Opinion

"The problem is that collectively we have spent trillions to date, and no one wants to admit it didn't work. How much more do we spend before we stop throwing good money after bad?"

"In short, how do we consider all these historical figures’ legacies, both the positive and negative? What weight do we put to each one? If we remove memorials to them, do we risk forgetting the positive parts of their legacies?" asks columnist Jared Milne.

Would you spend $50 for the potential of saving thousands? The numbers may be different, but that’s essentially the question put before St. Albert council Monday, writes the St. Albert Gazette's editorial board.

"If this offends you, please open your heart."

"It amplifies self-consciousness, and especially confines people to a time constraint that forces a scripted presentation, rather than any spontaneous, and real, feelings."

"Just because you feel healthy and are showing no symptoms is no guarantee you are not spreading COVID19."

"It may only have taken a minute for Ryan but it would have taken the senior all day."

"The only way forward for our province is for the public sector and the business community to demonstrate mutual respect for the important role that each play in Alberta."

"My friend regularly walks the Red Willow Trail, and having experienced similar near misses, she now walks, not on the trail, but beside the trail, to hopefully avoid an accident."

"Underfunding schools will put many amazing educators under such stress that they will need mental health leaves and have an impossible task of overfull classes with many diverse needs that will be impossible to support."