Dear Madams and Sirs:   I…

Dear Madams and Sirs:

I really don't know where to begin as I have so many poignant feelings about the destructive climactic burden that we have placed upon our planet.. But I also do not wish to sound like a fanatic who does not care about all the efforts that the government of Ontario has already made. I want to be proud of my home province and my country in leading the world towards a more sustainable future for our children.

In the open discussions held here in Windsor with government officials I discussed my disappointment with the ongoing pursuit of nuclear energy and the potential for destruction that it poses. They reminded me of the large number of jobs that would be lost were we to just shut them all down - a valuable remark. But when the farm tractor was first invented (along with millions of other progressive inventions in mankind's history), those who tended the fields feared for their livelihood and rightly so. This is not therefore a new concern but an ongoing historically speaking, issue that has and can be addressed by simultaneously creating new green energy jobs while phasing out the planet-sapping old technologies. And I am not suggesting that this is not a part of your plan but rather letting you know how strongly I feel about this. We do not want an 'obituary' of the Ontario government to say that they had the opportunity to take a stand, and failed to follow through.

And of course given that I care for our home planet so dearly, further concerns of mine include conservation, offering Ontarians ways to take advantage of the declining costs of renewables, putting more dollars into finding ways to effectively store energy from solar and wind. And at the risk of sounding egocentric, although there are large numbers of people who may not fill out this survery, large numbers of my acquaintances feel exactly the same way I do.

Thanking you for giving me this venue to express my opinions,

Sincerely,

Brenda Bender

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