Dear Lorne Mayencourt! The remix.

Dear Lorne Mayencourt,

A belated congratulations on trouncing Tim Stevenson in the provincial election. Well, those 72 votes were hardly a trouncing but hey – you won! Though I was expecting great and crazy things from you, I have heard nary a peep from you. Too busy? Too tired? Who knows.

Until today.

This morning I heard that you were the lone dissenting voice in the BC legislature when the decision was made to roll back the newly granted 15% pay raise for MLAs. And I smiled a little at your self-confidence. Because of COURSE you are worth a 15% pay raise. You, sir, are our North Star in a sky full of supernovas. I am sure the rest of your constituents would agree. That is why I am suggesting a vote.

What? You say you have already participated in a vote? No, I don’t mean that you and your co-workers get to vote on whether or not you get a raise. Anyone can do that. Just yesterday, I held an informal vote in my workplace and all my co-workers and I agreed that we should all get a 20% raise. Unfortunately, we have bosses who decide whether or not we get a raise so when we voted “yes,” really all that was indicated was high self-esteem.

The kind of vote I mean is where your constituents decide whether you deserve a raise. Maybe it could be preceded by a performance review where you print up little pamphlets and attend some meetings and the people in Vancouver-Burrard get to decide what kind of job you’re doing. 15%? 10%? Maybe even 25% – who knows!

Because really, WE are your bosses. And yet we have no say in your working conditions at all. All we get to say is “Lorne” or “No Lorne” on a ballot once every 4 years and the rest of the time, you get to say “yes” and “no” on all kinds of things. Like pay raises.

Now personally, I haven’t seen you do a 15% pay raise’s worth of work since you’ve been in office. But don’t leave it up to me. Put it to the electorate. They voted you in, albeit barely. Perhaps they think you’re worth it.

And for Christmas I would like some silver hoop earrings because I lost my favourite ones.

All my love,
Cheesefairy