Poverty Awareness in York Region

Posting - Feb 2010


God bless you for what you are doing for other people who want to speak but they don't know how?

We are doing fine, I went for the seasonal and thanks be to God they kept me, so now I am limited part time, in (withheld) that is a level before becoming a part time employee.

Tom I know that in the world whoever has more money has more power, but is it true that customer has right to hurt you and insult you in this country no matter what. My family and I have lots of respects for people for they are precious, and we believe that no one has right to put anybody down for everybody has dignity. We chose to live in this country for it was built on Bible, love your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as you love yourself.

I believe no one has right to hurt the person who is serving them. If the person who is serving the customer makes mistake or steal from him/her there is a way to deal with it, but if customer is served properly s/he has no right to be rude to the one who is serving them. At (withheld)I have met people who are racist and they hate me to touch their stuff at(withheld), I have seen customers who were swearing at the employee, the man who was doing his job professionally. With this recession those who have money are getting more power for they know no matter what they tell to the customer server s/he has to say nothing for s/he will lose her job.

Tom, I want to stand against this pressure, the customer and the one who pays money has no right to discriminate, insult and put down the one who is serving them properly. When the customers hurt me I keep it in myself, thanks be to God I have good co-workers that I can talk to them and they will tell me that it is ok (name withheld)we are experiencing this insult everyday but we have to let it go.

I am a very patient person Tom, since we were kids we learned how to survive during revolution, war and persecution. In age 15 we learned how to use gun to protect ourselves and we learned that we have to survive. I love this country for it was built on Bible, the slavery was destroyed in this country, that's why I can not keep quiet. I can't see that a single mother who has lots of problem with court and house comes to work to provide for their family and then one person with no dignity and manner insults her for s/he has money and s/he knows that the employees are s/her slaves.

Tom, this is not right in Canada, or anywhere else. Everybody is worthy and has to be respected, this is the rule of Canada, am I right?

Brother please tell me is Canada moving to become Iran, India or China?

You and your colleagues are always in my prayer.

Thanks for your time

Name withheld to protect her job