August 14 Letters: What have the Liberals done really?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS

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We should be absolutely outraged by this wages and pension scam that is happening in all levels of our government. In the days past, government employees were paid a bit less than private sector, therefore some benefits and a decent pension was introduced to offset the disadvantage. Fast forward to today and look what we’ve got. Government employees earn 10%-30% more than in the private sector and benefits with a pension, an adjustment bonus, severance packages and golden parachutes reach heights that are obscene. How arrogant is it to think that is OK, and perfectly justified, that after several years in a cushy, well overpaid, benefits-laced government job, you can retire with thousands of dollars a month pension plus get a bonus for retirement, and keep most of the benefits, while us “the peasants” who are working and paying for all that for 30-50 years get none of that. This is absolutely repulsive.

Mike Soch


Since when did Canada become the world’s police? How can Chrystia Freeland publicly criticize Saudi Arabia ‘s actions after how our government has treated Indigenous people? Look no further than our own backyard and the committee for missing and murdered indigenous women. It’s been in place for years without any meaningful solutions for surviving family members. Or the Colten Boushie case where his murderer is allowed to walk away scot free and his family is now suing the RCMP. Our own PM‘s nickname is the “groper”, nothing to be proud of these days with the Me Too Movement. The backlash has been swift for her tweets with millions being lost In trade dollars and medical students ordered back home. In the end we’re the losers with one more country that’s ticked off at Canada.

Lil Hildebrand