BOTH THE LIBERAL & CONSERVATIVE PARTIES SHOULD BE SHAKING IN THEIR BOOTS

Kitchener-Waterloo are historically held by those two parties. For 4,500 citizens to come out to an environmental demonstration/rally is astounding. It gives me hope. Sort of. Today's Waterloo Region Record carries two stories namely "Thousands rally for climate action" and Luisa D'Amato's Opinion piece titled "After the party comes the hangover".

According to the Record (Catherine Thompson) the mood was jubilant but the overriding message was that action must continue beyond the day's protest. Luisa D'Amato echoed that with her first sentence "Now what?" She also referred to the "hangover" after the party. She also referred to "...the monumentally difficult task that lies ahead."

Both the Liberals and the Conservatives have been in power for decades and generally have done nothing significant environmentally, with the Conservative Party holding the number one position in that regard. Both parties have some good policies on other matters but they share blame for our current environmental woes whether air, groundwater, surface water, or climate. It is past time to see what the NDP can do and if they happened to join forces in a coalition with the Green Party, so much the better. Give them one term in power and take their measure. Why do we continue electing Liberal or Conservative governments and expect change? It is the definition of insanity. Perhaps real change might occur if both parties were out of power for a term. It might wake them up to the realities today of the environmental damage, including climate change, that has occurred on their watches.