Totally O/T but in response to the Ontario Catholic Teachers Union’s move to spend $Billion on a billboard campaign to influence the provincial election away from the PC and into Dalton’s lap, Catherin Swift from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business sent the union this beauty letter (that contains one spelling error - see if you can find it)

“April 7, 2011
Mr. James Ryan, President OPEN LETTER
Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association
65 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 400
Toronto, Ontario M4T 2Y8
Dear Mr. Ryan:
I thought it was a belated April Fools joke when I heard that the OECTA was planning to impose a special levy on its members to fund a partisan campaign in the Ontario provincial election. Unfortunately, it was all too real. How dare you take my tax dollars and those of other Ontario private sector taxpayers to subvert the democratic electoral process in the province? This is outrageous and if it is not illegal, it should be. It is certainly immoral.
If public sector unions were self-financing, you would have the right to do whatever you want. Of course you are totally reliant on taxpayer dollars for your existence, and have no right to spend them in such an irresponsible and abusive way. It used to be that public sector workers were banned from being political party members or engaging in partisan activities as they were supposedly servants of the public, not a particular political party. That is the way it should be for a so-called professional public service. Better you and your members focus on upgrading our educational system in the province instead of political electioneering.
The burgeoning costs of the public sector around the developed world are wreaking havoc on government finances and creating the need for abrupt retrenchment in public sector worker compensation, pensions and benefits. Ontario is not an exception to this financial crisis. In fact, Ontario is currently the second worst financial basket case of all Canadian provinces. Government unions such as yours should be looking to be part of the solution, not just creating further problems.
I look forward to your justication of the planned misuse of millions of taxpayer dollars to interfere in the Ontario election.
Sincerely,
Catherine Swift
President & CEO”

Hi:
I’m interest in the topic and the sponsoring agency.

The link provided does not work for me.  At least give me the name of the agency.

I do know students who might wish to write this essay and apply.

Sorry about that. I’ve fixed the link. It’s the Atlas Economic Research Foundation.

Great idea, and no more than 1200 words, the essays would have to be quick to the point on the theme, morality of free enterprise.

Chuck, the word is in the last sentence.  It sticks out like a sore thumb.

Yep! Great letter otherwise but I guess it’s now ok to have the occasional spelling error?

I actually rec’d a letter from a federal Minister a few months ago littered with spelling errors - really embarrassing for that Minister. It appeared that no one proofed the darn thing.