Rolling over

Dear sir:
I would like to comment on Dr. Peter Sarsfield’s sarcastic remarks in the Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000 edition of the Times (i.e., “The municipalities have an obligation to pay the levy. They don’t have the right or authority to refuse.”)
Think about that line! What is the health unit doing with our money? Is it being spent properly? How much goes to wages? What programs are you talking about?
Dr. Sarsfield, it’s about time someone took the health unit to task! Mayor Witherspoon should be helped by all municipal reeves or reps in making you accountable to us.
You think you can just put any levy on us and we’ll pay?! I don’t think so!
Probably the biggest part of the budget goes to administration. Municipalities get very little out of the health unit. Maybe it’s time to ask if we need you at all.
Canada is a democratic country, or I thought it was, but your remarks about having no authority are bordering on a communist country’s way of doing things.
You know, this reminds me so much of Pierre Trudeau’s remark when he compared the United States to Canada. He said, and I quote, the U.S. is like an elephant. They grunt and we are expected to roll over.
I will use the same analogy but using Fort Frances as the elephant and the municipalities as the ones who will roll over. Maybe next time!
Signed,
C.K. McDonald