Letters to the Editor
Albertans want a secure health care system
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2021
Editor: “Pride goeth before a fall.” My father would temper any boasting by his children with these words. I am thinking this was not a lesson Jason Kenney ever learned from his parents. Everyday I read the headlines about the Alberta medical system being in crisis: deferred surgeries and downgraded standards of care, both measures ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!It’s time for vaccinated Albertans to get angry
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2021
Letter: Decision time for COVID deniers is nigh. The majority of Albertans have done the responsible thing to protect our families, our friends and our community by getting vaccinated. The minority of people who are refusing to get vaccinated for whatever unfathomable and idiotic reason are now jeopardizing the entire health care system. If one ... Read More »
13 responsesVoters are being asked the wrong question this month
By Lethbridge Herald on October 1st, 2021
Editor: In October we will be asked to vote for people to run things for us, and we will be asked to decide “Yes” or “No” on two other questions. The problem I am having is with the one asking us about a year-round Timing programme that will eliminate changing our clocks twice a year. ... Read More »
3 responsesWhere is the truth about the city transit system?
By Letter to the Editor on September 30th, 2021
Editor: In my last letter, I stated “How to sweep the truth under the rug” when I referred to the City Transit information. Today, I saw an article about how There is a “Special meeting of council set for Monday on EMS consolidation.” In the article, there was a part about how “Alberta Health Services ... Read More »
2 responsesCapitalist system is unfair and socially unjust
By Letter to the Editor on September 30th, 2021
Editor: My stomach churned when I watched Richard Branson and three others, fly in his own spacecraft, for an exciting three days of weightlessness. All the poverty stricken, miserable human faces arose up in my consciousness and haunted me. Is it moral for someone to waste billions of dollars for a mere, fleeting pleasure while ... Read More »
9 responsesCOVID problems must be someone else’s fault
By Letter to the Editor on September 30th, 2021
Editor: I must take issue with people who blame Dr. Hinshaw and other officials for the COVID situation. As seems popular today many people don’t want to take responsibility for their actions. After all it must be someone else’s fault, right? As was reported on Sept. 23, all new COVID admissions to ICU are unvaccinated ... Read More »
13 responsesTrying to get exemption card time-consuming
By Letter to the Editor on September 30th, 2021
Editor: I am unable to access my “exemption card”, aka “vaccine passport”, which was supposed to be available to me on Sept. 20. Two attempts to access it online were met with the warning that it was not available and continued attempts to try to access it would be blocked. I contacted the pharmacy where ... Read More »
4 responsesThose who died in Afghanistan will be remembered
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
Editor: Toward the early 1970s, the American public was getting tired of the war in Vietnam. Returning soldiers met suspicious eyes. I didn’t think it was right: they were drafted and had no choice but to join. A cousin of mine was a cabin attendant of the airline that carried the servicemen back and forth ... Read More »
3 responsesCanadians sell themselves short with Conservatives
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
Editor: Ralph Nader wrote a book called “A salute to Canada, and Canadian Achievement'” How many Canadians have read it? It should be on school reading lists. It might inspire us to ask: Why do we insist on selling ourselves short? Nader lists hundreds of Canadian achievements like our Avro Arrow jet fighter-fastest in the ... Read More »
1 responseRestrictions exemptions should not apply to youth
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
Editor: The University of Lethbridge 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sports and Wellness should allow youth ages 12-17 to attend their dance classes, swim club, private swimming lessons, climbing wall classes etc. following the Youth Sport Policy for COVID-19 as laid out by the Alberta government. Currently, the U of L is “taking a holistic ... Read More »
2 responsesUCP provincial policing plan leaves a bad taste
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
Editor: The RCMP has just ratified a new wage and benefits package which has them owed some millions of dollars in back pay. So, now, the UCP government is claiming that that back pay is a reason to look at establishing a provincial police force. Say what? Let’s look at the math. To begin with, ... Read More »
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