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Anti-Doug diatribe

Dear Editor:

The ever-anomalous Dong Collins is at it again. Let's keep them ferners out eh? (English Canada betrayed,” Dee. 3 News.)

Doug. I have a few questions for you.

Aren't you an immigrant? What made you come to Canada?

Were the wimpy governments of the fatherland let ting in all the ferners from lands your imperialist ancestors went and stomped into submission?

What makes your immigration better than anyone else's? fs it your skill 11 the English language that you purport to own? Because it certainty isn't your skill in logic.

Usually, most of what you say is meaningless ink and pic.

Wf Canada is such a wimpy rotten place to live then why don't you go some place where you feel at home Doug? Oh sorry, | had a brief memory lapse, apartheid has been abolished, you won't be at home anywhere.

The liberals are invading the world. What's a win- ing middle-class WASP to do? Too bad there's no where else for you to go. I'm truly saddened.

Why don't you run for office? You must have some brilliant ideas of how to fix our immigration problems. But I only ever read complaints in your column, never

any solutions.

Already tried the Reform party, eh? Not even the ultra-right will have you? Blasphemers! Well Doug, I guess you're stuck with Canada and its wimpy poli- tics, eh?

Teil me, why are you given so much space in the North Shore News Doug?

If you have anything of merit to say in your col- umn, it can be said consistently in three .ords: “E hate this” or “T hate that.”

Do vou like anything current = does everything you like refer to the good old days back in the old country with your good old war buddies? It’s no won- der [ get sleepy reading your column, dull, dull, dull, same old, same old.

What would you do with all that spare time if your column was cut? | suppose you could pull out your fuddy-duddy stick and chase squirrels out of your yard. The last thing you need are vagrant freeloaders stealing the nuts that you worked so hard for, casting aspersions.

It must be lonely up on that pedestal, but keep your spirits up old boy! (Is the air pretty thin up there?)

Daniel Regehr North Vancouver

Se “Ihe Judge Claire Bernstein

SPIES IN THE WORKPLACE

“What's bugging the new hasses? Ever since they took over they've been trying to turn us into Snow Whites.”

The truckdrivers for the focal department store were waiting around for the meating to start.

“That boss's son. What a twirp! Goes to business school and now he’s telling us cld- timers what to do.”

All of a sudden there was deadly quiel.

The boss’ 30-year-old soz jumped onto the loading platform in front of the truck drivers.

“Gentlemen, let me get right to the point. The Based on Actual new rules ate now in effect. No more one-hour Cases

breakfasts and two hours lunches. The good times are over. Now get back to work and earn your hourty wage. And don't try to put one over on us. From today on random surveillance is now in effect.”

The guys shuffled out of the loading area cursing under their breath. “This place is going to be overrun with spies watching our every move.”

The boss's son mingied in the crowd and scught out one of the old time truck drivers.

“Charlie, will you come back with me to my office?”

Two of Charlie's friends snickered. “Watch it, Charlie, they're going to put the heat up under you. Your work style is going to get a little going over.”

Charlia followed the boss's son into his office. “Okay, Charlie, this is a warning. We're going to put you under random st'rveitlance. You've been working here like

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you own the piace. That's finished. One more dirty trick and you're out.” After Chartie lett, the boss's son called one of the voluntary watchdogs. “Charlie's been warned. Keep your aya open for us.” The random surveillance struck pay dirt. The next week, the boss’ son received a eal, "| spotted Charlie and his helper. They were bringing a izad of beer cases into the ‘ local hotel at 4:31. Stayed 40 minutes. “* Returned to the store 5:50 p.m.” And then Charlie added insult to injury. He submitted his overtime report for his ‘work’ in the hotel. “Two and a half hours.”

“That's it, said the boss's son. He turned to his assistant. “Fire him, right now.”

Charlie sued the department store for wrongful dismissal.

The boss's son denied all wrongdoing. “We did everything we had to do. The rules were known to all our employees. The rules were reasonable. Charlie had it axplained to him what would happen if he broke the rules. And he was warned.”

Chartio grinned from ear to ear. “Your Honour, they didn’t do everything. They didn't follow procedures. They didn't give employees written copies of the rules. They can't fire me.”

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DECISION. “CHARLIE, WE'RE THROWING YOUR CASE OUT OF COURT,” ruled the court. “It’s true, the department store had missed out on the procedure. But only 5% worth. it was the false overtime claim that pushed you over the edge, Charlie. It was unjustified and basically

dishonest.” Today's decision is based gn the facts of an actuai case and the (aw of Nova Scotia. Claire Bernstein is a lawyer and syndicated columnist. Copyright 1995 Haika Enterprises.

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