Dear Editor:
Calling my NDP MLA Jane Shin, where are you? It must be nice to be able to get elected without saying a word to your constituents, then never speak up in their defence on important issues.
I phoned her office last Wednesday, Sept. 18. She was in a meeting, as usual, so I asked her spokesperson if Ms. Shin would speak publicly by Friday regarding the smart meter issue and B.C. Hydro’s bullying threat to us to cut off power if we don’t pay an extra $35 per month to keep our analogs. And that’s 35 bucks a month without even going through the B.C. Utilities Commission, thank you very much.
I was told that, yes, Ms. Shin would speak up on the matter by Friday.
No, she didn’t. I told the spokesperson that I would report Ms. Shin’s actions or lack thereof to the news media if I didn’t hear from her.
Obviously, public exposure through the media of our MLAs lack of action on behalf of their constituents is the only hope we have for democracy in the current political situation.
And there can be none more deserving of media exposure than Jane “Silent” Shin.
The only thing I heard from the NDP today (Monday) was an email request for a campaign donation. Well, at least they were more polite than B.C. Hydro.
Jim Ervin
