Parry Sound-Muskoka Green Party

 
To the editor... 08/18/2010
 
To the editor:

While watching the costs associated with the G8/G20 (30?) meeting continue to spiral out of control while the fences separating the people from their elected leaders grows ever higher, a simple question needs to be asked and I am afraid that is being lost in a sea of artificial lakes and sound cannons.
Why is it that we need to spend over a billion dollars to keep our elected leaders away from the very people that they are supposed to represent? Perhaps if the billion dollars being invested to build fences and outfit security personal had instead been spent improving the lives of the worlds people maybe could have avoided the barriers. Maybe if instead of degrading the environment and widening the gap between the richest and the poorest people on earth, our leaders had made an honest attempt to support women, tackle global warming and share some of the wealth, they wouldn’t have to buy so much tear gas to spray on those participating in democratic protests.

I plan on marching peacefully at the Peoples First! We Deserve Better rally along with others from women’s groups, and social justice and community organizations who will be attempting to remind our leaders that we can and must do better to ensure a peaceful world and a healthy environment for the next generation.

If they listen, maybe our future leaders won’t need to spend so much money keeping their citizens away from them.

Glen Hodgson
Parry Sound-Muskoka Federal Green Party Candidate
 


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