cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39262177

Shouts and chants rained down upon politicians at the Ontario legislature Monday as the government passed a housing bill that critics say makes it easier for landlords to evict tenants.

"People over profits," members of ACORN Canada, a tenant advocacy group, chanted from the public gallery at Queen's Park at the time of the vote.

At one point, Premier Doug Ford told the yelling crowd to "go find a job."

It is one of several bills the government has fast-tracked this fall legislative session. It skipped the committee stage altogether.

"This government has ignored public opinion and denied us a voice," said Alejandra Ruiz-Vargas, president of ACORN Canada.

"Bill 60 will worsen homelessness, the mental-health crisis and despair across the province."

They said the bill would accelerate evictions and strip tenants of their ability to defend themselves.

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[–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Hopefully acorn can help organize tenant strikes

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    [–] 34 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Find a job, like being a local drug dealer

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  • [–] 17 points 11 months ago* (4 children)

    Don't feel bad if you're a drug dealer. One day you too could be Premier.

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  • [–] 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I thought his brother was only mayor.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Doug was the dealer now Premier. Rob was the crackhead turned mayor.

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  • [–] 26 points 11 months ago (8 children)

    Hopefully Ford finds a new job.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    He won't have to as long as people keep electing him.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    Is there some way people can help trigger an election?

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    Gotta trigger people to go out and vote. We could have 999 elections, and they'd all have the same result if people continue to not bother voting. That's why we are where we are now - everybody wants to bitch and complain, nobody wants to actually go out and make a difference when they have the chance.

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  • [–] 22 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    He should tell that to the landlords, not the renters.

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  • [–] [S] 29 points 11 months ago (6 children)

    Drug Fraud proving yet again why he never should have been elected.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Democracy only works when people actually go out and fucking vote.

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    And it still barely works then cause we don't have proportional representation. Doug ford has 65% of the seats with 40% of the vote. He is not what most of Ontario wants, but its what we are stuck with.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Most of Ontario didn't even vote, so most of Ontario DID want him.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Doesn't change the 65% of the seats for 40% of the votes statistic. Most voters didn't want him. Those who didn't vote don't impact the polls, maybe if they did vote it could skew the broken system away from Ford but it is clear our voting system needs to be reformed.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    It needs reform, however not voting means you are just as okay with the elected official as you are somebody else getting voted in. If people cared to try to get him out, they would vote. In fact, with the system as broken as it is, it's even more important to go out and vote if you don't want him.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Holy fucking shit. Shut up with this stupid narrative. MOST VOTERS DID NOT VOTE FOR THIS GOVERNMENT. Even if the turnout was high and he won, it doesn't matter because we don't have the fucking time to wait for another election. You are fantasizing, time to catch up with reality.

    Did you go to your MPP's office? Are you willing to get arrested fighting this? I'm so tired of liberals in this country conveniently drawing the line of action where they're most comfortable. They're going to target you either way.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Thats what the maga one percenters (percent of unfavorable reactions) yell at me while driving past our protests. Real original.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Despite temptation, I have not once yelled that at the perma-protestors at a nearby abortion clinic. I also have not thrown fake fetuses, nor installed a high-dB air horn and hoped for a drive-by coronary.

    I am the embodiment of restraint. Or something.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Don't fall into the trap of decency, these people have already written you off as a person. Decent behaviour limits activism, they may very well stop protesting outside of healthcare facilities if they're bullied away. Chuds understand that people don't want to be mean and they see that as a weakness in you that can be manipulated to their benefit.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago

    People have to accept that this is not a game, this government will kill you for profit. It isn't a difference of "opinion" or a sign of the need for reform, it is a life or death struggle and they've shown that they will not respond to diplomacy or negotiation. You are a target.

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  • [–] 11 points 11 months ago

    What a douche.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago

    Yes, one of those many jobs that the job creators are creating from their reduced taxes that they're definitely not using for their own benefit after mass layoffs.

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    [–] 22 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Hopefully Ontario voters will tell Ford to get a new job next election.

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  • [–] 15 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Good luck. We should have flushed this turd years ago.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Its hard to when he sends out a bribe and calls an emergency election for no justifiable reason except he could see his popularity starting to slip so he had to nip it in the butt, hence the bribe cheques sent to taxpayers.

    I mean i didn't fall for the ruse but a lot of folks will forget about all the corruption and problems not being addressed when they see their tax dollars returned directly to them. They wanna vote for the guy putting tax dollars back in their pocket, even if that guy is going to waste every penny that wasn't refunded making ontario worse.

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  • [–] [S] 12 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Last year the Province passed Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, which sought to remove 19 kilometres of Toronto's protected bike lanes.

    Together, we fought back and won.

    But the court decision did not stop the Province from blocking new bike lanes. And now it is trying to do exactly that with Bill 60, Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act.

    Bill 212 at least pretended it would set criteria for new bike lanes. Bill 60 drops the pretense. It lets the Province ban any reduction of motor vehicle lanes, and the wording is so broad that it will not just impact bike lanes but also affect bus priority lanes, patios, school streets, and other street improvements that rely on reallocating space. This isn't just about settling grudges against Toronto. The consequences will be felt across Ontario.

    Now the province intends to skip committee and rush the legislation through without hearing from feedback from the public.

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    [–] 7 points 11 months ago

    From beyond the grave?

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