Dear Editor:
In last week’s edition, numerous readers submitted letters expressing disappointment over a local candidate not planning to attend debates.
I am not advocating for or against their concerns. It’s just that several submissions expressed concerns with quotes like “making a cynical choice to ensure he can retire at age 55 with a pension unavailable to most people” or “is hoping to become the successor to Ted Arnott, and hoping to hold that office for the rest of his career in return for a remarkably generous pension.”
I hope some voters are not using this “misinformation” as part of their decision on who they choose to vote for because in actual fact, Ontario MPPs do not receive a pension.
Federal MPs certainly do but Mike Harris and the PC party got rid of MPP pensions as part of their “Common Sense Revolution” platform leading up to the 1995 election. Apparently, many people are unaware of that.
I hope all voters get out and cast their ballot but make informed choices based on local issues.
Don Seim,
Fergus