There are people in our society who do the right thing without being asked. Ontario premier Doug Ford is not one of them. There are people in our society who will go out of their way to make sure that people in our society have enough to eat. Ontario premier Doug Ford is not one of them. There are people in our society who are concerned about those without adequate shelter. Ontario premier Doug Ford is not one of them.
If he does not do decency, it makes you wonder what he is doing in politics. He exhibits all the characteristics of a hedonist and a narcissist. He thinks we will all look up to him and honour him.
But the problem is that he asked us for the job of premier. He knew from his previous four years in the job that it was not easy job to do. He already knew that the healthcare system in Ontario is shattered. He knew that our children had just gone through two years of hit or miss schooling. He knew that there are close to a million of Ontario’s population who need help and government support. He knew that Ontario had the largest population of all the provinces of Canada. He knew that Ontario needed to house a rapidly growing population. He knew that the province needed the infrastructure to support a growing population. The job he asked for is not an impossible job. It is a big job.
It is too bad that Doug Ford is not a forthcoming person. Have you noticed that the solutions for healthcare and housing were never discussed by the conservatives during the recent election?
The conservative solution to the lack of bed space in our hospitals is to suggest that long-term care home beds can be used. Anyone in Ontario who has had to find a long-term care bed for someone they care about will tell you that is easier said than done. And maybe Mr. Ford can tell us where the long-term care homes are going to find the staff to care for the people dumped on them by the hospitals?
And there are many in Ontario who are laughing at the idea that Mr. Ford’s super mayors are going to dictate that more affordable homes be built in their communities.
But please do not blame Mr. Ford for all these problems. If people insist on voting for an incompetent, that is what you get: incompetence.
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