Foreign worker program drives down wages for Canadians
In response to Ruth Enns’ letter regarding temporary foreign workers, I must make the case that she is sadly misinformed. Canadian citizens and permanent residents cannot make ends meet on wages offered by fast-food restaurants and farms, as she mentioned.
The temporary foreign workers program was a bad idea from the start, as it allows businesses to keep wages low which, in turn, keeps Canadians out of work. Many of the foreign workers who come here live in multifamily dwellings, thus their cost of living is low.
We live in tough economic times and allowing foreign workers into our country to work merely exacerbates the problem.
Kara Francis, New Westminster
They knew the rules
When the foreign workers came to work on temporary jobs, they accepted this condition. Therefore, they have nothing to complain about.
It’s better to employ Canadians. If they don’t want to work, they should be cut off welfare or whatever assistance they get.
Richard Mueller, Abbotsford
Where’s the protests?
There is a moral double standard when the world ignores ISIS’s massacre of predominantly Sunni Palestinians in the Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria.
Further, before the takeover by fundamentalist Sunni ISIS of the camp, the Palestinians were under siege by the Syrian government. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed and the rest are in deplorable conditions. Where is the world’s outrage? Where are the protests? Oh yes, Israel is not involved. The world only reacts when Israel defends its people and country. For those who think the Middle East turmoil is caused by the West’s involvement, think again. They have been killing each other for centuries.
Cherryl Katnich, Maple Ridge
No Judeo-Christian coverage
I was surprised and disappointed to find not one story covering Easter or Passover in your newspaper Sunday.
It seems that we have ample coverage of other cultural celebrations. This is wonderful, educational and enriches our community as a whole. However, when Judeo-Christian traditions don’t even warrant a mention, perhaps it’s time to wonder if the politically correct pendulum has swung too far the other way.
Jacinta Lawton, Vancouver
Ugh! Just ugh!
I was at the cardiology clinic at Vancouver General Hospital last week. I went to pick up a magazine and found one from 1991.
How can a hospital clean a magazine well enough to have it around for 24 years? Yes, 24 years. I washed my hands after touching it and didn’t touch anything else.
Monica Forster, Vancouver
Third option: Don’t vote
I have spent much of the last several weeks, deciding on how to vote in the train wreck of a plebiscite on the TransLink tax.
There are many logical reasons to vote Yes; there are many ethical reasons to vote No. There is a third option. After weeks of considering how to vote, I came to the only logical conclusion I could think of: I shredded my vote form.
I’m leaving the decision to those who do not share my internal struggle.
Adam Churchill, Surrey