Dear Editor:
RE: No courage, Dec. 8.
This letter is in response to Linda Rosier’s open letter to Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott.
Rosier’s comments were absolutely and unequivocally correct. Our politicians are not standing up for their party’s promises.
But we are not writing this merely in support of Rosier’s letter but to enlighten our politicians that Linda and dozens of other climate change activists have spent not weeks, not months, not years, but decades of their lives and personal time advocating for positive environmental change.
This was not done in their “spare” time, nor in their “off” time. This has been done in their daily lives at the expense of abandoning their personal dreams and goals. Why? Because they hold the space for the rest of us who have not made the commitment that needs to be made.
And shame on us – we can probably all do better (or even much better) in being change agents for our environment. But this needs to be not only led, but also committed to, by our political leaders.
Doug, Ted, Michael, please leave our Greenbelt alone. And commit to it – not only for all of our sakes but for the sakes of our children and our grandchildren.
And also to continue to support those who work tirelessly to inspire all of us to do the same.
Leslie and Andrew Salisbury,
Erin