Not really a fan of how they’ve portrayed Ford, avoiding talking about his significant backlashes, or the record low voter turnout to all his elections, but I suppose Ontario has given our approval to him, one way or another.

  • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    10 hours ago

    This you?

    (A picture of Doug Ford and three other white men in suits giving thumbs-ups around a big sign that says Welcome to Ontario, Open for Business)

  • DistressedDad@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    16 hours ago

    Ford is getting high on his brother’s crack stash again. He pulls this ‘for the people’ act to gain public support. Then once he’s sitting pretty he’ll start doing the bidding for his wealthy friends for kickbacks.

    Don’t believe the hype. Ford killed millions of people during Covid. He slashed healthcare and public education and environmental protections while his friends got richer

    • gramie@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      14 hours ago

      If you want some numbers, in 2023 Ontario provided slightly over $8,000/student/year for post-secondary institutions. That was the lowest for any province in Canada.

      The next lowest province, Nova Scotia, paid over $13,000/student/year, more than 50% higher.

  • HonoredMule@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    edit-2
    18 hours ago

    Is that starlink contract ripped up now? For good and for realsies this time? I get keeping it in limbo as a bargaining tool, but actually following through with it shouldn’t still be a serious option - even if the U.S. did a complete 180 today and started trying to walk it all back.

    • rastapam@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      3 hours ago

      I don’t believe for a minute he actually tore it up. He’s a populist, so he says things that people want to hear, even if those things are lies.

  • mosscap@slrpnk.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    22 hours ago

    He’s not taking on Trump. He’s undercutting and backstabbing PP so that he can take over leadership of the CPC at some point in the medium-term.

    • Someone@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      18 hours ago

      I’m not a fan of either of them or the various conservative parties in general, but I’d much rather have a Doug Ford led CPC than a PP CPC. I’m not Ontarian though so maybe I’m biased.

      • rbesfe@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        4 hours ago

        I heavily dislike a lot of Doug Ford’s decisions he’s made for this province, but I can give him credit for not falling into the culture war BS like his federal counterparts.

    • gramie@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      14 hours ago

      Not to mention that both brothers were widely known to be distributors in the drug trade.

  • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    edit-2
    23 hours ago

    The right-wing, plain-spoken politician admitted he was initially delighted Donald Trump won re-election and viewed him as an ally.

    That’s really the only thing that needs to be said. Ford wants to be Trump and he’s frankly just mirroring his rhetoric on this.