Monday, March 9, 2009

Marion Wright's Plutonic relationship

Published in the Campbell River Courier-Islander, March 6, 2009:

The Editor,
Dear Sir,

re: Wright, Trevena square off on mill (March 4)

This is the second time Marion Wright, Liberal candidate, has criticized our MLA for speaking out against Plutonic Power's Bute project.
Of course Ms Trevena's position is considerably more nuanced than this criticism suggests, but one couldn't expect Ms Wright to acknowledge that.
One could, however, wonder why Ms Wright is becoming such a shill for a project that has passed no environmental reviews, has not received any approvals, and has not demonstrated it is needed for anything except supplying power to California.
Ms Trevena's comments and politics are a matter of record. Maybe Ms Wright would be equally transparent if she answered some relevant questions:
- Is such uncritical and premature enthusiasm what we could expect from Ms Wright should she become a Liberal MLA?
- Would any and all economic activity, regardless of environmental impact, garner equal enthusiasm? Or is this project somehow special?
- Has the government already decided to approve the project should it be re-elected?
- To what extent are Plutonic and its principals funding her campaign?
Sincerely,