Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Aquaponics with Michael Lavorato
Food security and sustainable agriculture are top of mind given the challenges of climate change. The speaker will talk about a new aquaponics projec...
Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)
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SACPA seeks to promote a sense of community and citizenship amongst the public. It is strictly non-partisan in its political outlook and encourages the expression of divergent viewpoints. SACPA does not take sides on the issues debated at its sessions. The opinions expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily shared by the Board of Directors.
Student Affordability and Feed or Famine Food Drive with Amy Mendenhall
The past two years have been exceptionally challenging for all Alberta Post-Secondary students, and the Student body at the University of Lethbridge h...
Government’s plan for rural medicine: Do Not Resuscitate? With Sam Myhr Rural Medicine President with the AMA
Sustaining medical services in smaller communities is challenging at the best of times. Doctors have been working without an agreement for almost two ...
The 2021 Canadian Federal Election: Did the Results Justify Calling It? With Melanee Thomas
The Liberal Party retained power in a close-run 2019 federal election where the Liberals won 157 seats and 33% of the popular vote, enough to form a m...
Municipal Elections 2021: What Will Determine the Outcome? With Maria Fitzpatrick
Lethbridge’s 2021 Municipal Elections has the potential to be very interesting. For sure, the City will have a new Mayor and several fresh faces on C...
Navigating the Fourth Wave of Covid-19 and Beyond with Dr. Jason Kindrachuk
The Covid-19 pandemic has been a historic public health crisis that has had drastic and long-lasting effects on global health and the economy. This ha...
Is the Contract Dispute between AHS and Alberta Nurses strictly about Money?
Alberta Health Services (AHS) (the Alberta Government) are demanding across-the-board pay cuts of 3 percent, plus additional monetary cuts that would ...
An Educator’s Perspective on Alberta’s Proposed Draft Curriculum with Ken Rogers and Kelly Frewin
Educators know all curricula need timely revision and many are concerned about the most recent draft K-6 curriculum proposed by the government of Albe...
The Deadly Effects of Residential Schools in Canada: How is that Remediable?
At least 150,000 Indigenous youths were forced into Indian Residential Schools (IRS) between the 1870s and 1990s. They were run by Canadian/Provincial...
“Immigration Matters” Why Canada supports immigration
In October 2020, the Federal Government announced its 2021-2022 Immigration Level Plan. The government is hoping to bring a targeted 1.2 million immig...