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Ed Seymour's avatar

From the time the Ford government was elected in 2018, it has proven that it has no compassion for those who are marginalized. Among the measures his government has taken to prove that are the following. Reduced a Liberal government increase for welfare recipients from three per cent to one and a half percent, Cancelled project for annual basic income despite promising not to, cut funding for autistic children and much much more. So this policy is nothing new. Most people seeing people in difficulty do their best to give them a helping hand. Others kick them when they are down. The Tories under Doug Ford kick them when they are down. Ford a bully and a coward as an adolescent, has carried that trait into adulthood. So this latest move is no surprise. Truth be known he would prefer to see them dead as opposed to giving them a helping hand. Saying they will provide a medical alternative is nonsense, given the current state of the health care system under his leadership. A person needing help to get off drugs needs help today , not six - eight months down or more down the road to see a health care professional. This policy, like so many others under this government, was announced with no consultation with anyone in the field, except perhaps behind closed doors with some shady entrepreneur, like himself, wanting to privatize the treatment. Once a bandit always a bandit.

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LFKgirl's avatar

We might want to ask Ford about his own dealer days. I know so many, including my oldest and a teacher from the neighbourhood, who knew of his penchant to dealing.

These sites are required as proven by studies. What will treatment be? Centres for the rich?

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