Opinion

Policy choices don’t just influence us today, they influence the well-being of our children and grandchildren.

It is with great sadness that I read about the retirement of Mr. Les Dunford from your newspaper staff. After so many years with our local papers, he has certainly been the reporting voice of so many stories in our three counties.

This is a sorry thing to see, having the safety and confidentiality of trans children and the judgement of their parents torn away by this new Alberta potential legislation around gender identity.

Where’s the balance? It appears we are entering a very dark time in human history where parents are being discouraged from parenting their children.

In the current neutrality by law debate are we missing the bigger issue? Impartiality of elected officials. Can our mayor and council demonstrate they have not violated their council code of ethics? 3.4.3.

Regarding public spaces the Neutrality Bylaw Team has it exactly right! In the interest of peaceful coexistence public spaces should be kept neutral.

Who is Jon Kramer? Oh sure, I know he was recently elected Mayor for Westlock. But what concerns me, and I believe that it should you, as Westlock constituents, is his questionable agenda and his duties in his mayoral position. What right does Mr.

A constant lie regarding Westlock’s proposed neutrality bylaw is the claim that it’s targeting the 2SLGTBQI+ community. This is not true, but that hasn’t stopped our own town council from joining in on the accusations.

Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party continued their trend of passing new policies without consulting stakeholders this week, begging the question — who are they talking to? Certainly not trans youth

Each year, conversations around the veracity of diploma exams pop up, and not just in educational circles.