WTF?
How is Doug Ford still a thing?
How is he polling in the high 30s?
Do people not see the in-your-face corruption?
How is anyone in this province even remotely enamouredโฆ
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โฆwith a barely educated, barely literate, former strip mall hash dealer with a penchant for folksy populism, and blatant grift?
The man got elected on a platform of simply not being #KathleenWynne. And sadly, enough people in this province hated the thoughtโฆ
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โฆof being governed by a lesbian woman that they bought into it.
Remember when the most memorable plank in that platform was โBuck-a-Beerโ?
But supporters will point to windmills and spending as excuses for why Ford trumps Wynne (see what I did there?) .
And yetโฆ
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โฆthose same supporters are just fine turning a blind eye to Fordโs own corruption.
The grift started early on.
Remember the crony appointments given to Ron Taverner and Rueben Devlin? How about Jenni Byrne and Dean French?
It would appear thatโฆ
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โฆthe Doug Ford Gravy Train was picking up steam real quick.
Remember the sweet deals for vid gaming and horse racing, all while Ford gutted basic income, autism resources, and youth mental health?
Remember how Ford cancelled Green Energy initiativesโฆ
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โฆonly to backtrack now as an election draws near?
Similar slashing in healthcare has prompted Ford to offer election season bribes to nurses in an effort to encouraging them to stay in Ontario.
Fordโs education plans have involved nothing more than cuts and theโฆ
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โฆtypical union busting and teacher vilification reminiscent of the Harris days.
Ontario fared no better as COVID hit. The past two years in this province have been visibly marred by Fordโs mismanagement. LTC homes have been ravaged by incompetence and outright neglect.
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We watched seniors fall ill and die as the FordNation fiddled.
Even as a pandemic raged, there was opportunity for griftโฆa massive salary for Rick Hillier in exchange for offloading those duties onto local health units.
Affordable housing? Fordโs solutionโฆ
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โฆis to simply make it easier for his developer buddies to build more houses. Whether sensitive environments are sacrificed remains to be seen.
Speaking of developersโฆa look at land ownership along the Hwy 413 corridor will quickly tell you who stands to benefit most.
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More recently, there are two very noteworthy things:
a) Fordโs silence on the โFreedom Convoyโ
(he was all too happy to lay responsibility at Trudeausโs doorstep, even though many of the mandates were provincial jurisdictionโฆ)
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b) Fordโs lifting of the mask mandates -
(something that clearly indicates his willingness to sacrifice the vulnerable in order to pander to his base)
โฆand we havenโt even touched on gas pump stickers, licence plates, daughter Krista, etc.
But come Juneโฆone thing is crystal clear: there are much better alternativesโฆones that will undoubtedly serve the province well, despite any flaws they may have.
A ๐งต that comprehensively and clearly illustrates the strategy of the Conservative Party (and their supporters) to defeat Justin Trudeau and get themselves electedโฆ
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- Scouted to play in the NHL (chose university instead)
- Harvard University - BA; magna cum laude
- captained the Harvard hockey team
- two time selection to the All America Team
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- Cambridge University -
B of Law; with honours
- Queenโs University - Law Degree; first class honours
- specialist in securities regulation; corporate law; public policy; IT law.
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- Queenโs University - faculty of law.
- U of T - faculty of law
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- Dean of UWO Law School
- Principal/Vice Chancellor of McGill University
- President of U of Waterloo
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- Moderator of various political debates and panel discussions
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This is @MichaelFordTO - Minister of Multiculturalism and nephew of @fordnationโฆhighlighting the 900 people of Indian heritage that currently live in Ontario.
All jokes asideโฆthis is emblematic of the @fordnation govt in so many ways.
We see a minister who is woefully unqualified put in a position simply because of who heโs related toโฆineptitude rewarded by nepotismโฆclassic Doug Ford.