Re – Epoch Times

Eleanor Belfry-Lyttle | Jan 20, 2021

Last Wednesday, one week to the day following the January 6th U.S. Capitol Hill riot, there arrived in our mailbox a “free sample” newspaper. The front-page headlines, the first couple of paragraphs of the “editorial column”, and the headlines and first sentences of articles on the next three pages appeared to me to be dripping with conspiracy theories, alt right ideology, and hate-mongering racism, all while proclaiming and professing to be providing only the truth to a world replete with journalistic falsehoods and lies.

The next morning, I called the Arden Post Office to ask whether the publication had actually been delivered by the Canada Postal Service or if it had simply been stuffed in our mailbox by another means. It had, in fact, been delivered by Canada Post.

When faced with the darkness in our world, do we choose to struggle against it? Do we say nothing, do nothing, and condone it? Or do we turn around and find a way to expand the Light? At this stage of my life, I choose the third way.

As a result of that “ free sample” newspaper delivery by Canada Post this past week, I will make a donation to the Frontenac News.

I make thisdonation for the following reasons:

1. As a way of peacefully protesting and actively countering the use of a service of our Government to deliver what I perceive to be hateful racist propaganda,

2) In support of your long standing efforts to affirm and encourage civility and respect within our culturally diverse community,

3) To encourage others to do one thing, to take one action, to make one contribution towards making our community, our country, our world more peaceful, more civil, and more equitable.

Eleanor Belfry-Lyttle