Letters to the Editor
Restrictions exemptions should not apply to youth
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
Editor: The University of Lethbridge 1st Choice Savings Centre for Sports and Wellness should allow youth ages 12-17 to attend their dance classes, swim club, private swimming lessons, climbing wall classes etc. following the Youth Sport Policy for COVID-19 as laid out by the Alberta government. Currently, the U of L is “taking a holistic ... Read More »
2 responsesUCP provincial policing plan leaves a bad taste
By Letter to the Editor on September 29th, 2021
Editor: The RCMP has just ratified a new wage and benefits package which has them owed some millions of dollars in back pay. So, now, the UCP government is claiming that that back pay is a reason to look at establishing a provincial police force. Say what? Let’s look at the math. To begin with, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charter freedoms aren’t absolute
By Letter to the Editor on September 18th, 2021
Editor: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, Section 1 – The rights and freedoms in the Charter are not absolute. They can be limited to protect other rights or important values. For example, freedom of expression may be limited by laws against hate propaganda or child pornography because they prevent harm to the ... Read More »
22 responsesCOVID chart raises questions
By Letter to the Editor on September 18th, 2021
Editor: For the past six weeks your COVID-19 daily update has shown the number of cases in Lethbridge increase dramatically, but the chart has always shown that no one is in the hospital, or the ICU. On Monday night Sept. 13 I asked Mayor Spearman in a public Facebook message if this was true. “No. ... Read More »
1 responseCritics ignoring what Trudeau has done in his time in office
By Letter to the Editor on September 17th, 2021
Editor: The leaders of all the political parties are bombarding us with much negative information about Trudeau. That is a normal political behaviour at the time of elections . According to them he has not done much for Canada during all the years he has been our PM. Let us use our own analytical mind ... Read More »
11 responsesBlame for COVID crisis rests on the government
By Letter to the Editor on September 17th, 2021
Editor: After watching the train wreck in Alberta with the UCP government’s death squad group of Jason Kenney, Deena Hinshaw and Tyler Shandro and their handling of the COVID-19 crisis, I would like to give a huge shout out and thank you to all the doctors, nurses and support staff, for standing firm and doing ... Read More »
2 responsesMask and vaccination mandates needed here
By Letter to the Editor on September 16th, 2021
Editor: I disagree with those protesting mandates are against freedom. As a senior with health issues, twice vaccinated, I can still get sick from the Corona infection. I want to go out shopping, travel and stay at hotels. If these places won’t mandate mask and vaccination I am not free to do this. And if ... Read More »
4 responsesPeople can’t have it both ways
By Letter to the Editor on September 16th, 2021
Editor: We stood outside cheering essential workers, now we protest them. You get bullied at wearing or not wearing a mask, or thinking science is incorrect in how to protect us. Anger is everywhere, all around us. As your COVID position pushes the world to become more divided and our politicians cannot find or put ... Read More »
6 responsesAlbertans better off to trust Trudeau
By Letter to the Editor on September 16th, 2021
Editor: It was former MLAs from the Lougheed era who taught me that you can’t trust a Reformer. They were furious with Ralph Klein for bringing Preston Manning and Stephen Harper’s Reform Party Policies to the table and deliberately destroying what they had worked so hard to create for Albertans. Looking after the wellbeing of ... Read More »
8 responsesTreaty rights are for all tribe members
By Letter to the Editor on September 16th, 2021
Editor: Over the past few weeks, we have been educating membership as per our Treaty Rights and Referendum process established by Chief and council. Our advocacy group has recognized some serious issues to the process and have witnessed leadership’s total disregard of listening to the voices of the people. We know that we are right, ... Read More »
1 responseHinshaw should be running the COVID show
By Letter to the Editor on September 15th, 2021
Editor: Kenney was in hiding for three weeks because he could not face Albertans due to the surge of COVID-19 cases. He is not a leader for the taxpayers; instead, he caters to the rich and the famous. It seems he creates a lockdown every 2-4 months and now that we are in the fourth ... Read More »
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