While reading the autumn 2011 Contact put out by our local MP, I was annoyed to find over one-quarter devoted to his summer vacation to Eastern Europe.
Not to trivialize his trip, I feel his writing of it was an inappropriate use of my tax dollars. There are numerous events in the world today that are contributing to the deaths of millions of people now and in future. If our MP is going to comment on global political situations I’m sure something more current and relevant for today could be found.
As a permanent member of the Standing Committee on the Environment, a comment on coal mining on Vancouver Island and its potential for a negative effect on the biosphere could be of interest.
North American Water and Power Alliance negotiations have been ongoing for decades. Maybe our MP could bring us up to date on this matter of diverting water from northern B.C. to the USA.
Oil pipelines, LNG plants and coastal shipping terminals are things Canadians need to know about.
Allan Kaario
Parksville
