Editor:
First, congratulations to our Paralympians – know that you make us proud of your accomplishments.
While the heart of sport isn’t about money, the fact that Olympians receive financial compensation for medals while Paralympians do not is unjust.
Our Paralympians work equally as hard, have the same discipline, suffer similar setbacks and make the same comebacks as Olympians. All athletes competing at this level should have parity on financial rewards for medal success.
It is time that our government and sponsors work to correct this injustice. Arguably, in the overall picture, this is not a major expenditure and pales in comparison to what the CBC spent covering these events.
Russ Redshaw,
Canmore
