Thread by @JeffRybak

This #covid19on pandemic invites all of us to reexamine our values and priorities - both personally, and how they are expressed in politics. Conservatives have accepted massive public spending, much of it on "socialist" causes, because that's what's needed right now. #onpoli 1/5

Those on the left (I include myself) need to accept another hard truth. Government can't solve everything. It's often the best and fairest solution, but it can't function alone. At some point, personal responsibility and even private charity are needed too. #onpoli #covid19on 2/5

Premier Ford is invoking conservative values when he asks - and sometimes demands - that private individuals, companies, etc. step up, and not leave this solely to government. I agree. And I'm tired of seeing so many negative comments in reply. #onpoli #covid19on 3/5

We all have a responsibility to one another, right now. And it is the worst kind of liberalism to respond to every such demand by saying "this shouldn't be on me - government should provide a solution for everything." Because that's not going to happen. #onpoli #covid19on 4/5

We're in this together. Government is stepping up, and each of us must do the same, however much we can. I want programs and resources that help everyone too. But where there are gaps, we fill them. We help each other. And if we choose not to, that's on us. #onpoli #covid19on 5/5