Opinions
G7 rank nothing to crow about
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 20th, 2020
Leading a slow-growth club isn’t a reason for pride Ben Eisen and Finn Poschmann THE FRASER INSTITUTE Recent forecasts suggest Canada may compete with the United States for the top spot in the G7 in 2020 for economic growth. Those forecasts include one from the International Monetary Fund. Political partisans have since flooded social media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Courts must prevail over protests
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 19th, 2020
On Thursday, two hereditary chiefs at the heart of the dispute over a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia went to court once again to try and stop the project. They launched a constitutional challenge in Federal Court, arguing that Canada has a duty to meet international targets on reducing greenhouse gas emissions. If they ... Read More »
6 responsesA new Ireland in the works?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 15th, 2020
A united Ireland has become a very real possibility Bertie Ahern, who was the taoiseach (prime minister) of the Irish Republic from 1997 to 2008, was a brilliant machine politician, not a nationalist or an ideologist. In fact, if you said the word “principle” in his presence, he might have to look up the meaning. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The indispensable role of nurses
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 14th, 2020
Problem of those who work the system must be addressed I have heard concerns from some in the public sector regarding their ongoing contract negotiations with the government. Public-sector employees have one particularly negative consequence to their job; every time their contract is up for renewal they become pawns of often contentious negotiations. They are ... Read More »
6 responsesCRTC’s dangerous new vision
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 13th, 2020
Critics believe recommendations could limit internet access and content Peter Stockland SENIOR WRITER, CARDUS Concern is growing over proposed changes to the federal approach to governing broadcasting in Canada. After two days of almost baffling silence following the release of a report calling for sweeping changes to how – and over what – the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another nurses strike brewing?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 12th, 2020
Let’s hope walkout can be avoided Most people know that open flame and gunpowder is a combination that can have explosive results, so they seek to avoid such situations. But in a situation the head of the United Nurses of Alberta calls “a powder keg,” the UCP government is playing with fire by making contract ... Read More »
7 responsesBigger burden on taxpayers
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 11th, 2020
Federal deficit-spending plans could cause decades of trouble Tegan Hill and Milagros Palacios THE FRASER INSTITUTE Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently confirmed that, should a recession occur, Ottawa will turn on the spending taps using borrowed money. This government’s lack of fiscal discipline coupled with a willingness – if not outright enthusiasm – for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gene-edit foods our next risk communication fiasco?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 10th, 2020
Proponents need to make a legitimate case to consumers Sylvain Charlebois PROFESSOR IN FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND POLICY, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Will Canadian consumers want to eat gene-edited food? There’s a lot of excitement in agriculture about the introduction of gene-edited food products into the Canadian food system over the next few years. But there’s also a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coronavirus: The good and the bad
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 8th, 2020
China’s medical people responded well but the politicians didn’t In an emergency, the good thing about a dictatorship is that it can respond very fast. The bad thing is that it won’t respond at all until the dictator-in-chief says that it should. All the little dictators who flourish in this sort of system won’t risk ... Read More »
2 responsesAction needed on Canada-China ties
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 7th, 2020
This month’s ‘From the Hill’ column by MP Rachael Harder Liberals don’t seem to have a plan to fix fractured relationship Arguably, the relationship between Canada and China has never been worse. > The Chinese government has implemented bans on Canadian >products >such as canola, pork >and beef, which have cost the Canadian economy billions, ... Read More »
5 responsesTMX back on track, for now
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on February 6th, 2020
Cautious optimism understandable in view of previous roadblocks The latest court victory for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion means the on-again, off-again project is on again – at least for now. The Federal Court of Appeal announced Tuesday it had struck down a challenge by several British Columbia First Nations groups, paving the way for ... Read More »
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