Dear Editor:
It's good to hear that my MLA, Jane Shin, hasbeen working hard, although for who or for what I'm not sure. In her recent newsletter, we read that she joined over 200 Korean-Canadians in Ottawa, as well as the president of the Republic of Korea for something to do with a free trade agreement.
She didn't say what that was all about, but could it be a part of the same deal that Harper signed with China, the FIPA deal in which China gains the right to sue Canada if any of its trade investments should fail to profit? Wouldn't that be a great joke on all her constituents? Our MLA was there to witness the sellout of Canada. But it might be a great deal for her native land of Korea. Is that all she cares (about)?
She also joined in on festivities in Surrey-Newton as the Kerala Community celebrated Onam, marking the commemoration of Vamana Avatara of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the mythical King Mahaball. And if you don't know what that's all about, then obviously you're just not in with the in-crowd. And if you wonder what good it did for her constituents, well, so do I. But at least she only had to go to Surrey for the event.
On Sept. 9, I was finally able to have an appointment with her to discuss the problem of fires caused by smart meters in B.C., fires which go unrecorded by the provincial fire commissioner. She promised to meet with Sharon Noble of the Anti-Smartmeter Coalition at the end of October. But there wasn't a word about smart meters in her newsletter.
When I phoned her office and asked why not, her assistant told me that she (Shin) couldn't mention every little thing. As if house fires are a little thing.
In all fairness, we hear that she's also at work on the finance and government services committee.
When she gets back to the legislature, she's "compelled and inspired to call for action."
It's nice to have an MLA who's ready for action, but now how about some action on the smart meter situation?
Jim Ervin, Burnaby
