Christy Clark, wife of Liberal Party organizer Mark Marrisen and afternoon talk show host on Vancouver's CKNW, is an ignorant . . . well, I'll let you finish that sentence.
This afternoon Clark interviewed a woman from the Canadian Cancer Society who wants "cosmetic" pesticides banned in BC. And she sees that as the first step towards the banning of all pesticide use in Canada. A caller, an older sounding gentleman, strongly supported the use of DDT despite Rachel Carson and, as Clark stated, "99% of scientists". Clark compared this man to global warming skeptics and commiserated with her guest as to the ignorance of this poor sod. Too bad he's right.
If Clark had just a touch of professionalism she might have researched pesticide use in Canada before the show and she just might have found out that DDT is the best hope for millions of African children in the fight against malaria. Or she could have asked her husband what Liberal MP Belinda Stronach is up to these days. Clark's is an example of the utter ignorance behind the resistance to DDT and the indirect cause of death for over 3,000 African children each day.
Maybe the management of CKNW will see fit to remove this moron from the airwaves.
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