Letters to the Editor
Where is Alberta’s leadership?
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2021
Editor: I have one question and that is where is our provincial leadership? All the inner circle is not making statements regarding COVID-19. The virus does not take a week off for a holiday. The doctors, nurses and other health-care medical staff do not go on holidays at the same time, leaving the public to ... Read More »
2 responsesCTF increasingly presents decontextualized statistics
By Lethbridge Herald on September 2nd, 2021
Editor: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has gotten into the bad habit of throwing out numbers without context. Thus, in an August 26th opinion, they wrote that the average family pays $20,000 more in taxes in inflation adjusted dollars than in 1961. When I read this, I wondered why they chose 1961 as their baseline ... Read More »
2 responsesThere’s no need to argue
By Lethbridge Herald on September 2nd, 2021
Editor: The advocacy group from Blood Tribe has been posting information on The Blood Tribe Treaty Entitlement Cattle Claim, and we undertook to bring forward correct information for our members. In the various media postings, some are commenting on the arguing with Chief and council, and others are saying about arguing amongst ourselves in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Taxpayers still waiting for a credible plan to balance the books
By Lethbridge Herald on September 1st, 2021
Editor: If the federal government’s fiscal policy stays on its current trajectory, Canada’s trillion-dollar debt will be a major drain on taxpayers’ wallets for generations to come. In this election, voters will need to closely examine parties’ plans to plug that drain. Unfortunately, the current Liberal plan would keep the federal budget in deficit territory ... Read More »
4 responsesDo Harder signs show desperation?
By Lethbridge Herald on September 1st, 2021
Editor: I’m beginning to change my mind. The election gets called and Rachael Harder signs start springing up along the major thoroughfares like weeds after the rain. “O.K.” I figured “she’s got three campaigns worth of signs stacked up in a storage locker somewhere and a sign war is easier than going door knocking. Then ... Read More »
10 responsesJason Kenny out of step with the world
By Lethbridge Herald on September 1st, 2021
Editor: The UCP was elected on a platform which was solidly built around protecting and supporting the economic well being of Alberta. However, every time Jason Kenney has made a move he has imperiled our chances for a brighter future. When Kenney zigs, the world around him has zagged. His failure to look ahead on ... Read More »
2 responsesOverspending can’t continue forever
By Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: The debt problem is pervasive across various levels of government and households. Federal debt is now more than $1 trillion and combined federal and provincial net debt will likely reach $2 trillion this year. When looking at total indebtedness, Canada’s gross debt to GDP is about 118 per cent, which is the fifth highest ... Read More »
11 responsesKenney playing to the crowd with position on vaccine passports
By Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: The UCP was elected on a platform which was solidly built around protecting and supporting the economic well being of Alberta. However every time Jason Kenney has made a move he has imperiled our chances for a brighter future. When Kenney zigs the world around him has zagged. His failure to look ahead on ... Read More »
16 responsesUtility rate adjustment amounts to thievery
By Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: As socialists-light run this province into a hole and even more rabid hard socialists chomp at the bit to run it into a deeper hole, playing their games, tinkering with democratic processes, tightening their grip on your homes, your life, your bank accounts – Lethbridge city council will debate “at a later council meeting”, ... Read More »
10 responsesNew cityLINK will marginalize some
By Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: Public transportation increases the availability of a mobile workforce. Anyone who complains that there is no one willing to take the jobs that are available needs to know that the city’s cuts to transit will not help, and it reduces the availability and mobility of the workforce. With the new cityLINK system, the city ... Read More »
1 responseChinook Arch Regional Library deserves thanks for its work
By Letter to the Editor on August 28th, 2021
Editor: I haven’t been grateful for much over the 18 months of the pandemic, but there is one thing I have given thanks for on many occasions – the library! I read a lot, and there has never been a time when I have not been able to get books. Of course, I’ve had to ... Read More »
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