To the Editor,
Re: Smart meter installation blocked, Jan. 19.
In every article appearing in the media in which Ted Olynyk of B.C. Hydro is quoted, he states the same thing over and over like a broken record.
That is the first rule of effective propaganda – state the lie over and over and eventually it becomes accepted as truth.
Our provincial government continues to direct the general public to B.C. Hydro to “learn the facts” about smart meters. That is like directing someone to Rothman’s Tobacco to learn the facts about the health benefits of cigarettes.
Olynyk states that less than one per cent of the public has objected. The truth is that 30 municipalities to date in B.C. have voted in favour of a moratorium on the installation of smart meters.
There are 160 municipalities in the province. Simply stated then, nearly 20 per cent of our local governments have spoken out on behalf of their citizens, and that number is growing.
I tip my hat to residents at Pacific Gardens Cohousing for standing their ground. I am, and I encourage everyone opposed to this program, to do the same.
James G. Smith
Nanaimo
