Reply #4: I think politicians are scared of this issue. [View All]

[JohnyCanuck]

I sent an email a few months go to the Canadian PM, the Finance Minister, the Minister of Energy, my MP and each of the leaders of the Canadian opposition parties in parliament. In the email I politely brought up the issue of Peak Oil and gave some links to various web sites dealing with Peak Oil and asked if they were investigating the Peak Oil issue and/or considering in their planning how our economy and society would have to evolve to accommodate the changes that would be forced onto us by a coming peak in world oil production.

In the past whenever I sent an email to any Canadian politician as long as I included my mailing address in the email I would get some type of official letter in the mail thanking me for my submission and giving me some type of official response to my concerns. In some cases of course, it's nothing more than a polite brush off, but at least they still acknowledge in writing that I have raised an issue or concern and they are now aware of my position on the matter (even if they don't intend to do much about it), e.g. We appreciate hearing your concerns. We're always glad to hear what our constituents are thinking. We'll certainly take it under advisement. Thanks for writing. La di da etc.

In the case of the Peak Oil email I got one response from the Progressive Conservative Party leader by return email indicating he was forwarding the email to his party's energy critic for investigation and a response. I heard nothing more after that and since then the Progressive Conservative party has been dissolved and incorporated into the new Conservative Party of Canada.

Maybe it's time I email again and this time I'll be sure to request that they send an official response.