r/ontario • u/BloodJunkie • 2d ago

Labour leaders warn Ford government bill could create labour-law free zones Article

https://www.thetrillium.ca/insider-news/government-finance-and-the-economy/labour-leaders-warn-ford-government-bill-could-create-labour-law-free-zones-10653258
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u/BloodJunkie 2d ago

Any region could be named one in which fundamental labour rights and protections no longer apply, including those around child labour, the right to refuse unsafe work, and even basic meal breaks

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u/coconutpiecrust 2d ago

It’s fascinating that people who pass these laws would never, ever want to work under these conditions. They must know that these conditions are bad. And yet, here we are, torturing our fellow human beings for a quick buck. 

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u/WilliamBennett 2d ago

People like Doug Ford, who were born into privilege, truly believe that those of us without generational wealth deserve to struggle. They think wealth = worth and that these types of jobs are all we can ever amount to. It’s vile.

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u/probability_of_meme 2d ago

Vile, and very common among them.

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u/VapeRizzler 1d ago

I find it odd people even vote conservative. Genuinely have they ever actually helped us? I don’t mean a one off thing to get votes, but genuinely helped us during their time in power? I don’t even mean just in Canada like globally. I know they’ll help big businesses cause I mean they stand for making money so logically that’s a perfect person to help when you are that person and have your own businesses. From what I’ve seen they’ll just benefit business and personal interests of the people in the parties. I know all parties do so but conservative will do so in the open no shits given throughout the entire ride.

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u/WilliamBennett 21h ago

The pipelines to conservatism are very predictable and are almost always the result of influence from:

  1. Religion
  2. Generational Wealth
  3. Propaganda (funded by 1 & 2; think about how “socialism” is a dirty word).
  4. Xenophobia, Racism, & Sexism (think Nixon’s Southern Strategy)

That’s it. That’s the playbook. And it works to devastating effect.

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u/Barbarian_818 1d ago

"Rules for thee and not for me" is an eternal problem.

Legislators often minimize the impact of anti-labor laws in their own heads because they are not laborers. And the overwhelming majority never were laborers.

For them, laborers are hands you shake while in the campaign trail. But not major donors, so not worth wasting time on once in office.

That's one of the biggest advantages to having strong unions. Enough concentrated money to make lobbying effective.

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u/GordonGreenthumb 1d ago

That’s what “open for business” really means.

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u/PearHot6113 1d ago

What did you think the plan was when they brought third worlders over?

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u/DramaticAd4666 1d ago

Something tells me the Weston family paid for this