Is next-to-nothing really any better than nothing?


If you took away a child’s entire set of building blocks and then gave them 3 blocks back and said “I’m putting you first.” you know the child would see right through that. If you went on to say “Your mother is not a good enough parent, so I’m doing this to help you.”, well, one could easily imagine the child’s confusion. Then, if you finish up by saying “You are the only kid on the street with 3 blocks.”, we can easily see how a child learns skepticism. So when your local MPP says “Here you go, I’m “Putting Workers First”, be a skeptic.


Country              Paid Sick Days

Australia             10 days
Sweden              364 days at 80%
China                 60 - 100%, 3 months to unlimited
France                up to 30 days, shared cost
Germany             6 weeks
145 more . . .      some paid sick days

State                  Paid sick days

DC                      3-7 days
Connecticut         1 week
7 other states      1 week

We may be the only kid on our street with 3 blocks but if we look around our town we see something different. So why is our local MPP treating us like children? Why is he taking something away, then giving it back and saying it’s better than anywhere else? What kind of leader constantly passes the buck - saying “It’s not me, it’s not me, blame the PM.”?

Don’t we deserve a government that takes leadership? Wouldn’t you expect a government to listen to the experts rather than their own emotions behind closed cabinet doors? Is 3 days enough to get over Covid?

Essential workers in Ontario need to decide between getting vaccinated and losing wages. Artists and creatives are left behind. Migrant workers continue to get sick. Rapid tests sit on shelves. Small businesses lack support and are forced to close.

Ontario needs real leadership. Ontario needs Andrea Horwath.

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