BarrieToday welcomes letters to the editor at [email protected]. Please include your daytime phone number and address (for verification of authorship, not publication). The following letter is in response to 'LETTER: Society coming dangerously close to climate 'apocalypse',' published April 15.
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Are Canadians for or against censorship? Does anyone remember when Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to muzzle climate scientists? It did not go over very well.
I read Kelly Gingrich's letter regarding climate change, and the role of media in shaping public narrative, and wanted to point out that a number of Canadians would prefer to form their own opinions after viewing a subject from multiple angles. It seems that our mainstream media does not always provide coverage to allow for this; they are already shaping our public narrative about many subjects.
While Gingrich is correct in stating that more people are figuring out humanity's present situation, another realization is taking place alongside this movement — a growing interest in independent media that is willing to cover the stories and perspectives that the establishment has passed over. There are all kinds of subjects that are not being discussed that the public is beginning to become aware of, and the establishment media's silence only paints them into a quiet corner.
I agree with Gingrich that our climate is changing, and I personally think our best option is nuclear energy, as our demand for energy will not subside with a growing population. The truth is that we cannot just use up everything until there is nothing left.
What about the other truths out there? I do not agree to censorship or media manipulation, and I don't believe I am alone. Unfiltered perspectives are gaining popularity and our current government is at a loss to control them — as they do not receive handouts and exist on a subscription-based platforms, such as Substack.
Hope springs eternally, along with the truth. That sits well with me, because climate change and everything else deserves more discussion, not less, and Canadians deserve more than one perspective.
Daisy Oliveros
Barrie
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