The Ford Conservative government is planning to use taxpayer dollars to retrofit the Staples stores that are getting ServiceOntario outlets. John Lederer, a long-time #Loblaw executive who took over as Staples CEO in 2021, has donated money to both Premier Ford's election campaigns and the Ontario PC Party.

#DougFord #ontario #onpoli #RCMP
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/01/12/ford-government-to-pay-for-staples-serviceontario-retrofit/

Ford government to pay for Staples retrofit as retailer looks to 'monetize' ServiceOntario

Multiple sources say the government will foot the bill for the necessary store upgrades to accommodate the ServiceOntario kiosks.

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"This Service Ontario move to Staples is so drenched in corruption. Union jobs are getting cut for lower paying ones, the bid was never put out to tender, and, not surprisingly, the contract was awarded to a #DougFord donor." - @ont_dad

@gemelliz

The sleaze of this government is bottomless.

@gemelliz The very best Government money can buy!!!
@gemelliz #FordGovernmentCronyism #FordGovernmentRacketeering #FordGovernmentPatronage #FordGovernmentCorruption #FordGovernmentCriminals #FordGovernmentLies So @RCMP how’s that investigation coming along? You know the one into #FordGovernmentFraud? The one from which the @OPP had to recuse itself b/c of its complicity? Are you experiencing the same problem? Are you complicit as well?
@gemelliz Important to also note that Staples is a US corporation. Cdn retailers just couldn’t compete, according to #DougFord