Dear Editor:
Who knew?! After 20 years of my golf performance, which I did not regard highly, I now have (Member of Parliament) John Weston who, while justifying the closure of the Kitsilano Coast Guard Base and the handling of the recent bunker oil spill, has informed me that I am actually a world-class golfer.
I am, of course, enormously grateful as instead of giving up the game I now can expect an invitation to participate in the Masters in Atlanta.
The basis for my jubilation and new-found confidence in my golf game is that “world class,” as defined by Conservative MP Weston and quoted in the April 22 North Shore News is as follows, when referring to the botched handling of the oil spill: “world-class doesn’t mean perfect, in fact, world-class process means a commitment to reviewing what happens after an incident ... and a commitment to make it better.”
How perfectly this fits my golf game, and other botched activities in my life. I always commit to making my bad performances better and hence I am world class. Thank you, John Weston and the Conservative Party for your confidence in my inept golf game.
In addition, Weston is quoted as saying the Kitsilano station was “not equipped to conduct an operation of the magnitude required during this incident.”
True, they did not have skimmers to collect the oil. What they did have were the booms that could have been placed around the ship within half an hour to keep the oil from spreading, and hence not have oil on our beaches and sea floor as a result of hours of delay.
Roy Thordarson
West Vancouver
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