Reader Letter: Caboto Club is a men's club

So now there is controversy over the Caboto Club's policy of barring women from being voting members?

The roadside sign for the Giovanni Caboto Club is pictured on Feb. 7, 2018. Dax Melmer / Windsor Star

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Re: Caboto Club‘s men-only policy sparks growing call for boycott, Feb. 8, by Dave Waddell.

So now there is controversy over the Caboto Club’s policy of barring women from being voting members?  Hello, it started out as a men’s club. It is still a men’s club, much like the Lions Club, much like the Knight’s of Columbus and so on. Why is it such a big deal that they don’t allow women to vote if it is a men’s club? 

If they are all of a sudden getting pressured, should I pressure a woman’s only fitness centre to allow me, a man, to work out in it? If I had a son, would I pressure Girl Guides to allow my son into their organization?

One thing we have to realize in our society is that there are still women’s only groups and there are still men’s only groups. The Caboto Club was started by men but it is a family destination. Is it successful? You bet it is. Do they allow women into the Caboto? Of course.

Believe me, I have seen women playing bocce in the basement. I have seen women’s groups there and not only that, the Caboto employs women.  

So before everyone casts the Caboto Club as the villain in this drama, just remember who is stirring the pot here, Kathleen Wynne. Do you think she actually cares whether or not the Caboto is run by men or women? I think not. All she cares about is stirring up a storm before the election.  She will do anything to get the spotlight off how bad a job her governments has done.  

If we want to fix something that is broken, let’s concentrate on geting her out of office.

Dave Ferrato, Windsor

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