Once, there were also editorials claiming that giving women the vote would lead to ruin, and that abolishing slavery would enable others to profit from the trade.

It’s time to start preparing your readers for the necessary transformation away from fossil fuels to avoid the most severe effects of catastrophic climate change (Dire Warning On Climate Change – Nov. 3). And that means starting with stopping Energy East and investing in renewables, not the expansion of the tar sands.

Liz Bernstein, Ottawa