We are a nation of meat eaters. We consume so much meat, milk and eggs that producers are forced to farm cattle, hens and hogs in concentrated areas like feed lots where waste materials from these animals builds up and cannot be safely disposed of. The result is disease spreading, not only throughout herds of animals, but also throughout human populations as well. Like Mad Cow Disease, this tragedy eloquently points out where we are all headed if we do not curb our consumption of animal products. D.M. Gillis Vancouver, BC E. coli bacteria-caused deaths and disease in Walkerton give us pause when we open the taps.
Potable water is no longer a birthright.
Ayn Rand has met Henrik Ibsen in Walkerton. Government is too big. We must get government out of people's lives. There's no alternative to downsizing, down-loading responsibility, taking away support, qualified staff regardless of safety or the environment. Not just public education and heath care are on the agenda for privatization, it seems public utilities are as well.