Editor’s Message CSANews© is published four times a year and is Copyright FALL 2021 by Medipac International Communications Inc., 180 Lesmill Road, Toronto, Ontario M3B 2T5. 416.441.7000. Subscription Price: $9.95 Canada; $20.00 U.S. and foreign. Single copy: $3.95. Prices include tax. Published by Medipac International Communications Inc. Opinions expressed are those of the writers and are not necessarily those of the CSA, Medipac International Communications Inc. or its affiliates, their Directors, Officers, or other employees or agents. Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement No: 40063603. ISSN No: 1195-2393 Milan Korcok Barb & Ron Kroll Dr. Robert MacMillan Shari McIntyre David McPherson Andrew Moore-Crispin Rex Vogel Robert Wiersema Judith Adam Gabrielle Bauer Donna Carter Michael Coren Jennifer Cox James Dolan John Hardy Dave Hunter Karen Huestis Ron Steeves Garry McDonald Ted Popel Wendy Caban Bob Slack James Leroux Mike Legault John Foster James Carl Simpson Johanne Blain Michael MacKenzie Wallace Weylie President First Vice-President Second Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Past-President Director Director Director Director Director Executive Director Legal Counsel CSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Editor CSA Editor President Art Director Director of Operations Marketing & Events Specialist J. Ross Quigley Karen Huestis Christopher Davidge Peter Prusa Paula McGovern Fran Castricone FALL 2021 | ISSUE 120 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada. Merv Magus Illustrator W e must be at the bottom of the trough. We have vast fires raging through most of Canada and many other places in the world. There are droughts and floods and landslides and lost crops in every country in the world. Locusts and new diseases are affecting those crops that are left. Famine is rampant and millions of people are going to die. All of the wars are almost irrelevant, when placed in comparison to this catastrophic background. The massive displacement of people has created a thousand armies of refugees and people seeking a better and safer life. The next great challenge is water. The Canada/U.S. sharing agreements are on shaky ground. Egypt, Ethiopia and surrounding countries are dependent on the Nile River and are threatening a “water war.”The Hoover Dam is holding the lowest water reserves in history. Entire lakes have disappeared and our deserts are growing ever larger. I believe that water will be the new gold – rare and expensive. And let’s not forget our COVID pandemic, although it seems pretty minor when compared to all of our other world disasters. But we have only scratched the surface of the pandemic. I believe that we will find millions more deaths in Africa and Asia that are, so far, unreported. And will there be new and more virulent strains evolving? Or will it simply die out like many other viruses?There is a lot of uncertainty all over the world. I believe that the only real answer is to continue living and enjoying our lives. We must obviously help to put out the fires and help to resolve the many other issues. But we are a resilient species and we CAN resolve our many problems. We need to help others in need and give of ourselves (and our money) to improve the lives of less fortunate people. We can certainly do that easily. Start now, unless you are already a super volunteer. We WILL make a difference! Please stay safe and don’t forget to be happy, as we are the luckiest people in the world. J. Ross Quigley Editor CSANews | FALL 2021 | 3
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