Dear Editor:

ber far too mar. wears a
legion of federal bureaucrats,
Jawvers. accountants,
mics. fommets. and public
sector unions have struguled
ta resale an issue ot per
eeived inequity in the work
place. With oa contrived
wiethodelogs thar deities
Fo group of pay equity
earlanins has awarded ul
fons oor taypaver  dediars,
PULPORICEVE Ly, te this clte
Hroup efena servants,
Burt there is another group

former government
emplavees who are much

dete

at

ore deserving OF retrenctnc
rercaneriuen, who phiecd a
muah Ware Trp UATE role far
Canadians. There are current
Iyoooarbour 2.300 sures
members ot the Canadian
Morenant Nav whe, despite
their hase been
repeatedty renercd om then
quest for pay equiny.

Byooanv standard. dus
group oof federal cinphevces
contributed “work at equal
value” wheal compared wath
ther Canodian Navy isso
ates Comsidermye thai the
abo rate an the mer haa
nays was 10 times higher and

MH Ces,

Nei if $i

Sunday, Cctoner 25. 1996 - Norn Snore News - 9

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MAIL BOX.
A reai question of equity

tie waratng conditions
domonstrabh aintenor a case
could: easily be made that
more than equi ors
Appropriate

YPhuss at the fiborat
crmmicat dispenses
onder the guise Gf pay cguits
chant
WAV Sarkivers ire mah Tar:
descruing worsen ition
than the current let who are
standing ut tine. Remember
thes ave wanted tor over AO
Vous “OUTER Pee rion
for Thais services
DS. Linticson
North Vancouver

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pas

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Don't let cheaters win again

Dear Editor:

Frequently in the press and
on the radio Thear arguments
thar Gordon Campbell Jost
the 1996 election, and simt-
larly that mie NDIMs budget
lies won the election -— but
never at the same time, and
that’s not fair, Put together
those two statements prove
the Liberals were not jitst
dummies outsmarted by the
NDP. The plain facts are that
they were cheated.

Recently it's being argued
that if it happened once it
could happen again. But is
that likely now that we all
know what incompetent fiars
we have to contend with, and
where even their latest finance

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Passport ad decision applauded

News! It was high time.
Gisela Dustan
dustan@direet.ca

Dear Editor:
arava! for finally putting an end toe the take
“fost Tranian passport” ads in the North Shore

Pre-school
Years:
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Excitement

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