Don’t it always seem to go…

Editor:

Yes. I know that we are a parasitic species. We inhabit the planet and devour everything we encounter. The more we consume the more we ravage.

But there is another part of our makeup that sets us apart from other predators. We are gifted (or cursed) by the quality of self reflection. We can also imagine and project the likely outcome of our actions.

So as we look up from the rapacious engorging of our environment, it is obvious that we are running out of prey.

We are running out of an ecology that has provided us with the shelter and sustenance that we need to survive.

So let’s reset our behaviour. A recent report showed that Canada was ranked as the 56 out of 59 countries in fulfilling our promises to protect our habitat. We lagged behind counties like China and USA for simply doing what we promised.

Doug Ford, you and your development golf buddies are holding us back. Call them in and enlist them to your plan to develop Ontario so that all species can live and thrive here. Give them the task of providing affordable housing for the 800,000 new residents we expect to arrive in the next three years.

And Doug, you can’t deal with the protected greenbelt like it is a tradable commodity. Rather, our obligation to protect that habitat is a sacred trust. Let your friends develop the 1.5 million residential spaces currently available for development. Don’t Pave Paradise.

Ted McGovern,

Stayner