To the Editor:
(Re: “New Parliament session will be productive, says Kootenay-Columbia MP David Wilks”)
Our member of Parliament, David Wilks, is predicting a very productive parliament session. What will they do about the scandal-ridden Senate, election fraud, First Nations people living in third world condition, a debt that is approaching $700 billion and the most urgent threat facing humanity and our future, the climate crisis. None of those items were addressed in the throne speech.
Oh yes, Mr. Wilks told the Advance the government will do something for clean air, and plans action to improve air quality nationwide, but he doesn’t know what, he states. Planning action now? A little late, but maybe late is better than never when climate change is already melting glaciers, creating extreme weather condition, wiping out species and resulting in the suffering of millions of humans.
We have known for many years that the climate change created by humans and exacerbated by the inaction of the Harper government and others is the greatest threat facing us. But at least Mr. Wilks is honest and confirms how far he and his government are behind the times and that the inaction of Stephen Harper and his government has been a major contributor to global environmental destruction and extreme climate change. We also know that Mr. Harper has muzzled government research scientists that were getting in his way and don’t agree with his ideology.
Exploitation and destruction of nature on an industrial scale is a recent phenomenon; humans can change what humans create.
Creston