... Read More »
14 responsesUCP 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 âover the rainbowâ 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 âtown hallâ 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 âShalomâ in Hebrew and âSalaamâ in Arabic: PEACE! I have friends in both communities. They ... Read More »
6 responsesLives of those who have gone before us shouldnât be erased from time
By Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
Editor: Â 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. Patrickâs 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, âcurrent electricity rates could also double, triple or even quadruple.â Without a crystal ball she doesnât 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, itâs resources and itâs associated operations. Alberta ... Read More »
15 responsesPremier Smithâs ads in the newspaper show weak leadership
By Lethbridge Herald on November 4th, 2023
Editor: Regarding Premier Danielle Smithâs full page ads in the Lethbridge Herald and other Alberta newspapers (Sept. 27, re: Alberta Pension Plan and Oct.6, re: electricity regulations.):Â There is an old saying, âProfanity is the sign of a weak mind trying to express itself strongly.â To paraphrase, âRunning full page ads in Alberta newspapers is ... Read More »
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