The Star editorial is a must read for anyone who wishes to better understand the sorry plight that the runaway Ford government has caused, in just its first year, to our beloved province! Truly, “The list of fights picked, fears stoked, insults flung and outrages perpetrated by a government claiming to be ‘For the People’ would require reams of paper to list.”

Those who voted for the Ford government could not have dreamt that they would be trading an inept Wynne government for a more sinister option that now plagues our province. Inadvertently, we have landed from the proverbial frying pan right into the raging fire of purgatory and can only wait for the next three years for our eventual redemption.

M. Fernandes, Mississauga

One quote from Premier Doug Ford shows he’s ignorant of basic mathematics: “I wish we were right 1,000 per cent of the time.”

Another quote shows he’s not prepared to lead a party or a province: “There’s a lot of moving parts. It’s like drinking from a fire hose.”

Of course it is. That’s why a premier can’t govern by personal instinct and micro management, no matter how soft his heart may be. It’s appalling to me that the PC party selected such an unintelligent leader and that, by means of our current electoral system, a minority of voters gave him a majority government.

Jim Mason, Toronto

Has it only been a year? It feels like forever, as each day brings more misery to the people of this fine province!

I agree with the points made in your editorial recap of this first year of DOFO’s cuts and poor decisions, without any semblance of implementation plans. I agree that any rational voter knew full well what Ontario would be getting under the DOFO regime, having watched the municipal Toronto regime of DOFO and ROFO demonstrate their lack of education and suitability to manage anything! Shame on all who cast their votes in such a short sighted way, as to inflict this horror upon our province!

I must disagree with your point made about clocks being given as first year anniversary gifts. Yes, time is precious and usually passes all too quickly! But time is passing all too slowly during this DOFO regime! How can vulnerable people withstand another three years of this insanity and lack of compassion? How can all of us recover and rebuild our beautiful Ontario after another three years of the DOFO wrecking ball?

Pam Tomasevic, Mississauga

This feature about the Conservatives’ one-year power trip was most enlightening — while we do read daily reports about the many missteps this government has made, it really emphasizes the complete picture of their failures and totally unnecessary cuts.

When this government has to spend even more dollars to defend their cuts or policies, it makes us all really wonder just what is really going on here.

Alison Herrington, Oshawa

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