As a Green party of B.C. member, I was outraged to read in the Georgia Straight that interim Green leader Christopher Bennett has been taken for a ride by Premier Campbell and actually wants to "work with" this premier who has so cynically promoted himself and the B.C. Liberals as "environmentalists" ["B.C. Green keen on Campbell", Sept. 6-13]. The reality is that Campbell and the Liberals support the Gateway project, which will be an environmental and health disaster.”¦Clearly anyone with the slightest degree of political common sense sees through the phony environmentalism of Gordon Campbell, but not Bennett, now that he can go and meet with the premier who "wants to see Greens in the legislature". Earth to Mr. Bennett: come off your space platform and get rid of your naive and narcissistic cloud! If Campbell wants Greens in the legislature it's because he wants to split the opposition vote and stay in power.”¦A true people's party in opposition to such a corporate-friendly government does not "work harmoniously with the current government", as Bennett wants Greens to do. That would be a sellout to the people of B.C. and to the many people who have worked so hard to make the Green party different from all the old-line parties.

Finally, as interim leader Bennett has no business launching what appears to be a major strategy shift, especially as the Green party is going into a leadership convention next month!

> Mike Carr / Vancouver