Dear Editor,

The future is coming, whether you like it or not. But the history of the future is yet unwritten. Things don’t stay the same, they never have. Change is the order of the universe. Solar electrical power is coming to the Pontiac. No, it’s not going to replace hydro electric, but it will supplement the established grid of power. Electric vehicles won’t replace petroleum-powered vehicles. There are some around, but there is not sufficient infrastructure at present to charge electric cars and trucks. 

Don’t worry, oilers, petroleum will still be needed for the production of plastics, chemical fertilizers as well as powering the remaining gas or diesel powered vehicles. The infrastructure is there. Just as the railroad was, it is time-limited, but not instantly replaceable.

We are living on a globe, so globalism is reality, not just a label of derision. Just witness the situation with the Strait of Hormuz being blockaded, and how it is impacting commerce around the world. This situation makes the petroleum that Canada produces more valuable, but we can’t rely upon the U.S. to deal fairly with us or with anybody else.  

My plan is to look toward what my friends and neighbours produce, while ignoring the false promises of magical Ponzi schemes such as bitcoin, spy cameras and data centres bound to the interests of tyrannical billionaires. If we want a real future, pay attention to real things. 

Robert Wills, Shawville and Thorne