OUR PLAN FOR CHANGE

Community groups are rallying together in an effort to rid their streets of
drug trafficking and prostitution. Police are going to start charging
landlords for the cleanup costs when their tenants get busted for growing
pot. And the city is going to issue permits so people can use their dogs to
help chase the geese out of Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford.

All three are pretty proactive solutions for a few festering problems.

Our little microcosm of society here in the Fraser Valley might even serve
as an example for our political leaders on the world stage.

For instance, using the community groups fed up with drug pushers and
hookers as the example, the Gordon Campbell-led B.C. Liberals might find
inspiration they can take to the bargaining table when dealing with
teachers or doctors or any other public-sector worker.

If you don't like what's happening in your neighbourhood, make the other
party so uncomfortable in your presence that they finally feel the urge to
move on to greener pastures. Of course, some teachers and doctors may claim
that tactic has already been utilized by the Liberals.

With the news that cops will start charging for the mess created by pot
operations, well, this must be the policy blueprint that federal
Environment Minister David Anderson has been waiting for. Whether we're
talking air pollution in the valley or contaminated military sites across
the country, it's seems reasonable that you send the cleaning bill to the
man who's responsible for the mess.

Finally, we come to the example of using dogs - and other means - to rid
city parks of Canada geese, which are creating a problem with their
presence. Among other things, goose droppings create a health concern and
make the parks a little less pleasant for nature lovers.

So, the lesson here is that once you get tired of all the crap from the old
bird, you chase him away with a pack of dogs.

We wonder if the prime minister is paying attention.