Letters to the Editor
Appointment of Rachael Thomas to heritage critic a disappointment
By Lethbridge Herald on October 19th, 2022
Editor: It was with dismay I read the recent news that Rachael Thomas, Member of Parliament for Lethbridge, was appointed the new Conservative critic for Canadian Heritage. How can one critique Canadian heritage and culture when they themselves (are) so outside of our country’s culture? Ms. Thomas is anti-abortion, voted against banning the dangerous practice ... Read More »
7 responsesConsumption of animals for food needs to stop
By Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2022
Editor: I just learned about World Day for Farmed Animals, coming up on Oct. 2 (Gandhi’s birth date). It has been around since 1983 and is meant to memorialize the billions of animals abused and killed for food each year. Like many, I always considered farm animals only as a source of food. But after ... Read More »
48 responsesService from southside city recycling centre exemplary
By Lethbridge Herald on September 29th, 2022
Editor: I have been helping clearing brush at my daughter’s acreage near Home Depot. We have been piling the branches in the field. But yesterday, we decided to try taking them to the recycling depot on the southside. We crammed as much as we could into the back of my 1951 Willys truck. As I ... Read More »
3 responsesLetter arguing against COVID stats misses the mark
By Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2022
Editor: With Jack Derksen’s letter to the editor two weeks ago arguing against my COVID statistics, and Jill Skriver’s letter Sept. 14, there are just so many mistakes and flaws in their positions that I have to respond. Checking statistics this morning from Johns Hopkins University, Florida has 80,647 deaths for a population of 22 ... Read More »
38 responsesSocial support network must form part of a crime prevention strategy
By Lethbridge Herald on September 28th, 2022
Editor: In the Lethbridge Herald of Thursday, Sept. 22, there appeared a guest column written by Tyler Shandro titled “Longer sentences, better bail regime needed in Canada.” In this column Shandro cited the Miles Sanderson case as justification for harsher treatment for offenders. In stark contrast, in Friday’s Herald (Sept. 23) there appears a Canadian ... Read More »
3 responsesRemoval of charitable tax status would be unfair to those who help
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2022
Editor: Lethbridge is a beautiful city, with a lot to offer. Lethbridge’s biggest asset is its people; within the city, there are countless, active demonstrations that show love helps those who cannot help themselves. It is sad that the removal of charitable tax status from certain charities has been suggested by our government. The word ... Read More »
1 responseCredentials of climate change deniers should be examined
By Lethbridge Herald on September 24th, 2022
Editor: Re “There needs to be room for debate in the climate discussion” (Sept.14). To begin on an observational, but largely unscientific note: There certainly seems to have been an increase in “once in a century” weather disasters in recent years. Massive floods, fires, droughts, and deadly heat waves – and all on a global ... Read More »
31 responsesThomas’ statement about Trudeau an exaggeration
By Lethbridge Herald on September 21st, 2022
Editor: In her most recent column (Sept. 3), our Member of Parliament, Rachael Thomas, states: “From day one, the Prime Minister’s strategy was to divide Canadians, stigmatize anyone who failed to hold his ideals, and pit regions of our country against each other.” Surely this can’t be true! What would it gain Trudeau or the ... Read More »
9 responsesChanges in world climate based on human behaviour
By Lethbridge Herald on September 21st, 2022
Editor: Dear Shaun Ward, I am not sure if the “correct thinkers” you mention are more likely people that realize that we have a climate issue. All the weather extremes are not happening coincidentally. The extreme heat repeating every year, the fires every year, the high amount of strong storms in the U.S., droughts in ... Read More »
3 responsesDo Canadians want a government leader who breaks the law?
By Lethbridge Herald on September 17th, 2022
Editor: Mr. Poilievre got elected as the leader of the Federal Conservative Party and is now the leader of the official opposition in Ottawa. In February of this year the truckers convoy paralyzed downtown Ottawa and Mr. Poilievre said he was OK with that. So here is a hypothetical situation: I block an intersection ... Read More »
56 responsesEducation would fit in downtown
By Lethbridge Herald on September 16th, 2022
Editor: Bob Dylan said “The times they are a changin’.” And so they are in our downtown. I remember when hardly anyone lived downtown – it was a place to go too – to shop, to bank, to work, for entertainment, to dine or frequent a pub. Over the years all that has changed – ... Read More »
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