Opinions
Discovered graves symbolize failure of policy
By Ken S. Coates - Troy Media on July 16th, 2021
People are mad. Finally! And sadly, belatedly. The discovery of the locations where hundreds of children were buried around abandoned residential school grounds has touched the country in ways that perhaps even the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission did not. People are responding to ... Read More »
5 responsesWe need to safeguard democracy
By Lethbridge Herald on July 15th, 2021
It is beginning to feel like life is returning to some semblance of normal again – albeit a new “normal” where we are all going to have to rethink our approach to life. We have turned several corners, and there is no going back. If the COVID-19 pandemic (which is not over yet, by the ... Read More »
13 responsesDigital health tools an important resource
By Dr. Peter Selby, guest columnist on July 10th, 2021
As the second year of the pandemic is now well underway, it’s clear COVID-19 has altered our day-to-day lives, perhaps no more acutely than how Canadians deliver and receive health care. While stay at home orders have recently been lifted in Ontario, we cannot make light of the ways technology has helped us bridge gaps, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta is coming back stronger than ever
By Nathan Neudorf - MLA Lethbridge East on July 9th, 2021
Summer is here! School’s wrapping up, meetings are slowing down, the Legislature is adjourned, and restrictions are lifting across Alberta – we are set for the best summer ever. This past session we passed many exciting and impactful bills that are either already in effect, or will be soon. I would like to take some ... Read More »
11 responsesWearing a mask a choice to be respected
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on July 3rd, 2021
Finally, we can all breathe a little easier. With city Council Tuesday repealing its temporary mandatory face covering bylaw, we can start feeling a sense of normalcy again. The struggles and grief COVID-19 have caused all of us in this past year-and-a-half are unspeakable. Mandated masks have caused enormous conflict between those who believe in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Be careful when trying to beat the heat
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on July 3rd, 2021
The Weather Network calls it an unprecedented heat wave in our history with temperatures shattering records. While B.C., where a new record of 48C was set earlier this week is starting to cool off, we in Southern Alberta aren’t so fortunate. If you dare look at the weather apps on your phone or the daily ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Decline of the COVID-19 pandemic starting to spark tempered optimism
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on June 25th, 2021
Despite the challenges of the last several months, I have to say that I’m writing this column with a sense of tempered optimism. We’re starting to see the end of the pandemic! Impressive numbers of Albertans have rolled up their sleeves for their second doses. COVID-19 cases have fallen dramatically as we make progress on ... Read More »
6 responsesWhy is Ecojustice threatened by fact-gathering?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on June 19th, 2021
‘ve helped finance Canadian energy businesses most of my career. I’m proud of our industry and its global leadership. I couldn’t just stand by and watch Ecojustice, an environmental charity, seek to pre-emptively shut down Alberta’s public inquiry into allegations of foreign funding of anti-Alberta energy campaigns. In July 2019, the Alberta government appointed Steve ... Read More »
22 responsesWhat’s the big hurry to finished Coal Policy review?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on June 19th, 2021
The UPC government has created a committee to make recommendations towards a new Coal Policy for Alberta. This committee is expected to complete their evaluations by November this year. Considering that it took four years for the government of Peter Lougheed to develop the 1976 Coal Policy, and that Steve Allan’s inquiry has been allowed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Work being done to honour partnerships
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on June 18th, 2021
Mayor Chris Spearman This past Monday was a busy and eventful day with several important events of note, including the Metis flag and Pride flag raisings as well as a vigil held by the Lethbridge Muslim Association to honour the family recently killed in London, Ont. I was honoured to attend each event and continue ... Read More »
1 responseContext vital in reinterpreting historical events
By Lethbridge Herald Opinion on June 12th, 2021
All generations, to one extent or another, choose to rewrite history through the lens of their own high-powered introspection, reassessing the tainted decisions of generations governed by a leadership steeped in their own time, not the mandate for unquestioned truth and right that is often perceived to reside solely in the present. Recently, we saw ... Read More »
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