May motivated by pressing issue

Re: “May is not above the law,” editorial, May 30.

Elizabeth May is my member of Parliament. I am pleased that she sees fit to do that work. She is a respected parliamentarian, a woman of wide knowledge, great understanding and of unquestioned moral probity. She’s the kind of person everyone deserves as their representative in Ottawa.

When she sees an issue so pressing, so important to take action on that she will cross a line and momentarily defy the law, which she otherwise upholds, to bring the spotlight of publicity to bear on the issue and attract public attention and consideration of this issue, others might well take notice.

Instead of projecting their own prejudices, self-interests and perhaps political motivations on her actions, those decrying that action might take the opportunity of thinking deeply about the non-financial implications of the twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline, the catastrophic effect of a bitumen spill anywhere along our coast and the, to date, ineffectual and delayed reaction of federal and private industry resources to recent oil spills.

The Canadian Coast Guard and private spill cleanup companies are trained and equipped to clean up bunker C oil; diluted bitumen is a dangerous unknown. Premier John Horgan and May are right in calling for a halt until more research and reassurance as to how a spill will be handled.

The gross display of corporate welfare largesse that the Trudeau Liberal government has chosen to proceed with illustrates the great divide between politicians and parliamentarians.

John Wiznuk Saturna Island