Ontario health care workers announce 22 political protests against the PC government’s removal of their basic workplace rights
Ontario health care workers, angered that their workplace rights are being trampled on by the same government that called them heroes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, will escalate political protests throughout the summer and fall.
Beginning August 17, 22 regional rallies are planned in communities across the province. The protests are in response to the passing of Bill 195, the Reopening Ontario Act (A Flexible Response to COVID-19), which suspends many fundamental workplace rights, although the Bill declares the pandemic emergency over.
Reminds me of a "Charlie Brown" comic strip many years ago where Charlie was going to throw the winning or losing pitch in their baseball game. He said, "It's time to be a hero or a goat." Unfortunately, there isn't any humour in this post.
Conservative governments across the country all seem to be on the same track to make pandemic workers' lives miserable. The same thing is happening in Alberta. I've heard it suggested that these provincial numbskulls are emulating fascist-authoritarian governments and are most interesting in controlling the people that elected them, rather than actually providing support and management of the resources. All of a sudden, a provinces resources can be exploited to enrich the premier and his friends.
It's sad. We need to change, so we stop being victimized by those we elect to serve us.