Opinions
Sporting events have power to bring people together
By Lethbridge Herald on March 19th, 2022
Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge What an incredible 10 days of entertainment we just had in our city! Last Sunday, I was invited to speak at the closing ceremony at the 2022 Tim Hortons Brier. I spoke about what an absolute honour it was to have Lethbridge as host and what a thrill it ... Read More »
2 responsesThe future is looking brighter for Albertans
By Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2022
Nathan Neudorf – UCP MLA for Lethbridge East Despite the snow, I can sense spring in the air. It’s a welcome change of season – and I’m not just referring to the weather. I don’t think I was the only one who appreciated Minister Toews budget speech, it was like the first warm spring day ... Read More »
19 responsesSocial media providing a means for conspiracy theorists to link up and spread false info
By Lethbridge Herald on March 12th, 2022
Brian Hancock – Lethbridge Herald publisher Andrew Coyne, a Canadian columnist with The Globe and Mail posted this on Twitter and it’s really helped me understand how the world is the way it is right now: “Fear of facts. Rage against reality. That a thing is reported often, and widely, by many disparate sources, is ... Read More »
5 responsesNo to government control, yes to choice
By Lethbridge Herald on March 5th, 2022
Rachael Thomas – MP for Lethbridge Whenever we see government attempt to exert more control over the lives of Canadians, we should be on high alert. Many have classified the Internet as the new public square. A place where people are free to speak, debate, share, listen, critique, and learn from one another. This space ... Read More »
9 responsesTruckers’ message about masks was hijacked by extremists
By Lethbridge Herald on March 2nd, 2022
Brian Hancock – Lethbridge Herald publisher What began as a peaceful protest of a ruling made by Justin Trudeau was somehow lost along the way. Trudeau decided unvaccinated truckers should not be able to cross the border anymore, the truckers decided to take their disdain to the streets in the form of a peaceful protest. ... Read More »
22 responsesKenney showing little interest in managing cost of living
By Lethbridge Herald on February 25th, 2022
Shannon Phillips – MLA for Lethbridge West This late-February cold snap brings with it a number of anxieties for many folks in southern Alberta. There are of course the safety concerns and existential fears of our neighbours who are unhoused. There are the frustrating and grinding limitations faced by those that work every day to ... Read More »
23 responsesUniversities operating in an opaque labour relations environment
By Lethbridge Herald on February 19th, 2022
Dr. Christopher J. Nicol Professor of Economics Not so long ago, 2017 to be precise, research universities in Alberta were unique workplaces, with their operations governed by the (then) Post-Secondary Learning Act. Disputes pertaining to terms and conditions of work were resolved via mutually agreed binding arbitration. Strike and lock-out “tools” were not available in ... Read More »
4 responsesMayor and council into their second hundred days
By Lethbridge Herald on February 18th, 2022
Blaine Hyggen – Mayor of Lethbridge Welcome to the second hundred set of days with our new city council. Earlier this month, we marked the 100th day since we were sworn in to office – and I want to begin by saying again what a great honour and privilege it has been to serve Lethbridge ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP displaying professionalism and their value during trucker protests
By Lethbridge Herald on February 16th, 2022
GUEST COLUMN The past two weeks have been challenging for Canadians across the country. This is true for RCMP members who find themselves once again in the middle of difficult, and often highly politicized protests, while working around the clock to ease tensions and ensure protests do not escalate. Across Canada, our members have a ... Read More »
23 responsesAccusations of media bias and racism are unjustified
By Lethbridge Herald on February 12th, 2022
Brian Hancock Lethbridge Herald publisher For a long time now we’ve had to read the lame duck “its mainstream media’s fault” excuse given on social media for everything from truck convoys to COVID to cold cheeseburgers to toilet paper hoarding. The Herald leans left, the Herald leans right, I wish the Herald would take a ... Read More »
8 responsesIt’s clear who will man the checkpoints when a demagogue arrives
By Lethbridge Herald on February 4th, 2022
Editor: During the siege of Sarajevo back in the 1990s, a city bright with music and art and a cosmopolitan melding of cultures – the Paris of the Balkans as it was known – one of many penetrating images stuck in my memory: It was of an ethnic Serb mortar emplacement on a hill high ... Read More »
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