BERNARD LORD JUST RECEIVED A HUGE SLAP IN THE FACE!!!!

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Lord's party bonus a slap in the face

What a slap in the face to read, on the front page of the Telegraph-Journal on March 2, two headlines - "Property tax bill up again this year" and "Lord's PC salary up sevenfold since '99". Really, doesn't the Lord government know that most poor and middle class can hardly pay their rent or mortgage and keep food on their tables for themselves and their families? Many New Brunswickers would gladly work a little "extra time" just to have the necessities of life. Maybe the Lord government knows that a change is coming so they should work "extra hours for the extra pay" while they can. Not so easy for New Brunswickers who have lost their jobs and not much hope of getting another one. Does anyone know why the property taxes went up? My grandchildren all with university degrees except one had to leave New Brunswick to find decent paying jobs.

BARBARA McLEAN
Blacks Harbour