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ypocrisy, it seems, has no beginning and certainly no end. A growing chorus of observers has accused those members of Toronto City Council who refuse to forego their 2.4 per cent raise of being hypocrites. The argument is that in the face of the current civic strike, it would be hypocritical to demand striking unions to accept pay cuts unless councillors do the same. (Incidentally, the question of union salaries has yet to be brought to the table.) However satisfying that reasoning may seem, it is, of course, hypocritical in the extreme. How many of these critics, editorial writers, columnists and commentators would themselves be willing to take a pay cut to be on the right side of hypocrisy? It's a safe bet there are none. Not that that has stopped them from making the case. Somehow, hypocrisy only ever applies to others.... [read full story]
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