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What credentials does Mr. Harcourt have to give him any credibility to label the work of six marine scientists as B次元官网网址渁mbivalent at bestB次元官网网址� and B次元官网网址渂izarre?B次元官网网址� His comments are factually insignificant political opinions. I challenge Harcourt to show where in the B.C.-Washington study that scientists were conflicted in their conclusion that the effect of VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 sewage discharges on the Juan de Fuca Strait is negligible.

His inability or unwillingness, then and still, to accept the work of six experts in their field might explain the Capital Regional DistrictB次元官网网址檚 bizarre handling of the sewage file.

The NDP is heavily represented at the CRD, an institution which has done some great work for our communities. However, with sewage, all NDP elected representatives in the region are in lock step in not embracing the overwhelming scientific evidence against this project to replace our existing world-class treatment system.

Ben Isitt emphasized his disregard for the evidence with his colourful insult that CRD citizens are B次元官网网址渓iving like pigs.B次元官网网址� Similarly, Judy Brownoff, citing CRD studies, spoke in support of a joint claim by three environmental groups that our outfalls cause vast fecal coliform contamination of our waterfront. In fact, a 13-year CRD study determined that such contamination did not exist. The groupB次元官网网址檚 claim was later found to be a hoax.

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Brian Burchill

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