We’re six days into the B.C. election campaign. We can expect to hear plenty from party leaders and candidates between now and October 19. One thing I hope we don’t hear is politicians yelling and calling each other names. I hope they all act like adults. We don’t need any “misinformation” either. Things are bad enough without politicians slanting stories. According to reports, the political definition of truth today is anything you say that can’t be immediately disproved.
I hope Climate Change is on the agenda. We all talk about the weather, feel sorry for victims of floods, fires and all the other climate related woes, but we don’t want to do anything about it that might inconvenience us in any way. The carbon tax is one baby step in fighting climate change, and at one time or another most parties agreed with it. It would be nice to know what plans B.C. politicians have to cope with the difficulties that will no doubt be coming.
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Oct. 1 (next Tuesday) is designated by the United Nations General Assembly as the Day of the Older Citizen. The day is intended to mark seniors’ “invaluable contributions to our society, and celebrate their accomplishments and ongoing contributions to their families, communities and country. Seniors Day isn’t always as big a deal as it could be. Older folks are the fastest-growing demographic group in Canada. The number of seniors is expected to reach 10.8 million by 2040. That’s almost one quarter of the entire population. As an oldie, I believe it’s important to support our health and well-being, but we’d like to age close to home and family, so we’d appreciate “age friendly” communities with enough long-term care facilities to meet our needs.
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It's fall already. Where did summer go?
