Canada shouldn’t lecture France on discrimination

Re Shaking France awake Editorial, Nov. 11. Canada hardly is justified in lecturing France about integration. Granted, Canada’s image is that of a tolerant, accepting nation with an open immigration policy and the French are much more elitist in many respects. But Canada keeps selling immigrants on the dream of a better life while leaving out that allimportant detail about “ Canadian Re Councillors boost own salaries. Nov. 10.

I don’t live in Toronto and have no right to pass judgment on members of city council. But I found a statement made by one councillor interesting. It was: “ I don’t think I should have to go through every page of every report to see if something is being snuck in.” I wonder just how many politicians at all levels of government share this attitude. Could this be one of the reasons for the sponsorship scandal? Geraldine Scully, Whitby Re Mayor sees the light — finally Nov. 11. Royson James points out that Toronto city councillors are paid less than their counterparts in Mississauga. However, the gap doesn’t necessarily mean that Toronto’s are underpaid. Mississauga’s government runs debt free and it is consistently rated as an excellent place to work. Toronto’s government can claim neither. I suggest that the gap between the pay scales reflects the relative performance of the two groups. Joshua Albert, Toronto

How many politicians don’t pay attention? Councillors’ pay just reflects performance

experience.” As a result, we are wasting so much skill that could be put to better use. The irony is that for all its faults, I hardly ever hear about someone needing American experience to land a suitable job in the U. S. Surely it also exists but not to the degree it does here.

I daresay it is a form of racism to not give someone even just a shot simply because they do not possess Canadian experience.

Local produce scarce in big grocery stores

Re ( 100) miles away from a perfect diet Nov. 10.

I’ve had a continuing battle with Dominion over its total lack of support for Canadian farmers. One problem concerned the mislabelling of produce as “ of Canada” when it was clearly marked “ produce of U. S. A.” It was one of many such mistakes, but it took three separate requests and a final threat to call in the authorities before the labelling was altered. Mind you, Dominion carries so little Canadian produce that I go out of my way to shop elsewhere. Loblaws is better, but not much. Why are our farmers relegated to second string positions? Dan MacDonald, Toronto When my wife first went job hunting here, it was the Americans who took a chance on her — without an ounce of North American experience — making her head up their Canadian office. She rewarded them with numbers that four previous Canadianborn predecessors could not produce. This is not to say immigrants are better, just that they are not inferior. Lee Yap, Toronto Re Remembrance Day Nov. 11.

Recently, my husband had to take me to Toronto General Hospital. Because I have trouble walking, he parked close to the entrance on Elizabeth St. When we came back, we found a $60 ticket. My husband’s licence plate states that he is a veteran, and there is a disabled permit on the windshield. The ads for the Year of the Veteran say, “We can’t thank them enough.” Some thank you. Susan Muller, Toronto Re Shortcut sham mars marathon Nov. 10.

Dr. Jean Marmoreo is a fine woman who has touched so many lives. Her role in JeansMarines is only to provide people with hope and an opportunity to do something in life that they may otherwise be unable to achieve. Jean has the faith and belief that anyone can run a marathon. I was saddened to hear of the “ news,” however. I hope this incident won’t diminish her lovely spirit and effect on people. Andrea Drynan, Toronto

Spirit of thankfulness not evident in ticket Doctor’s compassion has touched many lives