Doug Ford said it’s ripping his heart out to see the devastation caused by the extreme floods happening across Ontario. [1]
But just before the weather turned, Ford quietly cut flood management funding by 50%, which is is only going to make things worse.[2-3]
Doug Ford’s visits to affected communities and words of support are important -- but they fall flat given his massive cuts to programs designed to prevent and respond to this exact kind of disaster.
A massive petition can help push Ford to change course. If enough of us sign, we can make Ford feel like he has to restore the funding -- or risk looking like he’s using this disaster for political PR and photo ops.
Sign now.
