Dear Editor:
This letter is addressed to two specific cohorts: the youth eligible to vote and to the baby boomers (and older) seniors. This is our opportunity to change the course of history in Ontario and we can do that by casting a ballot for another party other than the Ford/Arnott team. The upcoming election has serious implications for everyone if the Ford team is elected for another four years. Do not forfeit your opportunity to vote on June 2.
To the younger folks in Ontario, this is your chance and responsibility to truly make a difference in terms of the Ontario that you want to see going forward. This election could be won by you. You have the power to make a true difference for your personal future and the generations to come. This is a chance to elect people who truly believe that climate change is real, concrete and important for your healthy, livable future.
To the boomers and those of us who qualify as older, it is time to take off the blinders, to remember the mistakes and scandals of the last four years, especially in long-term care, and look to another party to support in the upcoming election. This election determines how we will be treated in our remaining years and how the future will look for our grandchildren and their grandchildren.
The present administration has passed legislation to privatize home care and to remove regulations on seniors care. With the use of Ministerial Zoning Orders (MZOs) the environment and the natural world are at risk. There are very clear indicators that privatized health care and education are on the agenda with the Ford/Arnott team counting on your vote.
Please, to both groups, be prepared to vote for a new vision for Ontario and a real change in Wellington-Halton Hills. We need a government prepared to work for the best interests of the whole community not just wealthy friends and donors.
We cannot afford another four years of Doug Ford. We need real change to return to a democracy that cares for the interconnected web and a just society for everyone. The time is now.
Respectfully submitted by a Grandma who cares deeply.
Burna Wilton,
Centre Wellington