Doug Ford, no longer “For The People”

When Doug Ford speaks, his lectern no longer has a sign “For The People” because he isn’t, just like his predecessor Kathleen Wynne who sold out to developers and those that contributed to her party. Now the Doug Ford government is using Ministerial Zoning Orders many times more often than the previous  Liberal government to force unwanted projects on municipalities that don’t want them, and to benefit major donors to his party, he clearly is no longer “For The People”.

Here is what Doug Ford said to get elected, about such political influence when he spoke in Bala on February 27, 2018 (the video is on Facebook here, copy here, full transcript here):

… I see this no matter where I go in Ontario, the local people, the grassroots people, don’t have a say. My government is going to listen to the local people, the grassroots people. It’s not about the political insiders and the establishment. The good people of this region do not want this project, and it’s not in the public interest…

My friends, this project is another example of a long list of Liberal pet projects that would cost this province dearly. Projects like this are hurting our province and costing taxpayers billions of dollars, all to benefit the political insiders, the political elites that have been running this province for years.

Local residents have been kept in the dark, that’s not uncommon for this government is to keep everything a secret, portray that they’re something that they aren’t…

And the other thing we’re going to look into, we going to look into who is making donations to whose campaigns, and you connect the dots. And I’m sure that when you connect the dots, we’ll come up with the answer…

This tells me there’s a serious problem here. This project stinks of political interest and insider deals. When I am Premier, I want to know who is benefitting from this project and at what cost to local residents and the local environment.

The public deserves to know how much money the people behind this project are making, and the total cost of this project that, again, has been a big secret. Ontarians deserve to know who has been influenced, and we’ll get down to the bottom of whose being influenced.

As Premier, I will conduct a full investigation into this project, and make sure the local residents are armed with the facts. As Premier I will get answers, and I can assure you, I will get answers. I will drill down and find out who is part of the big scam. And I’m the only candidate, the only candidate that will fight for this community. Every community across Ontario is facing similar projects, and as Premier I will clean up this mess.

My friends, I thank you for coming today. We’re known to make sure, what we say we’re going to do, we going to do.

And as sure as I’m standing here, I’m going to come back, and each and every one of you can hold me accountable. I will be back here in the same spot, and we’re going to stop this project.

Doug Ford didn’t come back to Bala, he and his government didn’t stop this project, they continued to ignore environmental concerns, and now he’s keeping taxpayers in the dark, and favouring donors to his political party by using Ministerial Zoning Orders to force projects on municipalities that don’t want them.