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Dear Editor:
Re: “Fight for ‘fair share’ struggles on,” The News, Sept. 21 edition.
The article shows that if we are a citizen of Mississauga, the Province pays $221 less per person towards our local hospitals than in the average city in Ontario.
Is this an issue of ethnicity or religion? It seems that the 905 area is one of the most diverse places in Ontario in comparison to Barrie or Niagara. If the government hasn’t specified why other cities are favoured, what are they hiding?
People in Mississauga are waiting extremely long periods of time for child care services (a waiting list of 4,500 people), help with developmentally-challenged adults, and health care services, among others.
Also, the common good is being discouraged. Common good promotes dignity, security and prosperity. For the 905 areas, just the exact opposite is happening due to underfunding. Statistics show that in 2001, there was a funding gap of $77 million. By 2006, the gap grew to $148 million.
Since I love to live in Mississauga, I don’t want to move just to get equal treatment. Why exactly are we being treated unfairly?I believe that we have a right to get answers to our questions from our elected people. If we don’t get justifying answers, we definitely need to remove them in this coming election.

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