‘We don’t really want an innovative public service.’ Who delivers services the best? Plus other letters to the editor for Jan. 2

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Open this photo in gallery: A GO Transit train sits parked at the Niagara Falls Train Station, on Aug. 26, 2022.Tara Walton/The Canadian Press Private vs. public Re “Private matters” (Letters, Dec. 28): A letter-writer suggests the private sector generally does a better job at running things, citing the federal government’s Phoenix pay system. Not a great example, since it was actually developed by IBM. He might also be aware of Toronto’s problems with Metrolinx. And, as he mentions, Ontario’s Conservative government, which shares his beliefs in the superiority of the private sector, is legislating that wine coolers can be...