24-06-2025
Letters: MNAs' salary hike should be sacrificed to fund schools
Re: ' Quebec children are paying price for CAQ's reckless spending, English school boards say ' (The Gazette, June 20)
François Legault once criticized the then-Liberal Quebec government for slashing education budgets, saying he would never allow such cuts to happen if he were premier. Well, it's happening and the next generation of children will pay dearly for these impossible cuts to funding.
Why doesn't Legault's government cut 30 per cent from MNAs' salaries? Wouldn't they want to sacrifice that 2023 salary hike to ensure schoolchildren get the best education possible?
Joyce Stempkowsky, N.D.G.
English schools due for reorganization
Badmouthing the Coalition Avenir Québec government for budget cuts to public schools does not address the real issues.
A defensive strategy is essential, as there is no doubt that these budget cuts will have negative effects on the well-being of students by either eliminating or diminishing critical services.
The English sector must confront reality: Its on-island schools are facing dwindling enrolment. The community should consider reorganizing its school network by either closing, merging or transferring underused schools to the French system.
This strategy would enable the community's educational funds to be allocated more efficiently and facilitate the establishment of larger English schools. By extension, there would be more student services, which would prove advantageous for kids.
Short-term pain for long-term gain.
Chris Eustace, Pierrefonds
Foster growth with bilingual designation for city
Re: ' We're unlikely partners with a shared vision of a better Quebec ' (Opinion, June 19)
Frédéric Lapointe and Eva Ludvig underline that the best solution for Quebec is for anglophones and francophones to respect and support each other while working together to build a better, healthier and wealthier Quebec.
Most anglophones realize being bilingual strengthens their ability to help build that Quebec. Political anglophobia, however, must end.
I would like to see a brighter political and financial future for Quebec by Montreal being declared a bilingual city. This would attract new businesses to build up our economy.
Jack Hoffman, Côte-St-Luc
Not all holidays are treated equally
Imagine my surprise when shopping recently at an IGA and seeing a sign on the door informing customers the store would be closed on June 24, but fully open on July 1.
Were they trying to tell us something?
André Bordeleau, Dorval
Shining a light on seniors' concerns
Re: ' A head-to-toe look at keeping an aging body healthy ' (Alice Lukacs, June 17)
As an octogenarian in a society where ageism often plays a major role, I offer kudos to Alice Lukacs for so effectively describing the challenges of life as a senior when 'age takes its toll and even a great doctor can't stop that.'
The fact that space was allocated to address the health concerns of seniors acknowledges that life for them and for all of us is sacred.
Lukacs appears to be on the same page as celebrated Belgian fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg, who so aptly said: 'Aging is out of your control. How you handle it, though, is in your hands.'
Brahms E. Silver, Côte-St-Luc
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