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6 O ctO ber 10'19 HANNA/c O r ONAt ION/StettL er, Ab . ecA reVIe W EDITORIAL Left behind B. Schimke ECA Review Most agree, the people being left behind in the new economy are primarily men without post-secondary qualifications and generally, rural areas are not doing as well as urban areas. It’s easy to villainize globalization, the previous government or the environmental movement, but other than festering anger and hatred it does little to help those being left behind or those students worried about future employment. Luckily for Alberta’s economy, resource development is not going to disappear over night. It will take many decades for alternate energy sources to replace oil and gas with cost-effective alternate energy sources which the poorest citizens of the world can afford. “ Provincial governments need to spend equivalent amounts on post-secondary training for those displaced workers who need new skills to work and thrive in 21st century jobs. But it’s not just climate change policies that are affecting jobs in the fossil fuel world, it’s technology. Even when Alberta gets more pipelines, there will be fewer jobs because of technology advances. Rural areas suffered much with the loss of families when small farms were sucked up by mega farming operations. The loss of resource extraction jobs is yet another blow. I walked into a Walmart store in Red Deer this week to find, much to my dismay, all but three tills had been changed out for self-serve checkouts. Yet another example of, in this case, women, who will suffer greatly without additional post secondary skills. Future jobs are a serious problem that political leaders need to address wisely and thoughtfully. For starters, OPINION Premier Kenney should be promoting jobs of the future through a radical transformation of Alberta’s education and re-training programs. Germany’s apprenticeship system provides high school students with the option of skilled trades or academic pursuits recognizing both streams are important in the new economy. Students on the skilled trades track receive government-assisted, on-thejob training and are ready for employment in high paying jobs much earlier than had they been forced to complete a traditional 12-year grade school. The German educational model slashes high school drop out rates. Our current form of education seems better adapted to females whereas a dual track option would favour all students. We commit a lot of resources to traditional universities. Provincial governments need to spend equivalent amounts on post-secondary training for those displaced workers who need new skills to work and thrive in 21st century jobs. Agricultural jobs disappeared as technology advanced, manufacturing and resource-based jobs likewise. Now service jobs through automation and on-line shopping are disappearing. Predictions include sharp declines in the trucking industry as self-driving technology progresses. Rather than pitting urban against rural and different levels of education against each other, our political leaders need to work towards the future. The Globe and Mail recently reported that there are 6.7 million working age Canadians (25 to 64) without post secondary education. These are becoming the left behind. Politicians, who ignore those whose jobs are becoming obsolete or promise the ‘the good old days’ will return are being unfair to workers and to students. The days of high paying jobs without post-secondary qualifications and the easy availability of lesserskilled jobs have and will continue to disappear as the technology revolution advances. It’s human nature to cling to the comfortable past, but political leaders must set aside politics and become the catalysts to change and augment our current education and re-training structures. Giving hope and opportunity to those being left behind serves all Albertans today and in the future. - COPYRIGHT NOTICE - All printed material, written, display advertising and photographs are the sole property of The ECA Review. No reproduction of this material or layout including social media is permitted without written consent of the Publisher. Call us for more info. Letters on pages 7 & 18 “ The opinions expressed are not necessarily the opinions of this newspaper. PRAIRIEVIEW Gun Control?—How about some gang control? by Herman Schwenk It never ceases to amaze me that when the liberals are confronted with the issue of gun violence their answer is to put in more control on the guns used by law-abiding citizens. Of course, they never try to explain how that will stop criminal gangs from shooting at each other with illegal guns. All of this nonsense is aimed at a very ignorant urban population. These people just don’t seem to understand the difference between people who own and use legal guns and criminals who own and use guns obtained by illegal means. Liberals seem to have convinced a high percentage of these people that if you remove guns from law-abiding people, the criminals will have fewer guns at their disposal to shoot at each other. It just doesn’t work that way. In fact, criminals just love the idea of removing guns from law-abiding citizens. There is less risk of them getting shot. What really irks me is Trudeau and his government’s refusal to deal with the real problem. The real problem is the criminal gangs, not their guns. In my opinion, the laws in this country treat these criminal gangs with kid gloves. If the police do arrest a gang member for criminal activity they may be locked up for a day or two and then they appear in court for a bail hearing and I think about 99 per cent of the time they are awarded bail with conditions and told when to appear in court again. This does not deter them from continuing the activity they were involved in before they were arrested. The conditions are ignored. I firmly believe that they just consider this to be an inconvenience and part of the cost of doing business. The way the courts deal with these criminals and the present bail system, it is just a revolving door. “ If he wants to get rid of gun violence on the street he has to get rid of the gangs and that would require laws with real teeth. Seems to me if the law was really serious about stopping a lot of this drug crime that gangs are involved in, they would not allow someone hauled into court a second time to be allowed back on the street. Leave them locked up until their trial. If Trudeau and his progressive liberals were really serious about stopping gun violence they would pass laws that would outlaw gangs and their activity. It is time for the government to get serious about gangs. It is gangs that need to be controlled not guns. Turn to Outlawed, Pg 18 “ REast Central Alberta EVIEW Published by Coronation Review Limited LETTERS POLICY • Letters to the Editor are welcomed • Must be signed and a phone number included so the writer’s identity can be verified. • ECA Review reserves the right to edit letters for legal considerations, taste and brevity. Letters and columns submitted are not necessarily the opinion of this newspaper. MEMBER OF: JOYCE WEBSTER Publisher/Editor publisher@ECAreview.com BRENDA SCHIMKE Editorial Writer YVONNE THULIEN Manager office@ECAreview.com LISA MYERS-SORTLAND Graphic Artist Office Hours Mon. - Fri. 9 am - 5 pm Subscriptions: $42.00 in Canada; $74.20 in US; $135.15 Overseas. (All prices include GST) 4921 - Victoria Avenue Tel. 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ECA REVIEW HANNA/CORONATION/STETTLER, AB O CTOBER 10'19 7 MAIL BAG You’re invited... Join us at your local Vision Credit Union branch on October 17th to celebrate International Credit Union Day! End of humankind Dear Editor, The climate change debates are raging. Children are missing school and protesting in the streets. Schools and universities are supposed to be institutions where ideas are questioned and facts and alternatives are identified and discussed. Why has no one asked the question as to how much influence Canada’s CO2 emissions or lack of, would have any positive effect on total world emissions and therefore no whatsoever positive effect on the climate. The NDP and Green Party can find a glimmer of hope to have some political influence and may even hold the balance of power in a Liberal minority government. This scenario would have a devastating effect on Canada’s economy and its ability to feed itself and the world. Unless some absolutely amazing discoveries are made in the next 30 years, regarding replacing fossil fuel to produce and distribute food and energy, the elimination of this energy source will result in thousands of people starving in a year, millions starving in two years and billions starving to death in three years. Canadians live in one of the coldest climates in the world, with the greatest distances and is the second largest country on earth. Turn to Will, Pg 18 Bring along a non-perishable food bank donation and you’ll receive a special limited edition Vision 2020 Calendar featuring photos taken by fellow community members. We’ll have snacks, refreshments and friendly faces waiting for you. Learn more about International Credit Union Day and the credit union difference at: whatsyourshare.ca/credit-union-difference
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