Opinions
Wind, solar can’t drive recovery
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 8th, 2020
Tom Harris and Dr. Jay Lehr On Thursday, the International Energy Agency (IEA) is hosting its Clean Energy Transitions Summit, an online event that IEA executive director Dr. Fatih Birol calls “the most important global event on energy and climate issues of 2020.” It will bring together high-ranking representatives of the world’s largest economies as ... Read More »
13 responsesSupporting the small business community
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 8th, 2020
Last week the Kenney government came through with massive infrastructure stimulus projects to help our region meet the post-COVID economic challenges it is facing. Both the $27.8-million grant handed out for the Exolution project at Exhibition Park and the $150 million handed out for highway twinning between Taber and Burdett were welcome, and will help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resetting the clock for Putin
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 4th, 2020
“The very existence of an opportunity for the current president (to be re-elected in 2024), given his major gravitas, would be a stabilizing factor for our society,” said Valentina Tereshkova, former Soviet cosmonaut, first woman in space, and now, at 83, a member of the Russian Duma (parliament). She was talking about President Vladimir Putin, ... Read More »
5 responsesTrue north strong and free
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 3rd, 2020
We’re incredibly blessed to call Canada home. A country where people from all kinds of backgrounds and traditions have come together in order to form a nation established on liberty, social responsibility, and respect – a nation whose strength is the freedom we enjoy each and every day. Because of that freedom, we serve as ... Read More »
3 responsesThe big question about Alberta referendums is why?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on July 2nd, 2020
Doug Firby Troy Media Columnist Referendums have been the source of high anxiety and popular uprisings in recent years. Whether they’re a truly democratic way to make vital decisions that best serve the public interest is a matter of great debate. However, there really should be no debate – nine times out of 10, they’re ... Read More »
4 responsesA different kind of Canada Day
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 30th, 2020
Shakespeare once wrote the oft-quoted line: “Now is the winter of our discontent” in his play “Richard III,” but revised and more accurate for our day and age we could just as easily say, “Now is the summer of our discontent.” With so many protests and counter-protests, vociferous and vitriolic debate on social media, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Re-examining assumptions
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 30th, 2020
Data shows CO2 increases aren’t all mankind’s doing Cosmos Voutsinos They say that every crisis has a “silver lining.” The silver lining of the pandemic we are just going through may reveal a significant message for humanity. We have all just taken part in what is effectively the largest scientific experiment in humanity’s history – ... Read More »
19 responsesMore sanctions on Syria
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 27th, 2020
Last week the United States imposed new sanctions on Syria: a “sustained campaign of economic and political pressure” to end the nine-year war by forcing President Bashar al-Assad to UN-brokered peace talks where he would negotiate his departure from power. Assad’s wife was already cross about not being able to shop at Harrod’s or Bergdorf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Splitting with CPP a risky idea
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 26th, 2020
Now that we’ve passed the summer equinox, and we’ve seen the longest day of this very challenging year, it’s clear that summer has arrived here in southern Alberta. We’ve celebrated the dads in our lives, we’ve feted the grads moving out into the world, and we’ve (mostly remotely) celebrated Pride month while reflecting on just ... Read More »
7 responsesGrizzly cubs should be rehabbed
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 25th, 2020
Judy Malone TOURISTS AGAINST TROPHY HUNTING In his response to a recent open letter to the Alberta and B.C. governments, signed by more than 100 scientists, bear experts and advocates, asking for three grizzly cubs to be rehabbed for return to the wild, and for an updated grizzly recovery plan, Alberta government spokesperson Gordon Stenhouse ... Read More »
6 responsesWorking our way out of COVID crisis
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 24th, 2020
Last week Director of Emergency Management Marc Rathwell declared an end to the longest State of Local Emergency in the city’s history after 13 weeks. And what a 13 weeks it was. From the early days where fear of COVID-19 drove trends like toilet paper hoarding and panic shopping, to the broad middle of the ... Read More »
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