The real cost of Doug Ford’s slash-first, think-later brand of politics
Scientists, students, teachers, researchers, doctors and front-line workers tell their stories. A nine-part series on the Ford Fallout
Ford Fallout
The Ford Fallout: “I had hope for the first time in a long time. Now I don’t know what I’ll do”
For Tracey Mechefske, Basic Income was a lifeline. Then, without warning, Ford cancelled the entire program. Part 1 in our series
The Ford Fallout: “Sometimes it feels like my hand will fall off from holding it up so long”
Luna Fernandez Arrechea is a nine-year-old Grade 4 student at Regal Road Junior Public School. She likes art and books. She does not like her increased class size. Part 2 in our series
The Ford Fallout: “I teach history to 36 students in a room built for 30”
Terry Maguire, of Parkdale Collegiate, on the effects of the cutbacks. Part 3 in our series
The Ford Fallout: “We discovered a way to grow skin for burn victims. Now our research is in jeopardy”
Marc Jeschke, a surgeon and director of the Ross Tilley Burn Centre at Sunnybrook, on the provincial funding cuts. Part 4 in our series
The Ford Fallout: “Being a councillor now is like watching from afar with fingers crossed”
Parkdale-High Park’s Gord Perks on the slashing of city council. Part 5 in our series
The Ford Fallout: “I was scraping by on $1,406 a month. Now that’s been cut to $823”
Zeljko Bibic relies on the Ontario Disability Support Program to pay his bills. Without warning, his monthly amount was slashed. Part 6 in our series
The Ford Fallout: “You’re seeing innocent people plead guilty to avoid navigating the courts”
Three lawyers who have a few things to say about Legal Aid cuts. Part 7 in our series
The Ford Fallout: “I have to tell rape victims to come back in 11 months”
Deb Singh, a counsellor at the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre and chair of the Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres, on the provincial funding cuts. Part 8 in our series
The Ford Fallout: “I’m dreading the day my grandchildren look at me and ask, ‘Why did you let this happen to us?’”
Dianne Saxe, the former environmental commissioner of Ontario, on the dissolution of her office. Part 9 in our series
