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PAGE 8 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1994 Since the Chronicle would not print a letter with erroneous information, it must be true. I hope that Ms, Sebert will write again and explain how we have this extra 80 per cent in our earnings. I worry though that Revenue Canada is going to discover these beneâ€" fits which are probably taxable. Ms. Sebert also claims that the top pay for a Waterâ€" loo Region teacher is $65,000 but she does not tell us what the top lawyer in the Region earns. She might be interested in knowing that Statistics Canada lists lawyers and notaries as being fourth in the list of highest paying occupations in the country. The averâ€" age lawyer‘s pay, according to the 1991 Census is $86,108. Judges and magistrates lead the list with an average annual salary of $102,646. It is lawyers who become judges and magistrates. The same census report tells us that elementary school teachers had an average annual income of $39,409 â€" not quite the $65,000 (or $117,000 with benefits) that Ms. Sebert Ms. Sebert will also be interested in knowing that, thanks to Ontario‘s Social Contract, the average pay for teachers will be down by about $2,000 this year. I look forward to finding out how I earn more than lawyers. I am sure that Statistics Canada and Revâ€" enue Canada will also be quite interested. Barriers to employment won‘t overcome by quotas I wonder why Scott Piatkowski would refer to me as "my old foe?" I don‘t consider Scott an enemy or foe and I don‘t feel old â€" maybe but not OLD! It is strange that someng::i‘ others as foes simply because they do not agree with their views. However, we both have a completely different philosophical approach to many of our country‘s political and social After being in education for 30 years, I never realâ€" ized just how well paid I am until I read Mary Sebert‘s letter in the Chronicle December 22. She claims that for every dollar earned, teachers earn another 80 cents in hidden benefits. I have examined our benefit plans and my statement of earnings but I HBEBBEEEEERRRRRRRRO0E Still searching for those great hidden benefits Why would he think he is on the right track when it comes to employment equity? There can be no arguâ€" I contend that the parkway is perfectly safe. It is excellently maintained, well laid out and there are no pot holes. It is incompetent and aggressive drivers who make it unsafe. I drive the full length of it every day and have never encountered a problem but I have observed many hairâ€"raising situations that could easâ€" ily lead to collisions. The concept of driving according Putting up barriers will not change that. What are we going to do on single lane highways like the stretch going out to Elmira? Are barriers going to be installed down the middle of that highway as well? Are barriers going to be installed everywhere to protect us from every conceivable calamity or are drivers finally going to make an effort to learn to drive safely and responsiâ€" bly? That would be far cheaper and would reduce the amount of collisions substantially. After the barriers are up, the same irresponsible drivers will still be out there. Watch out for them. to road conditions seems foreign to a lot of people ment against equality and we cannot tolerate discrimâ€" ination. There cannot be some more equal than othâ€" ers! Of course, there are barriers to employment faced by some. The solution is not to make special cases but to ensure we do our best to educate and train so that all may compete. P Employment equity is not about quotas or special treatment but in ensuring all â€" all have the expertise to compete at whatever level they are most compeâ€" tent. Unfortunately, we are not born nor do we acquire the same abilities but each individual is, with education and training, capable of reaching his or her full potential and should be able to compete with those of equal ability. I believe we should prosecute to the fullest extent of the law, those who discriminate against any group. But let us resolve the problem, not just treat the effects of the problem. Scott should stop segregating people into groups â€" "unsafe", the province will spend $30 million we don‘t have for median barriers. we are all Canadians! _ Education and training are the answers â€" not quoâ€" tas. 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