It's been almost a year now since the Wynne government was voted out and replaced by the Ford government. It seems most times the Ford government holds a news conference, they have the motto "For the People" on the front of the lecturn. Some have mused that it was missing a word and was really supposed to read "For the Ford People" because of all the appointments to government posts of Ford's collegues. However, on reflection and what has become much clearer is that the slogan should actually read "For the People's Money".
Think about it - if the Ford government was really for the people would they have cancelled the cap and trade which was bringing in billion of dollars? Would they be spending our dollars for a lawsuit against a price on pollution because they cancelled the cap and trade (a lawsuit lost by a fellow premier)? Would they be spending our tax dollars printing and requiring retailers to post misleading signage on gas pumps about the price on pollution? Would they be downloading costs onto the lower levels of governments in the hope people don't blame the Ford government for the resultant increase in municipal taxes? Would they be paying for political partisan media with your and my tax dollars?
Clearly, the Ford government is once again misleading the people with their "For the People" slogan - what they really mean is "For the People's Money".