Editor: Isn鈥檛 it amazing that our Energy Minister Rich Coleman, MLA for Fort 91原创/Aldergrove, is forcing us to accept the replacement of our old electric meters with so-called smart meters which will poison our homes with high doses of electromagnetic radiation? And isn鈥檛 it strange that not one 鈥渃elebrity鈥� has come to champion the cause against smart meters?

Not one celebrity from government, business, entertainment or even any of the so-called guardians of the planet like the Suzuki Foundation, Greenpeace, Ducks Unlimited or any other 鈥渢ree hugging鈥� organization has come forward.

Yet harm one baby seal, cut one old-growth tree, spill one drop of oil or endanger the life of one creature in a bog somewhere in the world, and they come out of the woodwork, looking for photo opportunities and money to support their cause.

It鈥檚 sad that none of these organizations have taken an interest in protecting families, and are leaving it up to a small group of citizens to stand up for them and their families. These citizens are fighting our government and corporations, trying to prevent them from spying on us or poisoning us in our homes and work places with dangerous levels of electromagnetic radiation.

People, this isn鈥檛 about effective delivery or conservation of electrical energy or protecting the environment or jobs. It鈥檚 all about profit and control.

Many of our grandfathers and fathers gave their lives to ensure that we had democracy and freedom. Can you imagine what they would say if they could see what our government, both provincial and federal, is doing in the name of profit to stifle the freedom they so valiantly died for?

What鈥檚 next? Smart meters are only the tip of the iceberg. Big business and government have other, more sinister, ideas to generate more profit and greater control over the world鈥檚 population and our resources, like water, gas and oil.

So what are you going to do about it? Let others carry the fight for you? Just sit there and watch TV, play your video games and surf the internet while your rights and freedoms are being stripped away from you and your children?

You need to get involved. Seek out those organizations which are fighting for you and me to stop this travesty.

Learn from organizations like www.citizensforsafetechnology.org or www.stopsmartmetersbc.ca.  Search Youtube for information on smart meters. Hear what people are saying.

Let your government know how you feel, by e-mailing MLA,Rich Coleman, at rich.coleman.mla@leg.bc.ca or NDP leader Adrian Dix at adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca.

Brian Turner,

Mission