Opinions
A new Cold War brewing? No sale!
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 25th, 2020
Is there going to be a new Cold War with China? Probably not. Consider the case of Huawei. Mike Pompeo swept into London on Tuesday like an overweight Darth Vader, while his local satrap, Boris Johnson, waited nervously in Downing Street for judgment. People swore they could hear Pompeo’s cloak swish as he strode through ... Read More »
2 responsesUCP putting health system at risk
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 24th, 2020
American-style medical system would be a bad deal for Albertans I had hoped that by the time I was writing this column in July that we would have had much of the worst of the pandemic behind us. I hoped that we would have successfully flattened the curve, and put in place the measures necessary ... Read More »
2 responsesFrom a trickle to a flow?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 23rd, 2020
Could Canada build an economic niche in recreational drugs? Connor Livingstone Legal cannabis, once a pipe dream, is now spitting in the face of the “war on drugs.” Turns out that the “Devil’s Lettuce” was not as destabilizing to society as some might have wanted us to believe, and in fact poses very fascinating business ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The risks of surface mining
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 22nd, 2020
Surface mining in Crowsnest Pass would threaten headwater streams Richard Quinlan I am a biologist, now retired after a diverse fish and wildlife management career in government, industry, and teaching. At one stage, I spent 12 years as a Fish and Wildlife Habitat Protection Biologist. It was a thankless job of identifying threats to fish ... Read More »
5 responsesA warning from Poland
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 18th, 2020
Presidential election victor practically a clone of Trump Few people outside of Poland care about the outcome of last Sunday’s presidential election there, but maybe they should. Andrzej Duda is practically a Polish clone of Donald Trump, who will also be seeking re-election less than four months from now – and Duda squeaked out a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doing our part to combat COVID
By Lethbridge Herald on July 17th, 2020
Wash your hands, practise physical distancing, limit gatherings and wear a mask when social distancing can’t be maintained – you have heard these words many, many times during the past several months. And you will for the foreseeable future, as well.The prevailing message is that COVID-19 is still here and we all need to do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cut costs to reduce income taxes
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 16th, 2020
Strategy would help put Alberta back on its feet Franco Terrazzano CANADIAN TAXPAYERS FEDERATION For Alberta to get back on its feet, it’ll take thousands of little things like families going out for pizza and restaurants rehiring servers to bring out those pizzas. The best thing Alberta Premier Jason Kenney can do to help those ... Read More »
2 responsesCountering CO2 emissions argument
By Lethbridge Herald on July 15th, 2020
Marc R. RousselUniversity of LethbridgeI was dismayed to read the guest column by Mr. Cosmos Voutsinos published in The Herald on June 30. I realize that the newspaper takes no responsibility for the contents of guest columns, but a few minutes of thinking and some basic familiarity with the current scale of carbon dioxide emissions ... Read More »
2 responsesOf plagues and genocides
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 11th, 2020
Infectious diseases decimated Americas’ early inhabitants Last Sunday in the city of Baltimore, they tore down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the harbour. According to the Baltimore Sun, the protesters who yanked it down with ropes were dedicated to removing statues “honouring white supremacists, owners of enslaved people, perpetrators of genocide, ... Read More »
1 responseProvince invests in city, region
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 10th, 2020
I feel grateful to live in and work on behalf of the great City of Lethbridge. It is the community that I have lived in, served in and raised my kids in. I have believed in the potential of this city for a long time and, since forming government, I have been hard at work ... Read More »
4 responsesRestaurants need more support
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 9th, 2020
Wage subsidy reforms can help bring 70,000 Albertans back to work Mark von Schellwitz RESTAURANTS CANADA Restaurants and other foodservice businesses are the third-largest source of private-sector jobs in Alberta. Collectively, the industry employs 150,000 people. At least this was the case before COVID-19 led to as many as 95,000 foodservice workers across the province ... Read More »
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