Lest we forget: Those bombs saved lives Once again a letter has decried the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, claiming they were “non-military targets,” implying that the 230,000 dead
were unnecessary and demanding Canada “express regret for the death and suffering they caused.” Perhaps a little actual history is in order.
Should we regret the loss of those civilian lives? Of course, but we should be aware that their deaths brought the Japanese ruling elite to face reality and saved the lives of a million of our own citizens. It was interesting to read the writer’s assertion that “my children and grandchildren are not endangered by air being let out of a few tires. That’s an inconvenience.”
Obee wrote of the dangerous rift between extremists on both sides of big issues, and sought to point out that the real environmental change we do need must be relevant to our long-established culture. The irony of this letter is astonishing. Advocating or defending the crime of mischief in the name of climate action amounts to the same moral argument used by those behind the fossil-fuel industry: The ends justify the means.
Protest and fight for a climate-safe future, for sure. But breaking the law doing it will only undercut the cause, play into the hands of the climate deniers and make the whole exercise pointless.Canada leads the world in carbon-capture ideas Re: “Expect more protests if we do not act on climate,” letter, Aug. 6.
Blackmailing Canadians with the ongoing vandalism of vehicles, until we embrace some destructive and undefined poverty pact, is as nonsensical as it is dangerous. The more imminent threat is a political war on our energy industry that will destroy supply chains, undermine food security, and compromise our ability to adapt.
I can see that this group wants to raise awareness about climate change, but vandalism in the name of activism is hardly the way.Health-care heroes saved this man’s life I have just spent the past week in the Royal Jubilee Hospital cardiac ward. The staff including technicians, nurses, doctors were all very competent, friendly and caring people.
And this appreciation extends to the housekeeping and kitchen staff as well. I do not remember all of their names, but I know that everyone who entered Room 759S at the Jubilee last week was a devoted and caring individual who provided excellent care to this senior.Cheaper alternatives to the proposed railway I tend to agree with Premier John Horgan that restoring the railway line on the Island is no longer economically feasible.