Opinions
Is science important only during pandemics?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 14th, 2020
Lorne Fitch PROFESSIONAL BIOLOGIST Do you know of any effective incantations, spells or potions to help us in this time of crisis and uncertainty? No? If there is a silver lining in the coronavirus pandemic, it might be to reassert in people’s minds the role, importance and prominence of science in our lives. Science provided ... Read More »
23 responsesLeaders should be setting example
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 13th, 2020
Alberta’s politicians must cut their pay Franco Terrazzano CANADIAN TAXPAYERS FEDERATION All around the world, political leaders are showing solidarity with their citizens by sharing in the hard times and reducing their own pay. It’s time for Alberta’s politicians do to the same. “We acknowledge New Zealanders who are reliant on wage subsidies, taking pay ... Read More »
2 responsesSome reasons to be hopeful
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 9th, 2020
Science is making headway on other challenging problems You don’t feel like reading about the plague today? Good. I don’t feel like writing about it again either. So here’s some reasons to hope, none of which are even remotely related to the coronavirus. First, they have found not one but three new ways to combat ... Read More »
1 responseWhen will federal gov’t stand up to tech giants?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 9th, 2020
Jerry Dias NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF UNIFOR Canada’s news organizations are in mortal peril, and it’s time for the federal government to take on the two marauding tech giants who are largely to blame. Facebook and Google have pillaged the Canadian digital advertising market over the past decade. Between them, they have scooped up the vast ... Read More »
1 responseDoctors’ greenest pastures are here
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 8th, 2020
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a lot of debate over physician compensation in Alberta. Any time conversations take place around compensation, they are always bound to be laden with emotion – and the discussion around physician compensation is no different. The issue of doctor compensation is complex and not simply solved, and ... Read More »
9 responsesLessons from the pandemic
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 7th, 2020
Kevin Van Tighem A tiny little virus with a nasty ability to spread has humbled us all. Lives and economy have been disrupted to a degree unimaginable even two months ago. It’s a good time for rethinking some core assumptions. To that end, here are some positive lessons we might take from our current situation: ... Read More »
5 responsesReasons for council decisions matter
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 6th, 2020
Brett Babki CHAIRMAN, LETHBRIDGE TRANSPARENCY COUNCIL Do not the reasons for a decision matter as much as the decision itself? Perhaps not for Lethbridge’s city council. On April 20 the council withdrew two contracts from the ARCHES organization together worth as much as $885,000 over the next nine months, awarding them to the Canadian Mental ... Read More »
3 responsesCOVID death rates and arrogance
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 2nd, 2020
Slowness to act has led to high fatality rates in U.S., U.K. Something has gone wrong in the “Anglosphere,” as the English-speaking countries are known in some other parts of the world. Smaller English-speaking countries are coping with the COVID-19 emergency quite well. New Zealand’s coronavirus death toll as of April 26 was 18, and ... Read More »
15 responsesWhat could be more essential than feeding the nation?
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 1st, 2020
Across the country, farmers and food processors are working hard to ensure our shelves are stocked with food so that even in the midst of a pandemic, Canadians have the luxury of going to the grocery store, putting choice foods in their cart and taking them home to enjoy. We are incredibly fortunate! Imagine for ... Read More »
4 responsesTime for MPs to take a pay cut
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on April 30th, 2020
It would be a practical and symbolic gesture Aaron Wudrick Federal Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation As we struggle to contain COVID-19, virtually everyone is paying the price while the economy faces an unprecedented storm. Many members of Parliament are sharing in that sacrifice by donating their automatic pay raise to charity. The rest need to ... Read More »
2 responsesFarmers need help now
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on April 29th, 2020
Sylvain Charlebois Dalhousie University We always needed farmers. Now, with COVID-19, they need us. Farming needs real help, right now. Plenty of attention has been given to the foreign workers program in recent weeks. The federal government and the provinces have done the best they could to mitigate the situation. But that was just the ... Read More »
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