Letters To The Editor
NO EXCUSE FOR NO-SHOWS
Re "Strike-vote no-shows shirked their duties" (Joe Warmington, Aug. 4): With one of the most important votes in recent memory, it is absolutely beyond the pale that the likes of Giorgio Mammoliti, Gloria Lindsay-Luby, John Filion, Howard Moscoe and Kyle Rae could not drag themselves away from the sunshine and do their jobs. Is this not what they are paid for? Barring a medical emergency, these councillors have shown that their concern ultimately lies with themselves.
S. Daly
Toronto
(It was the most important vote council has made in this term of office, or is likely to make. As you note, failing to vote, barring a genuine emergency or a conflict of interest, is unacceptable and something voters should take note of going into next year's civic election)
LAWS SHOULD BE ENFORCED
Re "More laws no answer" (Aug. 3): I tend to agree with Edward Greenspan that more laws are not needed, be it for car theft or murder. What we need is a government that takes crime seriously when formulating laws and courts that enforce the laws already on the books. I'm sure most Canadians would agree that seven years in a "bed & breakfast" does not constitute a life term and I would challenge Greenspan to produce one Canadian car thief ever having served 10 years for that crime, as he alludes.
Yuri Amatnieks
Mississauga
(Over to you, Mr. Greenspan)
AN ALARMING LESSON
I've read how Mayor David Miller caved to the unions, and how he saved the day and got a great deal for the taxpayers of Toronto. I think he has put one over on all of us. To the citizens he had to appear to be showing a hard line to the unions. To the unions he had to appear to be willing to make a deal. If he really wanted to get a better deal, he could have set up dumping stations on private property (to prevent the interference of union harassment) and had the trash hauled away daily. Had he taken this measure I am sure his bargaining team could have brokered a better deal. He did however achieve one thing in this strike, he showed all of us how much garbage we produce, of which we should all be ashamed.
M Quinn
Scarborough
(Under David Miller's leadership the city could have applied for court injunctions to stop the strikers from blocking public access to the city's waste transfer stations and designated dump sites for hours on end. That he didn't do this, may come back to haunt him in the next election)
NO CHOICE FOR TAXPAYERS
"Declining incomes" (Letters, Aug. 3) truly reflects the out-of-touch attitude of unions. They don't seem to understand that what the private sector pays its workers is a better reflection of what a particular job is actually worth. Unions had a true and needed function "back in the day," but that has been overtaken by greed and self-appointed importance. If a private company cannot meet union demands, it can close its doors and jobs are lost. However, when a public sector union strikes, there is no alternative for the administration but to secede to union demands. The unfortunate result is that the person who pays the bills is unable to affect the outcome -- except to pay more, usually for less service.
Jim Wilson
Sylvan Lake, Alta.
(Exactly)
Temporary workers bring value
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