Peel police actions are offensive

Re Peel police discriminated against officer,

tribunal rules, April 22 As a resident of Peel, I am deeply offended by the currents within the Peel Regional police force that led to the scandalous treatment of Staff Sgt. Baljiwan Sandhu.

I repudiate the flagrant racism tolerated by Chief Jennifer Evans and her subordinates. They cannot have been unaware of these issues.

Evidence clearly shows that Staff Sgt. Sandhu was not only competent; he was one of the brightest and the best. Rather than being rewarded for his brilliance, he was subjected to years of soul-searing racism.

It is my strongest expectation that all involved officers, including Chief Evans, will be held to account. Robert Kent, Peel Region

This report reads like something out of the 1960s. It is further evidence that the police problem in this province for minorities and disadvantaged people is not going to be resolved unless the calibre of people recruited is dramatically changed. Nothing else will work. Romain Pitt, Toronto.

Rail park or social housing?

The Star ran two articles Tuesday that, taken together, illustrate the skewed priorities of city government. One described the proposed billion-dollar raildeck park to be built west of Union Station. The other concerned the loss of hundreds of social-housing units, now uninhabitable due to insufficient funds for maintenance and repair. While new parks are a fine idea — every city should invest in them — the rail-deck park represents another flashy diversion of attention from everyday issues faced by many city residents, including traffic congestion, unreliable transit service and an affordable-housing crisis that stresses household budgets and lengthens commutes. Chris Willett, Toronto