Ontario

If the government's stance is so well based in fact and authority ... then it shouldn't be afraid of any kind of criticism or debate from any side. The fact that they just remove any dissent goes to show how weak and dishonest everything is.

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/196277

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is moving to shut down debate on its most controversial piece of legislation this legislative session.

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Ford needs to be gone ASAP. He ruining every facet of Ontario’s government like a fascist dictator.

https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/2347039

Ontario is set to give the minister of education power to more easily put school boards under supervision and require more boards to put police officers in schools.

Ford multitasking at ravaging Ontario until it is a skeleton for himself and his cronies and/or he is a fascist. Take your pick.

Ford at again and again, just another example.

The Ford government appears to be counting on the federal government to step in if the economy worsens — an assumption Nanji called risky, especially given ongoing trade tensions.

While Nanji welcomed long-term infrastructure investments, he criticized the continued focus on the Highway 401 tunnel, calling it a political project rather than a strategic one. Nanji argued that the gas tax cut and Highway 407 toll removal are poorly targeted and largely benefit higher-income Ontarians, while doing little to help those most in need.

On the environment, Mike Marcolongo, associate director of Ontario programs at Environmental Defence was more blunt. “It’s been called a plan to protect Ontario, but it’s not clear where the government’s plan is when it comes to protecting clean water, healthy communities and natural ecosystems.” Marcolongo also took aim at the government’s continued push to remove bike lanes in major Toronto corridors as part of its budget plans.

When it comes to clean energy, Alienor Rougeot, senior program manager for climate and energy at Environmental Defence, said the government is sending mixed messages. While the budget claims to support affordable energy, she says it largely sidelines the most cost-effective solutions — like wind, solar and battery storage. Rougeot also pointed to Bill 17, which she said undermines local energy efficiency rules, leaving Ontarians with higher energy bills and no clear path to reducing carbon emissions.

“It’s infuriating to watch taxpayer money funneled to insider friends, lobbyists and donors while Ontarians are told to settle for less,”Crombie said in a statement. “This isn’t fiscal responsibility. This is political favouritism.”