On 2 November 2014 08:52, Mervyn Lobo <mervynal...@yahoo.ca> wrote: 1: Doc,First of all, Canada has done away with cents. We do not produce nor use pennies any more. At the stores, they add up your bill and then round it off to the nearest number divisible by 5 cents. As such, you need to claim your next opinion is worth 3 cents or more, else it remains worthless ;-)
2: What is worthy about the Herald case is that their policies so incensed an editor that she decided to resign. 3: I have seen many a manager examine an unfair situation effecting junior staff and get repulsed. The managers then think of their mortgage, the people they have to feed at home, etc etc and decide to use blinders. 4: It is the exceptional person that decides to take a stand. To make a change for herself and her children - else all other women who follow her will get the exact same treatment that the Herald is dishing out today. 5: I am curious to find out if the Herald has only male subscribers. On the other hand, perhaps the Herald will soon find out for themselves i.e. when women start cancelling their subscriptions RESPONSE Mogal Mervyn, Notwithstanding the fact that Canada no longer uses cents or that the English language was not developed in Ottawa, You make some worthy points. Accepting that you (and others) believe in the Rule of Law, I will try-concentrate your attention on to the following: 1: There is a 1961 statute (effective in Goa since 1963) which protects the rights of pregnant women. 2: Would you know IF any part of that statute was violated? 3: If it was (or perceived to have been violated), was legal advice sought and were the courts approached? 4: At this moment, solely based on the information thus far made available, I believe that (legally) it is a 50-50 situation. The Herald may be in the right or it may be in the wrong. 5: I do not know IF there are any other facts in this case. Do you? 6: Would you NOT like to base your judgement on ALL the facts of the case? jc