Letters to the Editor
The right questions weren’t asked on time change referendum
By Letter to the Editor on October 30th, 2021
Editor: It’s very sad that having given Albertans a say on the long standing controversy of Daylight Saving Time (DST), Jason Kenney and the UCP party managed to screw it up by simply not asking the right questions. The final tally shows that of those who voted, 49.8 per cent wanted to stay on DST ... Read More »
5 responsesGuilbeault appointment to environment and climate portfolio an insult to Alberta
By Letter to the Editor on October 29th, 2021
Editor: The appointment of Steven Guilbeault by Justin Trudeau as Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change is most assuredly a slap in the face to all Albertans. Guilbeault, arrested at a Greenpeace demonstration against Canada’s role in climate change, is passionate and committed to his cause. If Albertans are not as passionate and committed ... Read More »
19 responsesPromoting false narrative on equalization is unethical
By Letter to the Editor on October 29th, 2021
Editor: A vote against equalization is a vote against quality free public education in Canada, the best determinant of upward mobility. Provincial equalization payments help ensure per student education funding is similar across the country. In 1974 revenues for school taxes were brought into the complicated equalization formula. In 1982, Canada amended the constitution to ... Read More »
9 responsesBig Hydro will become the new king
By Letter to the Editor on October 29th, 2021
Editor: La Presse newspaper once dubbed Guilbeault “the green Jesus of Montreal” and now he is the Environment and Climate Change Minister. Guilbeault once worked for Greenpeace and is known world wide for his activism. This is the rebuttal to the West’s rejection of “Liberal flexible and geographical sensitive set of values.” The first square ... Read More »
4 responsesBusinesses that protect customers deserve thanks
By Letter to the Editor on October 29th, 2021
Editor: Dealing with COVID-19 has been a frustrating journey for everyone with all the lock downs, open for summer, multiple waves, anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers. I have learned a lot during this pandemic about human nature. I have seen businesses such as Costco in Lethbridge, follow all the health rules and enforce them when people tried ... Read More »
17 responsesCongratulations to the city’s new mayor and council
By Letter to the Editor on October 28th, 2021
Editor: Lethbridge Transparency Council (LTC) would like to congratulate our new mayor and councillors for their election win. LTC also wants to extend our thank you to all citizens of this great city who put their names and energy forward in running for public office. Be it for mayor, city council or trustee of school ... Read More »
1 responseBeing able to reason takes effort
By Letter to the Editor on October 28th, 2021
Editor: I heard of someone refusing to get vaccinated. Reportedly she said, “I refuse to have an experimental medicine jabbed into my body.” So she was not allowed to attend the class. “Experimental medicine?” How can any intelligent person believe in such bogus information! It’s hard to believe, but it is true that they believe ... Read More »
31 responsesUCP is failing us
By Letter to the Editor on October 28th, 2021
Editor: The situation worsens. Jason Kenney, you have lost the religious loyalty of many Albertans. In your first year as premier, one friend itemized a listing of over 70 destructive impacts. Sufficient for me is one serious item, but they are legion. For example. Healthcare-you appear intent on destroying our main support network when we ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Albertans deserve a social safety net that fosters individual resilience
By Letter to the Editor on October 27th, 2021
As the new Minister of Community and Social Services (CSS), it has been an amazing learning experience to travel the province and meet hundreds of Albertans over the summer. My passion for helping those in need goes back decades. I have dedicated my career to promoting healthy families and strong communities. In fact, when I ... Read More »
1 responseLTC ‘pot shots’ were unfair
By Lethbridge Herald on October 16th, 2021
Editor: As an incumbent member of Lethbridge city council, we are always held accountable. That’s an important part of democracy and key to our job. I take offence when a special interest group takes pot shots through the local media. Not once did the Lethbridge Transparency Council (LTC) reach out to me on an issue ... Read More »
1 responseIvermectin no treatment for COVID-19
By Lethbridge Herald on October 16th, 2021
Editor: The COVID-19 pandemic has been long and tiresome to say the least. We all want – and need – safe, effective therapies to help prevent more suffering and death. Unfortunately, in the sometimes desperate search for treatments to prevent or treat COVID-19, an epidemic of misinformation has emerged around which medications are, and aren’t, ... Read More »
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