Tom Fletcher’s response to Adrian Dix’s election platform is so laughably biased it might actually encourage undecided voters to support their NDP candidate (B.C. Views, May 1).
Apart from a few snide comments, the first part of the column actually seems to support the proposals but then come the negative comments about items such as: welfare payments and the minimum wage being linked to inflation; new child bonus program for low-income families; increased spending on youth education; financial assistance to disadvantaged families; tax increases on corporations and banks to pay for these steps.
A phrase like “nanny state” leaves us in no doubt about the writer’s prejudices but would he really discourage a young person from studying English because there is no apparent job at the end?
Does he not realize that a more balanced approach might actually be of help to those of us trying to make an informed and rational decision in the election?
Neil Jackson
Oak Bay