Letters Sept. 20: Hats off to Games staff; praise for our own 'queen'

The District of Metchosin was chosen for the three cycling events, time trial, road race and hill climb. The volunteers were in place from 5:30 a.m. on. They were responsible for registration, timing, parking and cyclist safety. Sponsors from the private sector supported the games. Cliff Serwa was an MLA for 10 years. He has never seen the face of Victoria shine more brightly.  

Carolyn "Queen Elizabeth" Sadowska is retiring. She performed at her late mother's 50th and 70th birthday parties.

Len Jansen is grateful for the gracious and sincere moment he gave to his community.

Earl Fowler is waiting for Gwyn Morgan's ideas on reforming the structural inequities in the economy. He hopes that the country's leaders will stand up against corporate executive greed. in 2018, the playing field has become more slanted since.

Gwyn Morgan complains about the unfairness of private sector pensions. John Pennington suggests pooling private funds to create a large enough fund to overcome vagaries of stock markets and provide retired workers with a fair, predictable pension. CPP and OAS benefits need to be enhanced.  

Gwyn Morgan's reactionary columns continue to be printed in the Times Colonist. Marc Christensen is disappointed by the publication's choice to reproduce his negative commentaries. He would like the paper to reduce the imbalance of content between those like Morgan and those who favour reduced inequality, economic stability and improvements in lives of the many.

A labour union might be the right choice for you and your community. Colin Newell is a shop steward at CUPE B.C. He has been a public servant for 35 years and signed on to many contracts that paid zero per cent wage increases. He now makes three times the minimum wage. The private sector is 15-20 per Cent more than the public sector.

Gwyn Morgan wrote a piece about the compensation gap between public and private workers in B.C. She was dismayed by the view that public sector workers are paid a lot. Most government workers live and work in Victoria. Public sector employees in that province are also paid some of the lowest wages compared to their counterparts in other provinces.

Letters Sept. 20 praises Games staff and praises their unionization. It takes a jab at the unionized staff for fighting for their own wages and pension benefits. North America is seeing a surge in union drives across public and private sectors.

Morgan points the finger at public sector workers for asking for too much. The real question is why private sector employees are paid so little. There is no mention of the NDP government's pro-worker policies.

Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP, wants to outlaw private ownership of medical practices. He was forced to leave his practice because of a conflict of interest between him and the private owner. He has asked Health Minister Adrian Dix to intervene. It is illegal for a law practice in Canada to be owned by any entity other than a licensed lawyer. If government doesn't change the law, the money from the taxpayer will go to the owners of private clinics. Robert H., MD is a physician from North Saanich.

Patricia Marsh suggests Amazon should buy a doctor. She thinks it would be a good idea. The doctor's salary, overhead and administrative costs would cover the cost.

Rob McKenzie is puzzled by the new protocol of tipping after a meal. He uses the electronic gizmo for the bill, but in cash for tips. He used to always pay in money, now he will go back to using the gizo.

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