April 19th, 2024

Letters to the Editor

Voters should take a pass on CPC plans

By Letter to the Editor on August 27th, 2021

Editor: Ms. Rachael Harder, Conservative candidate, ran an article in the Herald Saturday. She claims to want to solve housing by eliminating foreign ownership, but fails to explain how this will solve the problem of availability and cost. Next she suggests the CPC will develop one million homes in three years; How? Again she fails ... Read More »

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School boards could be the last line of defence

By Letter to the Editor on August 27th, 2021

Editor: Dear Ms. LaGrange: I am writing to you as a concerned Albertan, to register my disapproval of your actions as the Minister of Education. I understand that the focus of many Albertans in the field of education has turned – with good reason – to pandemic protocols for the upcoming school year, but I ... Read More »

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How are seniors supposed to live without a doctor?

By Letter to the Editor on August 26th, 2021

Editor: To Lethbridge East: How are seniors and families supposed to live a healthy lifestyle and thrive in this province when due to your party policies you are driving our doctors and health professionals out of the province? We have just lost another two doctors from the Bigelow Fowler clinic here in Lethbridge, leaving thousands ... Read More »

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Trudeau has given Canadians many reasons not to re-elect him to power

By Letter to the Editor on August 26th, 2021

Editor: With the “snap election” coming up in September, I thought like any good employer (and yes, I am one of his many Canadian employers), I’d do a job review to see if I’d want to rehire Justin Trudeau. Here we go: Here’s my list: • You blew the Asia Pacific deal. • You blew ... Read More »

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Everyone has to take personal responsibility for climate change

By Letter to the Editor on August 26th, 2021

Editor: A short time ago, I wrote a letter to the Herald decrying the fact that some aspects of climate change are now upon us, and are likely to get worse. A few people I know said, “I read your letter,” adding nothing more. What could they say? It was a letter of despair. Unlike ... Read More »

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Thank you for all the support

By Letter to the Editor on August 25th, 2021

Editor: Since the article in the paper Aug. 5, and the news, the City has acknowledged our concerns and it appears they have added more resources to Legacy Park. On behalf of a few friends, neighbours and myself, we would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone who has pitched in to help ... Read More »

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Both left and right need to change to get votes

By Letter to the Editor on August 25th, 2021

Editor: Thinking about the federal election, I found the following report very interesting. It deals with the question of who votes for whom. It reports the survey done by an economist Thomas Piketty. It shows that in 1970 the majority of highest earning and best educated voters in most of the western countries supported right ... Read More »

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Mosque offers sympathies to human trafficking victims

By Letter to the Editor on August 21st, 2021

Editor: We at the Lethbridge mosque would like to express our deepest sympathies to the victims and the families of the victims of the recent trafficking ring arrested by the Lethbridge police. Like most who heard the news, we felt a mixture of shock and revulsion. Yet we are also concerned about the anti-immigrant and ... Read More »

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Transparency needed in the Blood Tribe

By Letter to the Editor on August 21st, 2021

Editor: Canada has recognized the failure of honouring the Blackfoot and other tribes’ Treaty 7, Sept. 22, 1877, which was the provision of cattle to families of the Blood Tribe. The Blood Tribe Treaty Entitlement Cattle Claim requires Blood Tribe members to vote at a referendum to accept the Settlement Agreement and Trust Agreement. This ... Read More »

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Doctors and nurses needed more than Kenney

By Letter to the Editor on August 21st, 2021

Editor: For over 50 years, I have had the comfort of knowing that should I require the services of a doctor, I could pick up the phone and book an appointment. Those days for both my wife and I are about to come to an end. Our doctor, a truly fine man and physician, is ... Read More »

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Trudeau must go

By Letter to the Editor on August 20th, 2021

Editor: I can forgive Justin for wearing black face as a drama teacher…chalk it up to immaturity. But I will not overlook two major faux pax: He tried to force his Attorney General to overlook criminal charges against a Liberal supporting company. And now he forces us into a early election because he sees a ... Read More »

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