Comments on: Gary Lunn shills for Big Oil.

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:29:33 +0000

Thank you for that link. Very good point.

By: Holly Stick

Holly Stick — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:36:16 +0000

Looks like barges could be a problem too:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2010/12/16/bc-west-coast-spill.html

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:27:19 +0000

Karen. The most important thing we can do first is educate ourselves and pass everything we learn on to anyone willing to listen. We can write passionate letters to every politician involved in whatever scam we find. Facebook is a great way to share the information you gather and the letters and any replies (they are too rare, but you find out who’s doing their job that way)
Writing with passion is easy, but try to avoid letting the emotion get in the way of logic. Keeping your letters focused on the main point and as succinct as possible increases the likelihood that they will be read or published. Also write in to commissions like the CRTC, BCUC.

Find out if there are clubs or discussion groups in your community. For instance, Victoria has a chapter of Canadians For Political Participation that meets regularly, there’s the Ancient Forest Alliance…

Get involved in the political process, make a list of questions you want the answers to and ask them of all your candidates in any election. That is the best time to ask questions, during election campaigns you can and must learn alot about the candidates.

Very soon we will run out of time to follow these civilized methods though. Be prepared to physically protest, learn your rights, stock up on non-perishable food.

By: karen

karen — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:51:49 +0000

Um. Does this country not belong to its people? Are politicians not the representatives of the people? Are they not supposed to do what is in the best interest of the country and the people? Are the “professionals” going to do anything bigger than make a buck? I am so sick of these politicians and their narrow self interst and their corporate masters. I want there to be a land for my grandchildren to have grandchildren. I want there to be trees and water and animals. I want to know what to DO!