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"Premier Doug Ford says the province will review and “re-evaluate” all lands in the Greenbelt — including those that are part of controversial land-swap deals that have engulfed the government and forced the resignations of a cabinet minister and his chief of staff."

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[–] Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This reminds me of the last Ontario election where 57% of eligible voters stayed home and did not vote. You are being governed by a criminal who got 18% of the vote. DO BETTER!!!! VOTE NEXT TIME!!!!

[–] deborahh@mstdn.ca 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

@Ulrich_the_Old @moormaan ... worth adding: in an election where polling places were cut by 75% in the province's biggest city*, and new provincial legislation muzzled opponents from placing the usual ads in run up to the election.
#DougFordIsCorrupt #ONpoli #TOpoli

* edit: see comment on this thread re: cutting of polling places (not done by Ford government)

[–] c_9@mstdn.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@deborahh @Ulrich_the_Old @moormaan Ford is terrible and corrupt, but for clarity he does not control Elections Ontario polling site decisions. EO is an non-partisan independent agency (Elections Canada too), and it was COVID-related voter space decisions that were a big part of that consolidation of locations in one riding, Toronto Centre.

Just wanted to clarify that piece for anyone reading who's unfamiliar with how elections work in Canada, as I work with EO & EC during elections.

[–] deborahh@mstdn.ca 1 points 1 year ago
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

It's like the more power a person's single vote has, the less they care about it. Human psychology, man.