Editor:
I’m on side with Patrick Teti as he rightfully notes in his March 5 letter to the Tribune that the rhetoric and behaviour from our elected representatives is hardly owning up to their full responsibility.
I think that the three mentioned do represent Taseko Mines Ltd. and not the voters.
Each of the three, Cariboo Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett, Cariboo North MLA Coralee Oakes and Cariboo-Prince George Member of Parliament Dick Harris seem to not care anything about our environment and our future, only to the few who say they will get benefits from the mine.
Teti correctly says that we are gaining in new technologies that may help projects in the future, to the benefit of our children and grandchildren but the three elected can’t see that.
Too much quiet money changing hands to elected representatives is what I think.
Taseko failed miserably the last two times on the panel reviews so why can’t people just accept that?
We have several other mines coming on stream that passed the reviews and guidelines and we all accept that.
Yes it is a bit unfortunate that Taseko could not manage proper safe guards and prevention of pollution but no amount of donations to elected people or one-sided political will can change the geology.
The water tables, the fault line in the proposed pit, the potential of damaging the Chilko salmon runs, or the topographical matter of tailings seepage.
Let’s move on.
Gary Young
Lac La Hache