Dear Editor:
RE: Blood on their hands, April 29, 2021.
A year ago Michael Rose of Belwood wrote an excellent letter to the editor with the above noted title. He wrote that, although he and his wife had been supporters of the Progressive Conservatives for many decades, that support had ended when Doug Ford won the party leadership as they strongly believed that Ford was unfit for that role.
At the time we were in the midst of COVID-19’s third wave and Rose pointed out that Ford’s epic mismanagement of a pandemic response had resulted in many needless deaths. He went on to say that Ford lied to the people when he said he acts based on expert advice, something clearly not true and contradicted by members of the advisory science table at the time.
Rose then went on to say that the Ford government had blood on their hands and that they would be judged in the next election by all of us at the ballot box.
I have never met Michael Rose, but I would like to. In these days of support for bizarre populism, fake news and outrageous spin, it was refreshing to read such truth as Rose wrote.
With a provincial election quickly approaching a reminder seemed to be in order about how Ford’s bad COVID-19 policy directly contributed to the needless deaths of many Ontarians. For me needless death is the most abhorrent thing. Futures cut short, promise and aspirations unrealized, precious time with family members denied forever.
The Ford government needs to be held to account.
Dan Kennaley,
Rockwood