Letters to the Editor

Re: The Wildrose candidate who posted on his blog, "Gays will be cast into the lake of fire." I don't know in what context the said quote was written, so I cannot comment on that. Fortunately we still have free thought, expression, opinion and speech in this, our country.

So, Lethbridge gets the shaft in Premier Redford's new cabinet. What happened? Is Ms. Reford sending a message to the real conservative south for its overwhelming support of Wildrose? Why was Greg Weadick demoted? Why was Ms. Pastoor not given a cabinet post after her surprise defection from the Liberals to sit with her friend, the premier? I do not have the answer to any of these questions but would love to know the rationale behind the snub Lethbridge has received.

I am writing this letter in the hopes that it will get some attention regarding our premier's decision not to have representation in the cabinet south of Calgary. Greg Weadick or Bridget Pastoor are good enough to pound the streets to get Alison Redford votes but obviously not good enough to work with her.

Last month, Edmonton city council approved a bylaw to ban smoking at playgrounds, sports fields and outdoor facilities frequented by children. While dozens of communities across Canada have passed similar bylaws, the Edmonton bylaw is the strongest in the province and we hope other Alberta communities will follow suit.

The major problem with the Major report on MLA pay increases is that it is based on private sector executive pay. By so doing, Major is advocating and entrenching an overindulged and elitist system that is a major contributor to the growing economic disparity.

Instead of celebrating the highly polluting oilsands enterprise, Mr. Calpas should introduce himself to the emergence of the hydrogen economy which will rapidly negate his comment of "Mankind and the plant kingdom will require their energy for generations to come.

Despite the pros that will be inevitably trumpeted by APG-Oldman Power, there are serious concerns with the gas-fired plant in Sherring industrial park that ought to be considered.

I was on extended travel when controversy erupted over the Galt Museum's initiatives on climate change ("Exhibit a hot topic," February 7). Trevor Carroll had made a presentation to city council indicating the "show offers a biased, one-sided view.

John G. Calpas wrote to the Lethbridge Herald on April 27 and called for a continuation of pollution in Alberta, a plan that will kill our children and grandchildren. There have been a lot of letters speaking on the subject of abortion lately, but none as horrible as the plan put forward by John, which will kill all of our children.