I should have known better than to listen to today's #CBC #CrossCountryCheckup on the public service strike.

Retired civil servant calls in to say current civil servants shouldn't be allowed to strike, he has no sympathy.

What he does have is a pension indexed to inflation, won by previous union action, and that will see his current income rise with inflation while those of us still working watch the buying power of each paycheck shrink.

Another call castigates civil servants for striking for their own pay, when we should all be working for better pay for everyone. So close, and year defeated by her complete lack of self-awareness.

Listening to #CrossCountryCheckup on #CBCRadio right now. Discussion focused on what makes a good #ChristmasMovie for the first 90 minutes.