November 23rd, 2022
November 23rd, 2022
QUEEN’S PARK — As MPPs debate the government’s Bill 39, legislation that would give Doug Ford permission to bulldoze local decision-making and handpick the heads of regional councils, Ontario NDP Interim Leader Peter Tabuns said that in recent weeks, Ford has trampled democratic freedoms in Ontario multiple times.
“In recent weeks, the Ford government seems to be dead set on flouting democracy at every turn,” Tabuns said. “Ford used the sledgehammer of the notwithstanding clause to override workers’ constitutional right to strike, he limited the usual public consultation at committee hearings and he’s pushing to allow the mayors of Ontario’s largest cities to rule their councils by minority.
“Doug Ford is no stranger to disrespecting democratic principles, with a track record that speaks for itself.”
Tabuns highlighted the following recent examples whereby Doug Ford has attacked democratic principles:
“People in Ontario care about democracy, accountability and transparency, and deserve a government that does not seek to undermine these long-held values," Tabuns said. "Doug Ford’s list of affronts to democratic freedoms should be of serious concern to Ontarians.”