Opinions
Race 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 »
2 responsesParliament an essential service
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 5th, 2020
Canada’s democratic system is under siege. Last week, the Liberals, with the help of the NDP and the Green Party, suspended Parliament until the fall. In its stead, will sit a Special Committee, at which the opposition is stripped of its key powers and responsibilities. Arguably, we are functioning as an autocracy, rather than a ... Read More »
3 responsesInvest in, rather than policing, communities
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 4th, 2020
Ibrahim Turay and Jason Laurendeau Once again, there is violence in the streets in many American cities. And once again, it is the usual suspects. Meanwhile, those charged with protecting their communities, those who have seen enough of this thuggery, are rallying in the streets, insisting that Black Lives Matter, and that the police be ... Read More »
15 responsesReleasing grizzly cubs back into wild not most humane solution
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 4th, 2020
Gordon Stenhouse Alberta Environment and Parks I write today to respond to a recent n open letter regarding three grizzly bear cubs that government Fish and Wildlife officers rescued – and to clear up misinformation contained in the letter. These grizzly bear cubs are four months old and would not have survived in the wild ... Read More »
2 responsesNikka Yuko Japanese Garden facility good investment for City
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on June 3rd, 2020
Trina Tymko, Kimberly Lyall and Barrie Orich Board members, Lethbridge Transparency Council In 2017, Lethbridge City Council approved the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden Program and Community Facility (Facility) as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP). On April 6, council defeated a motion to discontinue the project, thereby keeping the project in the current CIP ... Read More »
6 responsesCOVID-19 and climate change
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 30th, 2020
Geoengineering can create window of time to make necessary changes Human beings respond well to a crisis that is familiar, especially if it is also imminent. They don’t do nearly as well when the threat is unfamiliar and still apparently quite distant. Consider our response to the current coronavirus threat. Countries in East Asia with ... Read More »
6 responsesCOVID exposes food-chain cracks
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 29th, 2020
Don’t blame farmers for food waste Sylvain Charlebois PROFESSOR, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY Millions of litres of milk are being thrown away, more than two million eggs are eliminated from the food chain, and pigs and chickens are being euthanized. There’s horror in the countryside. Throwing away good food when more than four million Canadians have lost ... Read More »
1 responseFlattening the debt curve
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 28th, 2020
It’s time to focus on financial aftermath of pandemic strategies Gerard Lucyshyn SENIOR FELLOW FRONTIER CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY It has become routine for Canadians to listen to the daily national COVID-19 briefing. We wait to learn about the current state of affairs and whose turn it is to receive financial aid. A million here, ... Read More »
3 responsesUniversities’ positive impacts
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 27th, 2020
Alberta universities making presence felt during COVID crisis Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations (CAFA) Investment in post-secondary education by past governments means Alberta universities are now at the forefront of developing both a COVID-19 vaccine and providing insight on the new normal we are all facing today. As a result of past investment, our Alberta ... Read More »
1 responseBoiling frogs and tropical storms
By Lethbridge Herald Opinon on May 23rd, 2020
Changing climate will force many people to relocate I’ve never really believed the story climate crusaders tell to explain why so many people don’t get the message. You know, the one where if you drop a frog into a pot of boiling water it will hop right out, whereas if you just turn the heat ... Read More »
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