Mr. Speaker, Due To Our Government’s Own Cuts, We’ve All Been Issued Landlines. That’s Why We Don’t Use Them

I’m not going to sit here and pretend that Doug Ford and his cabinet ministers are the only political figures to ever figure out that if you don’t use your government issue devices that it’s harder for people to keep track of what you’re up to, but I’m pretty sure they might be the only …

My Wages And Bargaining Rights Are Illegally Limited And I get To Work All The Extra Hours I want? Honey, Pack The Car!

Doug Ford has a very Doug Ford plan for fixing the problems with Ontario’s healthcare system. What he’s gonna do, see, is he’s gonna loosen some rules so that workers from other provinces can come here and start working faster. He’s not gonna help them relocate or give them any kind of reason to want …

My Friends, I Assure You That I Have Nothing To Do With Running This Province That I Run

By his own admission, Doug Ford believes that the Liberals’ use of the Emergencies Act during the freedom convoy was the right thing to do. “Stood shoulder to shoulder with the Prime Minister” on it, he said. So why, then, is he fighting so hard to avoid testifying at the inquiry? What does he personally …

Asshole Angers Bigger Assholes

I think I may have to take Doug Ford’s side on something. And it looks like I’m defending him against…*checks notes*…other conservatives. Huh. Some Conservative MPs are fuming over Doug Ford’s comments supporting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, suggesting ongoing tensions between the federal party and the Ontario premier. “It’s unfortunate,” …

Remind Me Again Why Old People Vote Conservative

Seriously, why? They hate you. They hate sick people, too. They’re not so hot on any of your friends and relations, either. If you’d like to tell me I’m wrong about any of that, then go ahead and offer up a good explanation for Doug Ford’s government ramming through an awful piece of legislation designed …

It Sure Sounds Like The Ford Government Is Fixing To Screw Over All Of Our Education Workers

They haven’t come right out and said it, but you don’t just have the province’s education minister toss a column into a widely read newspaper especially not one with a conservative slant like the Toronto Sun that’s going to be sympathetic to an anti-union message without having some sort of inclination in that direction. Yes, …

It Might Be A Little Cheaper To Drive A Ford, But Voting For One Is Going To Cost Us All

Ford’s licence fee sticker refund could help him win this election As we approach the provincial election, ‘people are preoccupied with one thing: pocketbook issues’ I understand the point being made here. Unfortunately, it might even be a correct one. But while we’re talking about pocketbook issues, here’s one to consider. $4-$8 Billion. Depending on …

He’ll Probably Mess That Up, Too

Doug Ford promises to spend second term undoing harm caused by first term TORONTO – After un-cancelling the $15 minimum wage increase, Premier Doug Ford is promising Ontarians that, if re-elected, he will spend the entirety of his second term fighting tooth and nail to undo the damage caused by his first term. “Folks, the …

Some Good Advice For A Society Living With COVID. Doug Ford Also Chimes In

Here’s a good segment from the Morning Edition on CBC Kitchener Waterloo talking with Dr. Peter Lin about what the phrase “living with COVID” should mean in a world in which we hope to get things right. Spoiler: it doesn’t mean what the anti-vax, COVID minimizing and denying types or Doug Ford are telling us …