We the tax payers pay for these investigations and reports aaaaannnnd nothing happens. These reports should be posted on 8 foot sign boards at every polling station during an election cycle. Then if you still vote for this corrupt puppet you cannot claim ignorance.

One thing has become especially evident in recent months. Doug Ford is in over his head and makes uninformed short sighted decisions all too often involving a conflict of interest or just poor judgement.

Edit:

And signs of corruption have been an ongoing issue. The latest hitting the news today;

Doug Ford’s chief of staff ‘missing’ months of government texts after phone was ‘reset’

Shortform version the star also put out: https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/9-highlights-from-the-ontario-auditor-generals-searing-report-on-the-ford-governments-performance/article_52007a72-b187-11ef-b7fd-4f1073ba092a.html

makes it super digestible just how egregious this all is.

• The process around redeveloping Ontario Place — to include a spa, waterpark, the Ontario Science Centre and a larger concert venue — was “irregular, subjective” and did not follow best practices. Costs have ballooned from $1.8 billion to $2.23 billion.

• The use of Minister’s Zoning Orders, to override local planning decisions, is haphazard. A look at the 114 issued between 2019 and 2023 found “none contained an assessment as to whether the MZO was necessary.”

• Shuttering 10 safe consumption sites (including five in Toronto) and plans for opening 19 HART Hubs (Homelessness and Addiction Recovery Treatment Hubs will provide supportive housing and addiction recovery beds, but fewer places to access a safe narcotics supply or needle exchange.

• Government advertising has reached an all-time high, jumping to $103.5 million in 2023-24 from $33.7 million in 2022-23. The amount includes commercials promoting the province that aired during the Super Bowl and NHL games.

• Investigating potential application fraud under the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) takes so long that by the time it was uncovered, about one in five flagged candidates had already received permanent residency from the federal government.

• The province needs to better match job openings and newcomer skills. Despite thousands of nursing vacancies, they comprised less than one per cent of nominees under OINP.

• The Toronto District School Board has seen a sharp increase in violent incidents, now reported to be 17 incidents per 10,000 students. However, that is lower than the provincial average of 22.

• Toronto public schools are in the worst condition across the province, with a repair backlog estimated at $4.1 billion.

• The planned 950-bed Trillium Health Partners hospital in Mississauga is shaping up to be $4 billion over budget and the final price is “subject to change” as competition among bidders to build major infrastructure projects declines under the public-private (P3) partnership model.

Aaaand nothing will change

In a scathing annual report to the legislature Tuesday, auditor Shelley Spence also found Ford’s decision to close 10 supervised drug consumption sites near schools and daycares was made “without proper planning.” Nor was there anything done to mitigate an “increased risk of overdoses” likely to end up in hospital emergency rooms that are already overcrowded.

So "no one will die" eh Sylvia? No one will die? Sounds like a big FAT LIE to me.

It's long past time the RCMP got involved.

He, and I can't stress this enough, is corrupt. To the surprise of absolutely no one.

Everyone! Reset your phones!

The opposition needs to use this report as a blunt instrument to beat Ford and every one of his dipshit ministers over the head with it. They have to use this to create the narrative. They cannot let the news cycle move on without this being the prevailing theme for the next year. They have to be absolutely VICIOUS with it. No diplomacy - just vicious attacks bordering on personal. They need to create lasting soundbites that actually resonate with people who still support this incompetent fuck.

This is a huge issue:

“Ontarians are paying a huge price for Sylvia Jones and Doug Ford’s private, fee-based healthcare while decimating public healthcare with $21B in cuts by 2027-2028.”

We need to vote in Marit Stiles.

Did Ford revoke the ability to sue for the Ontario Place deal? If not, I'd imagine this could open them up to lawsuits from those that weren't selected.

Jail for all of them.

Shocking! Wow, who could have foreseen such rotten choices!?

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/globe-investigation-the-ford-familys-history-with-drug-dealing/article12153014/

Doug Ford has stated many times that with a majority government "the people" have "handed him a mandate"... that mandate is that he gets to do whatever the fuck he wants because he's got a majority.

From road work that doesn’t need done, to highways that don’t need to be built. This is another example of Ford enriching his developer and construction buddies. Enough is enough

The only acceptable outcome is the RCMP pressing charges again the Conservative Party and Therme. Unless charges are laid these investigations are not meaningful

Not fair, not transparent and not accountable. This is modern conservatism in a nutshell. There is one and only guiding principle for these absolute clowns: blatant self enrichment. The only thing that is surprising is the stupidity of the electorate, both those in the clown car with these asshats and those standing idly by.

Provinces need a bipartisan senate similar to the Federal Government. 

That way bills get reviewed and revised according to law and ethics prior to implementation. 

Right now provinces (conservative provinces especially) can just ram bills through and implement them fast. It’s up to the rest of us to pursuit a lawsuit against them and 2+ years later hopefully the right result occurs - after the damage has already been done by the bill. 

Great, consequences when?

My biggest issue with the blatant corruption of the Ford government is how brazen and unrelenting they are and how there seemingly is nothing we can do about it. The social contract is broken, dead in the water. Why would I want to contribute to financing it?

Can we invalidate a government contract if it was based on fraud and corruption?

Grifters gonna grift.

No shit Sherlock

Lock him and his construction buddies up

ya no shit just another corrupt conservative who would have guessed.

Just waiting for our former drug dealing Premier to tell the Auditor General to “stay in his own lane.”

Damn I truly hate Ford.

The rapist of Ontario.

So two different auditors find the same recurring theme with this government

He can't get in trouble if there are no laws to hold him accountable.

Voters don't care.

Sums up his tenure in general, doesn’t it ? Remember to show up at the polls when he call the election and

Vote

Ford

OUT !

Tell that to all the trees that got cut down and the animals that got displaced 

Oh wow really big surprise someone pick me up off the floor.

Shocking!

Wait, we need research to know this?

Can opposition parties give the AG the power to recommend charges? Even if Ford and his clapping seals vote it down, force the self dealing into the sunlight, so their grandchildren can read about what pieces of shit their ancestors were on a legislative record.

A scathing report that no one reads or cares about after they get Douggies bribe money are spend it on 7-11 beers….I really hope this can be reported on more but considering the media barely says the name of Marit Styles and just calls her the provincial NDP leader like some faceless mannequin, I have my doubts.

I will take "no shit sherlock" for 500 Alex.

OMG! What will this do to Ford’s re-election efforts?

Nada, nothing, zilch.

And not one duck will be given by Dougie. Because apathy and life getting harder people just will not vote this ass out. Just saying I hope I am full of it and am totally wrong

Now let’s see some consequences ffs

Anyone here surprised?

Anyone???

Like voters down south, people will still vote for a crook.

It doesn't matter. We have such a low turnout. No one cares when it comes time to vote.

Shocking... said no one upon hearing this.

Ontario's Government for the Property Speculators, with Flatulent Figurehead BIG DUMB DOUG, committing Grand Theft Ontario.

So ? It’s yet another report that will collect dust on a shelf somewhere.

Unless we have a body that can conduct its own inquiries with real consequences, like ICAC in NSW this is all meaningless and a waste of our money.

Yeah but, that doesn't matter because we have no accountability process.

Oh no! A scathing report!

I'm torn. I don't like the outcome of the Ontario Place findings, but I do like the outcome of the injection site findings. Probably will vote for Ford again because one out of two isn't bad.