Letters to the Editor, June 2, 2025
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RAISING THE IRE
Re “MPP salaries frozen in ’09” (Brian Lilley, May 30: We Canadians must be the most gullible people in the world. We elect people who constantly lie, break ethics laws, use our money as their personal bank, get 19 weeks off each year, vote for their own raises and benefits, and get a full lucrative pension and benefits for a short tenure. I worked over 50 years, never collected a dime I did not earn, paid to government pension fund and now get $1,400 net a month. My yearly raises are in pennies compared to what the politicos get. What entity is allowed to give themselves raises except politicians? MPPs’ raises went through the roof. Premier Doug Ford and the rest of them sure take care of their own and the heck with the average folk. It’s not only Doug but all of the current politicians. No wonder people spend a fortune to get elected. Most of the current elected officials cannot truly relate to the hardship an average Canadian goes through. The only time this could change is if it was possible for the average person to get elected, which is an impossible task due to the high cost of campaigns. Being at the end of life, I really am not affected by most of the above but my grandkids, yours and your children’s and the younger generation are in a heck of a bad future. God help Canada to get some sanity back for the survival of the future generations.
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Peter Jovic
Orangeville
(Amen to that!)
CASHING IN
So glad to see that MPPs’ 35% salary increase took precedence over oil and gas development, interprovincial trade barriers, hospital and patient issues, upside down education system, immigration levels and housing affordability. They were able to prioritize what was most important to them. Bravo!
Bill Jamieson
Toronto
(An incentive to get things done?)
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