Opinions
Federal program being misused?
The Alberta Federation of Labour added its voice to the debate Tuesday by calling for a review of the federal program because of concerns the program is being used to replace Canadians workers and drive down wages.
An obligation to keep others safe
Health Canada is urging Canadians to be part of the solution in ridding the marketplace of unsafe consumer products.
The national agency issued an advisory Tuesday encouraging citizens to report any health or safety concerns they have with consumer products they have used.
Sneaking in a little exercise
According to information from ParticipACTION, the non-profit organization which works to encourage Canadians to live more active, heathy lives, 98 per cent of Canadians believe physical activity leads to a healthier lifestyle and can lessen our risk of disease.
Cracking down on tax cheats
Newly leaked information about the holders of offshore bank accounts, whose ranks reportedly include some 450 Canadians, could provide a test for the federal budget's stated goal of cracking down on tax cheats.
That was one of the key items on Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's recent budget, one expected to net hundreds of millions of additional tax dollars.
Bigger park wise decision
Bigger is better, Lethbridge city council has decided with regard to the city's planned northside park.
Council opted Tuesday to expand the soon-to-be-built North Regional Park to 73 acres by incorporating an additional 18-acre "swing site" at the park's northeast corner.
Muzzled science bad for democracy?
The image of muzzled federal scientists makes for entertaining editorial cartoons, but there's a serious message beneath the issue.
It's that message that a pair of Canadian organizations are trying to bring to the forefront by lodging a complaint with federal Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault.
How will cuts affect students?
Lethbridge College received about $47 million.
Those two institutions will have to get by on a little less help from their friends, as grant funding for the institutions has been reduced to $91.
MPs represent people, not parties
In the military, it's important to keep the troops in line and make sure everyone is on the same page. An army that doesn't function in a unified manner is setting itself up for defeat.
That's useful, and common, strategy in politics as well, and on the Canadian federal scene, no one runs a tighter ship than Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Hot summer ahead from Idle No More?
That was the word Monday from Judith Sayers, a strategic adviser to First Nations and law professor, as she spoke at the University of Lethbridge.
The former chief from the Hupacaseth First Nation in Port Alberni, B.
A boost for ag industry
For most people, Alberta is perceived as a province whose economy depends mainly on oil and gas. And while those commodities are certainly extremely important, as our provincial budget just proved, non-renewable resource revenue is certainly not the only economic driver.
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