Editor:
As a lifelong devotee of true democracy, I was surprised to discover I had no interest whatsoever in the recent election.
I voted for the Liberal candidate in the previous election as I considered it the best chance to get rid of the useless representative we’d been stuck with for some time. I didn’t expect Trudeau to be much more than a corporate shill, but I was shocked by the extent to which he outdid himself – selling out the future of my children and grandchildren in order to continue kowtowing to the fossil fuel industry, instead of pouring those billions into initiating a nationwide renewable energy industry.
I wasn’t disappointed by his support for the Site C dam (other than the betrayal of his promise to First Nations communities), as I would have been surprised if he had opposed it. But I was surprised to see Horgan approving it in view of his earlier stance, and it was quite disheartening to read the detailed article in the Georgia Straight explaining why Horgan’s claim that he had no choice but to approve it was false – especially in view of the fact that many voters probably voted NDP primarily due to its alleged opposition to the project.
Ironically, while taxpayers will be paying billions for the dam, BC Hydro is whining that they’ll have to charge $700 to reconnect my hydro after they disconnect it in retaliation for refusing to allow the installation of a smart meter. My wife and I have finally caved to their never-ending threats.
Getting back to election, I think I’m finally burned out on the fact that the only punishment for politicians violating their campaign promises is the possibility of not getting re-elected. The only reason I voted this time was at the behest of my children. We seem to accept centralized state control (whether federal or provincial), in preference to localized community control, as the natural course of events. Perhaps it’s time for a change.
George Kosinski, Gibsons
