Letters to the Editor
Kenney needs to move on
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2021
Editor: The Lethbridge Herald Jan. 23 2021 carried a front page, scathing commentary by Ms. Harder on the XL pipeline being the fault of Mr. Trudeau. It seems Ms. Harder is woefully uninformed on the history of this pipeline. She apparently does not do her homework before making her vitriolic pronouncements. Mr. Harper in 2013 ... Read More »
9 responsesFacts first
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2021
Editor: The Lethbridge Herald Jan. 23 2021 carried a front page, scathing commentary by Ms. Harder on the XL pipeline being the fault of Mr. Trudeau. It seems Ms. Harder is woefully uninformed on the history of this pipeline. She apparently does not do her homework before making her vitriolic pronouncements. Mr. Harper in 2013 ... Read More »
1 responseWe can’t just abolish the Senate
By Lethbridge Herald on January 28th, 2021
Editor: We cannot just “abolish” the post of governor general without serious thought about its necessary replacement. It must be replaced if it is not to be continued. All nations have a head of state. In most cases, that person’s office is “president” and others are some form of monarch title such as king/queen (Britain, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s “fossil fools” squandered taxpayer dollars
By Letter to the Editor on January 27th, 2021
“You’ve got me singing, even though the news is bad.” This line from a Leonard Cohen song is how I feel about Alberta right now. While it’s true the province just spent $1.5 billion dollars on nothing, and an undisclosed piece of $6 billion more, the spectacular failures of fossil fools like Jason Kenney are ... Read More »
7 responsesKenney, UCP consulted over Keystone XL
By Letter to the Editor on January 27th, 2021
Not satisfied with the gamble on AIMCo investments, Kenney unilaterally transferred nurses’ and teachers’ pensions with the right to control future investments. However, in his zest to continue to fund oil and gas he decided to gamble again on Keystone XL. The hypocrisy is Kenney claiming foul in not being consulted on the cancellation of ... Read More »
6 responsesShandro should be replaced
By Letter to the Editor on January 22nd, 2021
Editor: Below are a few comments about current health issues and the United Conservative Party of Alberta: a) Per capita, Alberta has had amongst the highest number of COVID-19 infections in Canada. This can be largely attributed to Mr. Kenney’s reluctance to make the wearing of masks in public mandatory and to impose a timely ... Read More »
2 responsesThinking is not a waste of a human being’s time
By Letter to the Editor on January 20th, 2021
We are going crazy under Covid lockdown. We have to be doing something or interacting with someone to feel alive. We are not good at just sitting. I was once forced to spend three days in solitary confinement in the immigration detention facility before expelled from South Africa. It drove me insane for not having ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Shandro doesn’t understand
By Letter to the Editor on January 20th, 2021
Editor: Last week, Alberta Health Services took over ambulance response calls at call centres located nowhere near Lethbridge, without regard to the potential cost in local lives lost. It is clear that Minster Shandro and Premier Kenney show no understanding of the life-saving nature of integrated EMS dispatch in Lethbridge. Losing integrated dispatch means ultimately ... Read More »
4 responsesCan a newly-tested vaccine be used?
By Letter to the Editor on January 16th, 2021
Editor Re: Letter I faxed on Jan. 6 and a few dayss later Rachael Harder wrote a column stating the same concerns. Well, I have never met or her talked to her. So you see more people think the same way. If Mr. Nightingale can send his letter and you print it, I’m sure my ... Read More »
7 responsesHow much is a life worth?
By Letter to the Editor on January 16th, 2021
A question for Messrs. Kenney and Shandro, “How much is a life worth?” Let me explain. A couple years ago, my wife and I visited family for Christmas, returning to Lethbridge on December 26. I stopped the car and shut the engine off. As I exited the car, my wife asked in a slurred voice ... Read More »
2 responsesWe need to look in our own backyard
By Letter to the Editor on January 16th, 2021
The Alberta Energy Regulator informs us that there are eight orphan well sites that date back 100 years and one of them was drilled back in 1911. AER then informs us that there are thousands of orphaned and abandoned oil and gas wells and sites that need to be cleaned up. Added to this are ... Read More »
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