More whistleblowers needed > Dear Sir: ‘I read with interest the guest column “We Need Public Whistleblowers” in your Nov. 30 edition. Unusual as it is to find agreement with the Cana- dian Taxpayers Federation, I must admit that they are cor- rect on this issue. However, ; they do not go far enough.: The author, Sara Mc- Intyre, argues that in gov- ernment there is _ the potential for corruption, greed and maladministra- tion.” ~ As well, “that is why it is critically important to offer protection to civil servants, | who are the public’s last line © of defense” when other sys- tems of curtailing abuse of ~ the public trust fail. One must wonder, how: ever, why she argues this: only about the public sector. Most citizens are no less dependent upon great corpo- rations than on government “always - CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD The Mail Bag to manage aspects of their welfare, and if we spend con- Siderable sums in taxation in order to fund public ser- vices, We spend even more in consumer dollars for such — necessities as food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and on less critical items such as entertainment. : Great corporations and themselves to be just as prone to corruption, greed and maladministration as any public official. - cials have often gouged the gencral public through usu- rious levels of profit, various kinds of price-fixing, and other schemes. their leaders have shown, Crooked ‘business offi- . Salaries Al Lehmann (They have also cheated shareholders in order to fund lavish lifestyles for CEOs. CEO’ s often have little cor- and bonuses? for relation to the actual perfor- mance of the company.) Governments and ‘cor- ‘porations are both expert in using other people’s money. When their employees find it necessary to “blow the whistle” on_their employers in order to protect the legiti- mate interests of the public from corruption and abuse, those employees should en- joy protection from employ- er reprisals, Do we -need effective whistleblower legislation? Yes. But let’s protect both © private and public employ- ees, Al Lehmann, Terrace, B.C, You can filter out the fluoride ‘Dear Sir: In response to Greta Brorup’ s letter “The Poisoning Con-" tinues” in The Terrace Standard. of Dec. 7, 2005 1 find it comical, that she should mention mercury fillings while she - is complaining about the’ fluoride being added to Terrace’s " water, _ The fluoride being added to the water helps the body by _ slowing demineralization and enhancing remineralization of the tooth enamel, which in turn slows down caries (cavi- ties) process. 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