Iris Gorfinkel: Doug Ford’s ‘Protect Ontario’ ads and messaging are a scam trying to hide the damage he’s doing - Toronto Star

The Ford government is throwing record-breaking taxpayer dollars into ads like no other ruling party before. And many stand in bleak contrast to the harsh reality faced by Ontarians.

“My blood will continue to boil each time another ‘Protect Ontario’ ad appears,” writes Iris Gorfinkel. “Each one is a reminder that the (Doug) Ford government prioritizes applause over essential services.”

Iris Gorfinkel is a family physician and clinical researcher in Toronto.

“Protect Ontario” ads don’t protect Ontarians — they bleed the province. The Ford government is throwing record-breaking taxpayer dollars into ads like no other ruling party before. And many stand in bleak contrast to the harsh reality faced by Ontarians.

• We’re making communities safer by keeping dangerous offenders behind bars.

The Ford government has expanded jail capacity but has done little to address what drives “dangerous offenders” — unrelenting poverty, untreated trauma, unmanaged mental illness and sidelined addictions.

Closing safe consumption sites doesn’t protect communities — it sells fear.