To the Editor,
Our federal government in Ottawa has taken a couple steps in recent days that should make us proud to be Canadians. These are examples that the use of common sense and truth can be the two overriding factors in government decision making.
In the first instance, I am referring to Canada's announced total withdrawal from the “Kyoto Protocol." This international treaty has been totally flawed from its inception in 1997. Its intent was to save planet earth before mankind completely destroys its environment, a purpose not backed by indisputable facts. At the time, the sacred god on the altar was “global warming." As time went on, evidence showed that some parts of the planet are warming while other areas had temperature cooling, and that this shifted over a period of time. So then the scare tactics of the environmentalists turned to “climate change."
Credible scientists have demonstrated that weather and climate are ever changing. Currently this false climate change dogma permeates the media and educational curriculum, but hopefully will be cast aside, just as the following were. In the late 1940's, a truth taught at universities was that industrialization soon would be doomed because the earth was running out of coal, its dominant energy source. In the early 1970's, Alberta's Grade 11 Social Studies program taught that because the world's population was growing at a faster rate than the increase in food production, by the 1990's there would be massive famine throughout the world, including in Europe, Canada and the United States. There was a time in the mid 1970's when many dire warnings were given about mankind's future as evidence seemed to show that the earth was cooling at an alarming rate.
Last week, Canada showed courage, wisdom and leadership as Environment Minister Peter Kent announced that Canada no longer will pretend that Kyoto is meaningful and has given it the boot. And can you believe that China, the most outrageous polluter on the planet has chastised Canada for this action?
Secondly, Jason Kenney, the federal minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, announced effective immediately and to ensure each individual's identity, all new Canadians being sworn in at a citizenship ceremony must make their faces visible. Immediately the politically correct media trounced on the government for being intolerant towards Muslim women who wear a niqab or burka. It was gratifying to hear Muslim spokespersons explain that for women to cover their faces with a burka is a cultural manifestation, not a religious one, and, as one pointed out, since they have chosen to live in Canada, it would be wise to adopt Canadian ways.
Prime Minister Harper has shown decisive leadership on these two issues. That is what I expect from federal politicians. Our Member of Parliament, Brian Storseth, as a member of the current governing party, should be complimented for being part of such extraordinary decision making.
Carl Christensen
St. Lina
