Dear editor,
A recent study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that Canada’s best-paid 100 CEOs breezed through the worst of the recession with earnings 155 times higher than the average Canadian income earner.
Honestly, I am not sure there are words to fully express my disgust! Some words, though, can clearly explain the reasons behind such discrepancies - words that we would need to name and repeat if we wish to put an end to all of this. They are: selfishness, contempt, cynicism, corruption, abuse and patronage. And if we want to push deeper, they are: political parties’ financing, lobbying, propaganda, media concentration, diversion of democracy and non-working democracy.
An increasing number of Canadians realize, I am sure, that only a fair sharing of powers - which is what a true democracy is all about - would lead us to a fair wealth sharing.
Bruno Marquis, Gatineau, QC
