One anchor to replace CBC’s Mansbridge is sufficient
Re: Preparing for life after Mansbridge, Aug. 8 I don’t like the idea of four rotating anchors for CBC’s The National news broadcast. Ian Hanomansing is the logical replacement for long-standing host Peter Mansbridge. Adrienne Arsenault ought to continue focusing on her excellent international field work. Rosemary Barton should stick to her expertise, Canadian federal issues and politics. Andrew Chang was doing fine heading Vancouver’s newsroom. I’m afraid this new format will just further reduce the quality and depth of news reporting in Canada.
Charles Leduc, Vancouver
Housing crisis due to singles
Re: Rise of one-person households may have societal implications, Aug. 3
Once again, we have a jump in the number of people living alone. This is why we have shortages in all types of accommodation, purchase and rental, with soaring prices.
Single households require twice the housing stock of couples. Each time someone leaves a family group they put an additional strain on the housing market.
Instead of blaming foreign buyers and empty properties for our housing shortages, perhaps we should look at society’s slide into selfishness. Rather than making an effort for couples to get along, it’s much easier to just strike out on your own.
S. I. Petersen, Nanaimo
LNG emissions understated
A recent study done by researchers from St. Francis Xavier University and the David Suzuki Foundation found that methane emissions from the LNG/fracking sector are at least 2.5 times higher than the government estimates. LNG/fracking is the largest source of climate pollution in B.C.
The natural gas/fracked gas industry is releasing methane into the air 24 hours a day. Federal government regulations to reduce potent methane emissions from the oil and gas sector do not address the full extent of the problem and need to be strengthened.
James Grimmett, Vancouver
Killing projects costly for all
Re: Industry should bear cost of transition off fossil fuels, Letters, Aug. 8
This shrill nitpicking about carbon taxes is based on nothing but factless opinions. Many articles acknowledge that B.C.’s carbon tax is the best system for pricing carbon without massively disrupting industry.
But one letter writer wants to make green energy more economical by taxing carbon until the cost of fossil fuels equals the cost of green energy. No mention is made of making green energy more efficient. Whatever taxes industry pays are passed on to the consumer. The cancellation of the LNG project in northwestern B.C. should disabuse anyone of the belief that we can act like we are the only source of carbon fuels.
It will be a long time until we are no longer dependent on fossil fuels and hydro for the majority of our energy. Stopping pipelines and hydro projects will simply make us all poorer.
Bill Richardson. West Vancouver
No to Granville rehab centre
Re: Revolutionary approach to rehab; Aug 6 A rehabilitation centre on Granville Island and staffed with no professionally accredited counsellors or doctors? Seriously? Tourists will see how the city panders to people who have made bad life decisions and accommodates them in prime locations. People pay $1 million for an 800-square-foot condo/apartment and $2,000 a month or more in rent for a one-bedroom apartment while individuals with chronic drug problems and an ongoing criminal record are housed on the same street for free paid by working people’s tax dollars.
Tom Gray, North Delta