Dear Editor:
Re: Refugees facing cuts to health care, The Record, June 22.
Now that your paper has devoted a full page editorial on the defenseless refugees free ride, possibly you should devote the same space to the citizens of this country that have been paying the way for these claimants for years. Congratulations to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney who finally realized that the taxpayers have bled enough for these people.
I was born in British Columbia and have paid taxes and government assessments for my entire 64 years and never have I asked someone to pay my way. I pay my own medical premiums, pay for my own eye exams, glasses and have not been to a dentist for years as the cost is prohibitive. So please don't insult myself and other British Columbians because these freeloaders can't get an eye exam and have their teeth fixed at our expense.
If Brad Kinnie really wants to promote something worthwhile maybe some of the money the government can save by not buying eye glasses and fixing Mr. Bujka's teeth could be used to prevent the closure of our Coast Guard Base.
Reginald Dundas, New Westminster
