Saturday, 22 May 2021

The Media didn't say a word.


 The conservative government of premier Ford, past a bill (195) that gave them emergency powers.  This was passed last year.   The media kept basically quiet about the special powers the conservatives gave to themselves.  Now that there is two months left of this act of provincial parliament, the Ford government has passed legislation to extend these authoritarian powers for another seven months, and the media stays silent.

The extension of this bill, was never really discussed in the Ontario legislature, except for a lone member of the Ontario legislature, the very one who was expelled from the party for standing up and questioning premier Ford about Bill 195.  She has stood up and not even the NDP or the GREEN or even the Liberals has stood up and questioned the emergency powers that Mr. Ford is exercising.

There was no discussion because the conservatives hold a majority.  There wasn't a vote of the Ontario legislature because the conservatives hold a majority.  The seven month extension of emergency powers was put into motion behind closed doors and the only way it became known was basically after everything was completed.

Tina Gee, the member that was given the boot from the conservative party, broke the news in the Ontario Legislature.  She brought out the information during a discussion period and the legislature was basically empty.  So it is a good think that these sessions of Ontario parliament have been recorded.  And still the media stays silent.

Now that seven months have been added to the already ten month emergency powers, this pandemic will not be over until some time in 2022.  But let us not stop there.  When these extra seven months are almost expired, what would stop the conservative government from adding another seven months?  And the media will say nothing.

This new "opening plans" begins in the middle of June and if it all goes well, the middle of July will see (perhaps, maybe, not sure) the end of these special measures.  The government has suggested that perhaps everything will be over, but these added seven months end in 2022.  Since I don't believe let alone trust the government, we will not see the end.  And the media stays silent.

The government of Ontario has already hinted at a fourth wave developing sometime after the summer.  Yes, they have already hinted. You should be asking some questions and making demands, as the media will stay silent.  As long as this government maintains it's authoritative draconian regulations and laws, they will continue to extend their emergency powers over and over again.  And the people will swallow what the government says as the government will give grand excuses to justify their control over the population.   And still the media will stay silent.

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