The last week has seen many out-of-touch comments on the part of Ontario’s Premier, Doug Ford.
A visit to Hamilton saw him brush off criticism of his failure of the housing file by stating that the plight of homeless encampments in 905 cities would be solved if those living there got off their quote ‘A-S-S’ and applied for jobs. The fallback position of him to a Ronald Reaganesque quote demonstrates how out of touch he is with the problems his lack of action has caused on the number one problem of the province.
Not letting that statement stand alone though, later in the week, Ford announced a multi-billion boondoggle in the waiting of promising to build a tunnel under the 401 from Brampton to Scarborough to alleviate traffic on Canada’s busiest stretch of highway. Rough estimates state that it could cost over $100 Billion. Not to mention the fact that government projects never end on time. The money could be spent infinitely more wisely and have a better impact on Ontarians.
This week we have to look at the staggering incompetence and realize that when it comes to the people of Ontario, we are last in priorities for this Ontario PC government.
Doug Ford’s announcement of the 401 Tunnel
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Ford reminds me of Trump – build a tunnel/build a wall. His line about homeless people and the language he used sounds like Trump too. The worst part, just like it is in the US, is that he still has so much support and that citizens vote for tris.