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A word at the start of a year marked by the tragedy in Crans-Montana

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This publication, at the start of the year, takes on a special tone. The article I had prepared – focusing on technology, workspaces and the future – no longer has a place here. Circumstances call for restraint, respect and empathy.

What happened in Valais on 1 January is beyond words. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families and friends. Many of us know people who have been affected, either directly or indirectly. We are with them. We also think of the first responders, the rescue workers and all those who, in the emergency, showed exemplary solidarity.

We often talk about the ‘time of mourning’ and the ‘time of reconstruction’. We are not there yet. The National Day of Mourning on 9 January may, in a fragile hope, have enabled a first step towards accepting the unacceptable.

Indulgence and laxity in safety matters – which are never tolerable – have been tragically confirmed by this event. Shamefully. Cynically. Because the technology exists. The knowledge is there. The solutions have been tried and tested for decades. So why?

The time for justice will come. But already, a quiet anger is rising — and rightly so — in the face of a tragedy that should never have happened in a country renowned for its rigour, reliability and respect for rules and controls. The incomprehension is immense. The expectations are justified: the chain of failures, at several levels, is unacceptable.

Out of respect for the young victims — those who died or were injured — and their families, we must, with tact but determination, rebuild a safer future. A peaceful future for this wounded generation.

Let us hope that this tragedy will prompt us to act more decisively: to impose rather than suggest, to invest rather than reflect, to control rather than delegate, to punish rather than warn. This is the price we must pay to avoid the worst.

Human beings, despite their wounds, always find a way to move forward. Even if, deep in our hearts, something broke on 1 January.

Beyond the injured and their families, the long haul begins. Federal, cantonal and municipal authorities, businesses, designers, safety officers, supervisory authorities: we must all quickly propose concrete improvements — and monitor them. Again and again.

All the best. See you soon.

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