The Fordian Circus

Ignorance Incarnate

Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office has crunched the numbers. And Victoria Gibson reports that: Ontario is set to lose more than 10,000 teaching positions over the next five years, due to…

Empty Hot Air

Having announced earlier cuts to teaching jobs and course options, last week — two weeks before the start of school — Doug Ford announced that those cuts would not take…

A Ship Of Fools

Rob Benzie and May Warren report in The Toronto Star that: The cash-strapped Progressive Conservative government is hoping to conserve money by winding down some conservation programs. But local conservation…

Corrupt And Incompetent

It’s been a tough year for Doug Ford. He used to rail about Kathleen Wynne’s government. Bob Hepburn writes: Ford called the former premier’s handling of Ontario’s finances “the biggest…

Getting Nasty

If you were wondering how Doug Ford is faring, a new poll has some answers. Kristin Rushowy reports in The Toronto Star that: The patronage scandal that continues to batter…

Doug’s Way

Since being elected, Doug Ford has plastered “Open For Business” signs throughout Ontario. But his actions in office undercut that slogan. Alan Freeman writes: Sure, companies love reduced corporate income…

Utter Incompetence

If you take a close look at Doug Ford’s first budget, Martin Regg Cohn argues, you begin to understand how incompetent he and his government are: By rejecting the bureaucracy’s…

Democracy Is Dying

In Ontario, democracy is dying. The signs are everywhere. Martin Regg Cohn writes: Judge for yourself, based on this day in the life of our legislature: It begins with the…

For The People?

The man who claims that his government is “for the people” appears not to be listening to “the people.” Robert Benzie reports in The Toronto Star that Ford’s proposed changes…

It’s A Con

Now that the dust has settlled, analysts are taking a hard look at the Ford government’s first budget. Martin Regg Cohn writes: It gets tough on some (mostly poor people…

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