{"id":11774,"date":"2021-01-21T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/?p=11774"},"modified":"2021-01-25T12:59:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T17:59:40","slug":"690-fascist-fords-lockdown-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justrightmedia.org\/blog\/archives\/11774","title":{"rendered":"690 &#8211; Fascist Ford&#8217;s lockdown ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/690-FORD-covid19-168x100-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11775\" \/><audio controls preload=\"none\"><source src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/BROADCASTS\/20210121-justRIGHT-690-FascistFordsLockdownIdeology.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/audio><br \/>\nIt is utterly hypocritical for <strong>Ontario Premier Doug Ford<\/strong> to suggest that &#8220;There is no room for <strong>political ideology<\/strong> in our fight against COVID-19&#8243; when his entire approach to the fraud has been ideological from the beginning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That was just a small part of Ford\u2019s response to <strong>MPP Roman Baber<\/strong> (York Centre), whose January 15 letter to Ford dared to conclude:  \u201cThe Lockdowns aren\u2019t working.  They are killing lives instead of saving lives.  I plead with you to accept this reality and end the Lockdown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, <strong>accepting reality has never been a part of Ford\u2019s lockdown ideology.<\/strong>  In an irrational response to Baber\u2019s well-reasoned case and request to end the lockdown, Ford expelled him from his caucus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Effective immediately, Mr. Baber will no longer be sitting as a member of the PC Caucus and will not be permitted to seek re-election as a PC member,\u201d announced Ford. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Baber&#8217;s comments are irresponsible.  By spreading misinformation he is undermining the tireless efforts of our frontline health care workers at this critical time, and he is putting people at risk. I continue to urge all Ontarians to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19.  We have bent the curve before and, working together, we will do it again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And with that, <strong>Ford once again has portrayed himself as Ontario&#8217;s premier COVID case.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p>After having falsely accused Baber of \u201cspreading misinformation\u201d and of irresponsibility, Ford received a January 18 letter written by <strong>Dr. Richard Schabas<\/strong>, Ontario&#8217;s Chief Medical Officer of Health from 1987-1997.<\/p>\n<p>In that letter, Schabas confirmed that the \u201cfive key points\u201d in Baber\u2019s original letter were accurate and concluded: \u201cMr Baber deserves great credit for his courage in trying to open the discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understandable that <strong>open discussions about COVID-19 are a natural threat to those who have indefensible narratives to promote.<\/strong>  This explains both Ford\u2019s reaction and the broader continual attempts to censor or smear any narrative that approaches the truth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roman Baber<\/strong> now joins <strong>Randy Hillier<\/strong> and <strong>Belinda Karaholios<\/strong> in sharing the genuine honor of having been expelled from Ford\u2019s caucus for questioning his lockdown ideology.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <strong>Ford\u2019s irresponsible fear-mongering and spreading of misinformation continues as a matter of government policy.<\/strong> It appears there will never come a day when Doug Ford or Ontario\u2019s Progressive Conservative Party ever do anything even close to being Just Right.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/690-topics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/topics.gif\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/blog\/690-clips-credits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.justrightmedia.org\/images\/buttons\/clips_and_credits.gif\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you found this presentation valuable please consider supporting us:<br \/>\n&#x1f9e1; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/justrightmedia\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">PayPal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is utterly hypocritical for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to suggest that &#8220;There is no room for political ideology in our fight against COVID-19&#8243; when his entire approach to the fraud has been ideological from the beginning. 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