Editor:
I see that John Weston is, yet again, flogging his brilliant plan to reduce childhood obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular problems and other chronic diseases, the plan known as National Health and Fitness Day.
No doubt the many civil servants fired by his government, struggling to pay their bills and support their families after losing their jobs with decent wages and benefits, are shedding tears of joy in anticipation of the prospect that on June 1 they "might," as Mr. Weston put it, be able to get free tennis lessons, half-price at the pool or extended ice-time hours.
I'm sure they reflect wistfully on the days when they could afford to provide these activities for their families on a regular basis.
In the meantime, it's almost impossible to buy anything at the supermarket that doesn't contain sugar, and agribusiness continues being allowed to keep secret the presence of genetically-modified foods in the products available at supermarkets, just to name a couple of major contributions to health problems that could be easily rectified if the government had the political will to do so.
George Kosinski, Gibsons
