Letters to the Editor
There needs to be a better way to avoid strikes at universities
By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2022
Editor: Faculty at Mount Royal University and the University of Lethbridge may soon be on strike. The main cause of the strikes is money. The dancers change, but the dance remains the same. The government slashes funding but expects the post-secondary institutions to maintain the quality and quantity of education. Since more than 80 per ... Read More »
4 responsesTactic of agitators is to weaken us through mob rule
By Lethbridge Herald on February 10th, 2022
Editor: Remember the Alamo, and the mythic horse of Troy? Beware the turncoat who yells “freedom” loudest, and who will drown the rest of us like a sack of kittens. I am a vet, and don’t run with the pack who use American Confederate and Nazi flags as standards while flying our Maple Leaf upside ... Read More »
12 responsesTruckers protest has been hijacked by right-wing agitators
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
Editor: Because we live in a free and democratic country, protests are tolerated without fear of serious retribution and persecution. Yet, signage and actions at the Ottawa event would suggest that some at least believe otherwise and have hijacked a genuine protest from unvaccinated truckers. How else to explain such statements suggesting that this would ... Read More »
31 responsesBeeber applauded for column, Thomas’ rejected
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
Editor: I applaud Al Beeber for his weekly column in the Lethbridge Herald Feb. 5, Page A9, and reject our M.P. Rachael Thomas’s defence of “Freedom Convoy” on Page A6. People who oppose mandatory masking and vaccination as the violation of basic human rights need to be reminded that the flip side of freedom is ... Read More »
18 responsesWhy do feel helpless in face of convoys?
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
Editor: Why is it that we, either as policemen or general public, appear helpless in the face of the so-called “Freedom Convoys” now entrenched in many of our cities or highways? Is it the power of their message? Is it the size of their group? Actually, it is the perceived weaponry that frightens us. We ... Read More »
8 responsesRachael Thomas needs to take a walk through an ICU ward
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
Editor: In her recent opinion piece, Rachael Thomas notes that it was “an honour and a joy to walk among and converse with those who have gathered on Parliament Hill from all corners of our country.” Perhaps Ms. Thomas is unaware that for more than two years now, the world has been fighting a war ... Read More »
4 responsesPeople behind the blockades don’t represent everyone
By Lethbridge Herald on February 9th, 2022
Editor: As a proud Canadian farmer, and a person of faith – my response to the unlawful blockading of our Alberta border and in Ottawa is unequivocal – you don’t represent me! It’s true, all Canadians are exhausted from the implications of COVID on our lives. It is also hard to understand the logic and ... Read More »
3 responsesJohn Middleton-Hope to recognize need for election options
By Lethbridge Herald on February 5th, 2022
Editor: Councillor John Middleton-Hope has wisely recognized that given the closeness of the October 18th municipal election vote on the ward system council needs to examine options related to the system. I believe councillor Middleton-Hope’s recommendations give assurance to voters that council takes their concerns seriously. Like many citizens I look forward to the report ... Read More »
2 responsesAccess needed
By Lethbridge Herald on February 4th, 2022
Editor: I find it very interesting when you read the new mayor’s message he clearly articulates transparency, a new approach of planning, reporting and engaging differently. On listening to many citizens complaining they cannot engage in a conversation with the council by individual cellphone or individual email, I personally have tried to contact councilors with ... Read More »
5 responsesBusinesses need to stand up for each other
By Lethbridge Herald on February 4th, 2022
Editor: Businesses in this city have to realize that it is time to act as one. The motto must be “what happens to one, happens to all”! When Mustard Seed was after Western One, the business community should have assisted those that were threatened. When Mustard Seed was after the Ramada, or when the SCS ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians need to focus on our healthcare worker heroes
By Lethbridge Herald on February 4th, 2022
Editor: Now that the truck parade is winding out of Ottawa I hope we can refocus on the true heroes of our times – health workers who look after the very sick, mainly unvaccinated COVID patients. As well as overworked nurses and doctors, let’s not forget military personnel who have come to support the above. ... Read More »
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