The tone and contents of this letter from the Ministry of Environment reflects a collaborative working relationship with Charles. It shows Charles’ role in supporting the conversations that government branches were having with an industry that needed an extra push from the public to change their practices.
It shows that weaker branches of government benefit from the calm, science based, collaborative approaches of members of the public when facing resistance to change by stronger more industry focused branches. Letter writing and cultivating collaborative relationships with policy makers works.
Interesting is Charles’ usage of the Brandt Conservation Center title which essentially was just Charles pushing ahead on his own as he often did.