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It’s painfully obvious Site C is needed

Re: “Cancelling Site C cheaper than pausing or continuing: report,” Sept. 10. A consultant’s report states that cancelling Site C is cheaper than pausing or continuing the project.

Re: “Cancelling Site C cheaper than pausing or continuing: report,” Sept. 10.

A consultant’s report states that cancelling Site C is cheaper than pausing or continuing the project.

It should be obvious by now that cancelling or pausing the project is no longer a part of the equation. Anyone in doubt of that need only follow the news, and think of the destruction we are witnessing due to climate change. Forest fires have plagued many parts of the world this past summer, and in our own province, fires are still burning and breaking records. The cost to our province is also a record at about half a billion dollars and counting.

Multiple hurricanes have occurred over a period of weeks, and reconstruction will cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Rising sea levels are another consideration soon to be front and centre.

Meanwhile, our newly elected B.C. government is posturing and quibbling over continuing to develop an $8.8-billion clean energy source. That amount pales against possible future costs.

Wiser leadership would love to have this development as a possibility and get on with it ASAP. Instead, many will have to scramble in their efforts to develop clean energy, while in B.C., it is our gift from nature.

Abundant energy will always mean wealth to those who provide it. Clean energy in abundance can bring added value when it is scarce or costly elsewhere, and that might be sooner than what we think.

Our premier should show leadership and not be led by those who lack vision.

Ed Monteith

Sooke