Opinions
A four-day work week
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 20th, 2020
Shorter work week might be solution in post-COVID world As countries in Europe and North America emerge from lockdown and start trying to rebuild their devastated economies, the great concern is jobs. Unemployment in the U.S. and Canada is over 13 per cent, a post-Second World War high. If it weren’t for subsidies that keep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moving ahead in pandemic
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 19th, 2020
On Thursday, the City of Lethbridge ended the State of Local Emergency that was declared three months ago as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is good news, but in no way does it signal the end of the risks associated with the virus and its spread. I want to commend all of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resource decisions in a crisis
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 18th, 2020
Lorne Fitch PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGIST “Never waste an opportunity offered by a good crisis.” Machiavelli, the author of “The Prince” (1532), seen as a reference for unscrupulous politicians, appears to be the go-to guide for our premier. Premier Kenney and his cabinet must also be reading Naomi Klein’s book, “The Shock Doctrine,” for ideas. She describes ... Read More »
5 responsesInsulting Alberta’s pandemic heroes
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 17th, 2020
Albertans have united to survive this crisis, but MLA’s comments aimed at dividing Karen Weiers ALBERTA UNION OF PROVINCIAL EMPLOYEES One minute you’re a hero, the next you’re a zero – at least in the eyes of UCP MLA for Lethbridge-East Nathan Neudorf (re: June 12 Lethbridge Herald). Every day, Albertans have been singing the ... Read More »
10 responsesBrazil and the populist pandemic
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 13th, 2020
Voters seem willing to tolerate leader’s bad behaviour What do you do if you are in charge of dealing with the pandemic and the number of deaths is getting out of control? Simple. Stop publishing the number. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has been having a bad time with the pandemic. His default mode has been ... Read More »
2 responsesAwareness training would help officers
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 12th, 2020
The police play a crucial role in our society in ensuring public safety and arresting those who commit crimes. With the drug crisis facing our city, one may argue that enforcement role has never been more important. Our local officers risk themselves every day to ensure others in society do not have to face that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strong plan going forward needed
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 12th, 2020
I know that many of us would like a “do over” on the way that 2020 has unfolded. Our community, like all of Alberta, has faced the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war on the price of oil, and a global recession. First the impacts and concerns about health, safety, transmission and the curve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fund social programs, not The Watch
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 11th, 2020
Jaisie Walker and Rebecca Runions The Watch was established in Lethbridge in 2019 in order to “increase the perception of public safety” (Lethbridge Police Service’s 2018 Annual report.) The volunteer-run program received $1.2 million of taxpayers’ money over its first two years. However, there are growing concerns amongst community members who are questioning the efficacy ... Read More »
10 responsesEconomy and employment: Booming the southern Prairies
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 10th, 2020
Explorig food production and renewable energy synergies James Byrne, Kent Peacock, Paul Hazendonk and John Vokey University of Lethbridge Vegetables. An important part of a healthy diet. Eat a balanced diet; eat your vegetables. That’s why Canadians spend many billions of dollars every year on imported vegetables from the United States, Mexico and other tropical ... Read More »
8 responsesRace relations in America
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 6th, 2020
Racism in the United States is different than in other countries It’s been a bad week in the United States: continuing protests, huge anger, rioting and looting in 50 cities, hundreds arrested or injured – but only six dead over the police murder of George Floyd. The number may have gone up by the time ... Read More »
16 responsesA hope that one day society will get things right
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 6th, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. once said: “Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” That thought is the hope of every generation – that right now things might be a mess, but one day we as a society will get things right. It’s wildly ambitious. Perhaps one ... Read More »
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