Here's a recent letter to the editor in the Expositor:
New job for police chief
Our very recently retired chief of police, Derek McElveny, has been appointed to the National Parole Board. He made no mention of this when he retired just a few days ago, but he surely was aware of the appointment.
He will receive his full, unreduced, pension as a police officer and will receive a handsome salary as a member of the National Parole Board.
He is a very close friend of MP Phil McColeman, a "skiing buddy" who spends much time with Mr. McColeman in New York State.How much was our MP involved in this appointment? Why did Mr. McElveny not tell us when he retired that he was getting this appointment? Does our MP think it is fair to take steps to ensure his buddies are rewarded with our tax dollars?
Richard Trebilcock
Brantford
On its face, it looks like Phil is hooking up his buddies with sweet government jobs.
If only he could stand up for ordinary Brantfordians with the same degree of success!(In all fairness,
this is a response letter to the editor in Phil's defence. It plays the typical "Blame the Liberals" card without addressing the substance of Trebilcock's original complaint.)