Letters to the Editor
U of L needs to adapt to COVID situation
By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2021
Editor: An open letter to Mike McMahon, president of the University of Lethbridge: Months ago, when the University of Lethbridge promised an in-person campus experience for Fall 2021, there was cautious optimism about the pandemic from our respective memberships. When it is safe to do so, we want to be back on campus for an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Where’s the logic in using a de-wormer instead of a vaccine?
By Lethbridge Herald on September 4th, 2021
Editor: It must be me? I generally understood the “them against us” attitude of those who did not want to take a “hastily approved” COVID shot! I do not agree with their logic but thats what makes life – difference of opinion. So a group of people who oppose taking this “hastily approved” COVID shot ... Read More »
26 responsesVaccine passport won’t stop the spread of COVID-19
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2021
Editor: The vaccine passport was hailed as an effective assurance that its bearer had been vaccinated, and could neither contract nor spread COVID-19. But as mRNA vaccines increasingly fail as a shield against COVID, a passport system based on vaccination status can’t ensure COVID won’t spread further. The State of Israel, which intended to reopen ... Read More »
6 responsesClimate is in God’s hands
By Lethbridge Herald on September 3rd, 2021
Editor: I have read many Letters to the Editor with dire warnings from people who claim there is scientific proof that we humans need to stop putting CO2 into the atmosphere as we are going to destroy the world. May I please add my take on that? When I went to public school, the best ... Read More »
22 responsesWhere 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 »
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