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Letters: Racism series, reverse racism, Gordon Clark, antibiotics, fishing, Jose Figueroa, speed limits

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Not all discrimination is based on racism

To be sure, there have been horrific crimes against humanity committed in Canada but I am not so certain that they were committed necessarily due to racism.

Some people may recall the Duplessis Orphans — Quebec children who were institutionalized from the 1940s until the 1970s. Those kids belonged to the dominant culture, spoke the same language, were Christian and Caucasian. Some were sexually abused, used as slaves and experimented upon. Their corpses were sometimes sold to medical schools.

This horror was not committed due to racism. It appears that evil deeds are committed by those who have the power to commit atrocities upon those who do not have the power to resist.

Katherine Jiles, Chilliwack

 

Sometimes the oppressed push back

Thank you for opening up a much-needed dialogue about racism in our communities. I see there are many responses from the Caucasian community in which they feel racism goes both ways and that they are victims of discrimination as well.

There is some validity to these claims but please be aware that intolerance tends to breed intolerance. Although they are correct that racism, in general, is present in all races and cultures, it is important to understand that many visible minorities who come to Canada only develop “reverse intolerance” because of discrimination daily pointed toward them.

Lappong Ma, Pitt Meadows

 

Average and honest won’t make you rich

Gordon Clark’s column Monday no doubt infuriated some of the masses, but getting rich is easy. You need to be able to do something better than everyone else, and charge accordingly, or be willing to do something no one else will.

I have average ability and strong morals so that doesn’t work for me. Maybe, I’ll have to resort to cozying up to a political party and getting a newly-created, non-essential, bloated-salary position in exchange for my support.

At least that’s proven to work.

Mike Rogozinski, Coquitlam

 

Not all bugs need drugs

I was astonished at the Oct. 3 Associated Press article showing that doctors continue to prescribe antibiotics for conditions they know are not bacterial infections, rather than teaching their patients on the proper use those medications. It’s shocking.

Continuing formation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria will increase morbidity, prolong illness, create a greater risk of complications and elevate mortality rates.

Antibiotic-resistant “super bugs” will not decline until all health care professionals adopt responsible antibiotic use and promote public education on the worldwide effects of antibiotic resistance.

Dee Colley, Courtenay

 

Enforce the law, DFO!

Last Sunday, my wife and I visited Steveston Village for a walk and to grab a bite to eat. We also visited the fisherman’s wharf and were disgusted to witness commercial fishermen selling undersized salmon and flounders.

As an avid sports fisherman since 1964, I have always released undersized fish immediately while they are still in the water and have always used barbless hooks to reduce injuries to the fish. Are commercial fisherman exempt from penalties for catching and selling such small fish, which definitely will lead to the depletion of fish stocks? It’s time for Fisheries and Oceans Canada to put an end to this criminal activity.

John Paul, Vancouver

 

Makes no sense

I’m baffled by Canada’s decisions sometimes. We have plenty of immigrants in the Lower Mainland who are clearly not contributing to the economy, who refuse to learn English or haven’t despite having been here for a number of years, and who put strain on social aid. And yet here we have Jose Figueroa and his family, model immigrants, who have embraced their new country by maintaining steady employment, contributing to their local community and avoiding conflict with the law and we’re trying to throw them out.

Meanwhile, all sorts of immigrants who have come into conflict with the law remain in Canada because we have to apply to their countries to get them deported.

And the process costs taxpayers thousands of dollars in court costs and to care for them.

Pardon me, but who is the idiot making these decisions?

Tara Evans, Maple Ridge

 

Speed limits are needed

Jon Ferry is not looking at the big picture of why speed limits need to be in place; he is only thinking of himself and how he conducts himself while he is driving.

The highway and road systems in B.C. are for everybody — young and old, experience and not so experience — and the speed limits are in place for a reason. If everybody obeyed the speed limits, the police would have nothing to do and the cash cow that Mr. Ferry describes would dry up.

Drivers have a duty to obey all the rules, whether you agree with them or not, including Mr. Ferry and the people at SENSE B.C.

Greg Smith, Maple Ridge

 

The editorial pages editor is Gordon Clark, who can be reached at gclark@theprovince.com. Letters to the editor can be sent to provletters@theprovince.com.



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