Opinions
Danielle Smith is right to shield firearms owners from Trudeau
By Lethbridge Herald on January 12th, 2023
Kris Sims Canadian Taxpayers Federation Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is making the right move by trying to shield thousands of Alberta firearms owners from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wasteful gun grab. Analysts are warning that the last-minute expansion of the federal government’s Bill C-21 to include thousands of commonly-owned long guns will cost taxpayers a ... Read More »
1 responseLand acknowledgements have outlived their usefulness
By Lethbridge Herald on January 11th, 2023
Bill Whitelaw GEOLOGIC SYSTEMS Is it time to rethink Indigenous land acknowledgements that often open energy-sector conference sessions? Are we ready to question their utility and effectiveness in advancing the interests of Canada’s Indigenous peoples? Are they moving the reconciliation needle – or have they become little more than meaningless, monotone and mechanistic verbiage? In ... Read More »
2 responsesTrudeau puts politics over public safety
By Lethbridge Herald on January 7th, 2023
FROM THE HILL Rachael Thomas – Conservative MP for Lethbridge Since the Liberals took power seven years ago, violent crime has increased by 32 per cent and gang-related violence has grown by 92 per cent. There is no doubt about it, Canada is facing a public safety crisis. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police ... Read More »
10 responsesAnnouncing corporate bonuses requires tact and empathy
By Lethbridge Herald on January 6th, 2023
Sylvain Charlebois DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY With a new year starting, we hear announcements about bonuses in food retailing. Metro recently announced that it offered five top senior executives $3.7 million in bonuses. This represents a four per cent increase in bonus payouts over the previous year, while Metro sales grew 3.3 per cent over the past ... Read More »
1 responseDiversity of opinion has an important place in society
By Lethbridge Herald on January 5th, 2023
Brian Giesbrecht FRONTIER CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY The quest for “diversity” has become the universal rallying cry for every institution, including universities, government departments, corporations, and even law societies. “Diversity” has been defined as including skin colour, ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation. However, the one kind of diversity not included on this list – and ... Read More »
9 responsesYour 2023 guide to Newspeak
By Lethbridge Herald on January 4th, 2023
Bruce3 Dowbiggin One of the best ways to explain 2022’s rapidly devolving world is to suggest that for men, life is sports. For women, however, life is culture. After a sustained reign where sports ruled the nations, culture has become paramount in the past generation – and with it, the power of women and their ... Read More »
1 responseCatch-and-release bail system a failure
By Lethbridge Herald on December 31st, 2022
LH EDITORIAL BOARD Goodbye, 2022. You were quite the experience! But will 2023 be any different or better? Only time will tell. As we say goodbye to yet another year, it’s only natural to wonder what lies ahead for our city, province, country and world. Like every year, 2022 was an eventful one. It had ... Read More »
6 responsesIdeology trumps common sense in Canada
By Lethbridge Herald on December 29th, 2022
Brian Giesbrecht FRONTIER CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY When COVID-19 first appeared in Wuhan, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) strategists seized upon a radical plan to prevent the spread of the virus. Instead of adopting a pandemic plan to protect the oldest and weakest while keeping daily life functioning as normally as possible, the CCP did ... Read More »
2 responsesWe need to think about the true spirit of Christmas
By Lethbridge Herald on December 24th, 2022
LH EDITORIAL BOARD O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth! Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appear’d and the soul felt its worth. A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn! For ... Read More »
2 responsesThere’s nowhere else better to call home
By Lethbridge Herald on December 24th, 2022
AT THE LEGISLATURE Shannon Phillips – NDP MLA for Lethbridge West It’s December again, and with that comes a mixed bag of dramatic weather, hectic schedules, and holiday cheer. The bitter cold we’ve been experiencing in Alberta this week often elicits demoralized cries of, “Why do we live here?” But while I’ll readily admit to ... Read More »
3 responsesCERB repayment fiasco risks ruining a modern approach to federal transfers
By Lethbridge Herald on December 22nd, 2022
David Macdonald CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES When COVID-19 hit in 2020, the federal government responded by doing something it hadn’t done at scale in a long time – deliver cash transfers in entirely new ways. As the feds doled out relief funds, more government support went to businesses ($176 billion) through programs like the ... Read More »
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