Dear Editor:
Sometimes actions by the government don’t make much sense.
Although it was eventually repealed, not too long ago the Doug Ford government enacted Bill 124, a law that capped salary increases for public sector workers at one per cent per year for three years.
The Ontario government’s explanation was that the law was necessary to address the province’s fiscal challenges.
Now, suddenly, the government has enough spare funds available to issue $200 cheques to every resident of Ontario? It is estimated that this will cost the province over $3 billion.
How did this happen, going from being short of funds to having an overabundance of funds? Mr. Ford says this expense is not to buy votes for the upcoming election. Somehow, based on the facts above, I find that hard to believe.
Anthony Martins,
Elora