Opinions
COVID-19 control measures need improvement
By Lethbridge Herald on May 10th, 2023
KLAUS JERICHO Control of Viruses in Populations Mammalian bodies are superorganisms of cohabitating cells, bacteria, fungi and viruses. Viruses replicate within host cells. As viruses change they are able to overcome our defense systems, increase to huge numbers, destroy their host cell and leave the body to find new bodies to infect. If an infected ... Read More »
5 responsesTrudeau turned a blind eye to Beijing’s interference
By Lethbridge Herald on May 6th, 2023
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative MP for Lethbridge Mark Twain once offered “if you tell the truth, you do not have to remember anything.” To tell the truth means the facts will align and one can live confident and carefree. Mr. Trudeau would benefit from taking this wisdom to heart. Since February, Mr. ... Read More »
29 responsesThe era of dirt-cheap food prices in Canada is over
By Lethbridge Herald on May 5th, 2023
Sylvain Charlebois Dalhousie University We learned last week that Canada’s food inflation rate in March dropped for a second month in a row to 8.9 per cent. However, prices at food stores rose 9.7 per cent year-to-year. While prices increased by 0.3 per cent in one month, the lowest percentage so far in 2023, the ... Read More »
4 responsesPrivate school funding is out of whack
By Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2023
Jonathan Teghtmeyer ALBERTA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Imagine if Elon Musk said that the state of California should help fund his private planes and helicopters because he still pays taxes for state highways even though he doesn’t use them. Shouldn’t the government fund choice in transportation? Seems absurd, doesn’t it? Even for Elon Musk. What if I ... Read More »
6 responsesLet’s keep the political campaigning clean
By Lethbridge Herald on May 2nd, 2023
OUR OPINION The writ has been dropped and now all political parties in Alberta are in full campaign mode. The big two – UCP and NDP – have already been unofficially campaigning for weeks now with announcements of investments by the present government and promises being made by the official Opposition. Who will win and ... Read More »
4 responsesNDP will expand major cardiac care here
By Lethbridge Herald on April 29th, 2023
AT THE LEGISLATURE Shannon Phillips – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West It is extremely insulting for Danielle Smith to tell expectant parents in Lethbridge to drive to Calgary because the UCP has chased so many frontline healthcare workers away from our hospital that they can’t deliver complex births. What’s more, Danielle Smith and the UCP ... Read More »
8 responsesTwinning Highway 3 detrimental to the Crowsnest Pass
By Lethbridge Herald on April 26th, 2023
GUEST OPINION David McIntyre Beneath storied peaks in the westernmost headwaters of the Crowsnest River, late day sunlight dances through the shadows of a forest so ancient it’s impossible to imagine a time when its ragged, wind-shaped sentinels were seedlings. Lost in the gathering darkness are memories of a prehistoric Ktunaxa fishing camp, wild tales ... Read More »
4 responsesUCP’s media policy is meant to limit Smith
By Lethbridge Herald on April 26th, 2023
GUEST OPINION Trevor W. Harrison Much criticism has followed Premier Smith’s announcement on April 15 of her government’s media policy limiting questions of her. That policy initially limited news media queries to one question per news outlet with no opportunity for follow-up. On Tuesday, the government (somewhat) relaxed the rule to allow individual journalists to ... Read More »
4 responsesEnhanced cardiac care services at CRH will help save lives
By Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2023
FROM THE HALL Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge Lethbridge residents will soon have better access to cardiac care, including a new catheterization lab, right here at the Chinook Regional Hospital. I was thrilled last week when the announcement finally came that Alberta Health Services will invest this year to advance the planning and design ... Read More »
3 responsesLimiting questions lets government control dialogue
By Lethbridge Herald on April 22nd, 2023
OUR OPINION In today’s political climate, democracy is at considerable risk in many jurisdictions across Alberta, Canada and the world. Democracy (not a democratic party) can only be maintained in a society when elected officials can be held accountable by their constituents/residents when they have access to informed reporting through reputable media outlets. For many ... Read More »
5 responsesCanadian food policy too important to leave in the hands of the pro-carbon tax mob
By Lethbridge Herald on April 19th, 2023
Sylvain Charlebois Dalhousie University It’s tax season. Of course, when it comes to the environment it’s always tax season. The carbon tax, which was raised to $65 a metric ton on Apr. 1, is impacting the economy in many ways. As the implementation of a higher carbon tax moves forward, a new baseline for costing ... Read More »
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