List of issues

Dear Editor:

Following is from my “bucket list” of things that have disturbed me for several years.

A doctor in Quebec is proposing to extend euthanasia to babies under one year of age. This in spite of the fact that the baby is not old enough to make a choice. Have any one of our politicians responded to the concerns or objections of the threat euthanasia causes to persons with disabilities, the elderly, or those compromised with health issues? I suggest, “No.”

The criteria for eligibility seems to be widening. In the first year there was well over a thousand people euthanized. Over 10,000 were killed in 2021. Some opted for euthanasia as their disability pensions would not cover their living expenses.

The next issues involve our youth. Drug addiction, alcohol abuse, physical risk in schools, legalizing marijuana, and safe drug sites have only escalated our problems and contributed to more potent drug use.

This is costing lives and millions of dollars for counseling, safe drug sites and medications. Drug use contributes to criminal actively to pay for the habits.

Now the provincial government is threatening to destroy protected green space. This impacts our watersheds, recreational sites, farmland, ecologically sensitive areas and sets a dangerous precedent. If we are to sustain our climate and watersheds, then everyone should take action to oppose this commercial development of the Greenbelt. If we do not oppose Premier Ford’s proposals these action will lead to long-term pain for short-term profit for a wealthy few at taxpayers’ expense.

Pat Woode, Fergus