Opinion: Is this the beginning of the end of the Doug Ford era in Ontario?
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The Premier of the People’s approval rating with those people is at an all-time low
  • green_link@lemmy.world
    1·
    3 days ago

    should have been the end 2 years ago. but half the damn province didn’t go out and vote. and now we have another 3 years of this asshole and his plan to destroy ontario

  • Avid Amoeba@lemmy.ca
    3·
    17 days ago

    With Nate dropping from the OLP leadership race, it’s quite likely the next leader would be another pro-corporate type with the charisma of a worn sandal and a plan generated by ChatGPT. That would make Ford look better. If Marit Stiles doesn’t muster a stronger campaign, it’s quite possible we give Ford another run.

  • wirebeads@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    12 days ago

    I keep hoping that it’s the end for this fat waste of oxygen, but no one in this province seems to have enough self respect to get off their lazy asses and vote.

    This entire issue isn’t because of Ford, but because the stupidity of the population could muster 20 minutes to check a box, and by doing nothing the province as a whole has created this disaster.

    We let a trust fund degenerate run wild with our tax dollars because as an entire province we couldn’t be bothered to vote.

    Shame on all of us in Ontario. If you did vote, great, congrats. Now it’s up to us to get Harris 2.0 out of office next time by telling your friends / peers / relatives to vote.

    Get involved. This is our province, this is our money, and we need to decide what we want out of our province and it sure as shit isn’t privatized healthcare, poor infrastructure, massive debt or spas for the 1%.

    • Rat_in_a_hat@lemmy.caOP
      3·
      12 days ago

      I fully agree and I honestly don’t know why people don’t vote. It seems hard to get people to give a shit.

      I also think there are layers to it. For instance in more urban areas, there’s definite voter apathy and less vote per population. I met a person who has lived their entire life in Toronto and the only election they’ve ever voted in was the recent federal election because they didn’t want PP. And that person worked in provincial government! Like, you can’t be closer to the direct effects of whoever the premier is.

      But an interesting viewpoint I read recently about rural areas and voting decisions is that they vote based on what party the majority will be to ensure that their rural area can get the support/funding it needs (i.e. some form of bias in the general function of government).

      For instance if they voted for an NDP in the rural area, what’s the likelihood that the majority Conservative government would approve funding and legislation that they put forward? Or advocate for jobs and be heard because it becomes a party topic rather than an opposition topic who the majority have no interest in making them look good.