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GG Aug 14, 2024

Premier #DougFord thinks it’s hilarious that Ontario's health care system is struggling.

👉 At a ribbon cutting for the new King Animal Hospital he "jokingly" suggested Ontarians should visit a veterinary hospital to get an MRI or CAT scan.
👉 This weekend 6 Ontario ERs were closed.
Meanwhile Ford's 'vet joke' was found hilarious by attendees incl. MP Kinga Surma, Solicitor General Kerzner, Stephen Lecce, Health Minister Sylvia Jones.

#onpoli #ontario #bill60

https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/08/13/premier-ford-jokes-that-hospital-overflow-can-go-to-new-animal-hospital/

Premier Ford jokes that hospital overflow can go to new animal hospital

At a ribbon cutting ceremony for King Animal Hospital on Tuesday, Premier Ford seemed to joke about Ontario's burdened health care system. Ford quipped that overflow patients can attend the animal hospital for their MRIs and CT scans.

CityNews Toronto

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GG Aug 14, 2024

Disgusting jokes aside, why would Premier Ford make the opening of an animal hospital a huge media event?
Who owns King Animal Hospital?? 🤔

The billionaire Scheinberg family, that's who.
Mark Scheinberg co-founded PokerStars with his father, Isai Scheinberg and built it into the world's biggest online poker company.

#gambling #DougFord #ontario #onpoli #cdnpoli
https://ricochet.media/labour/billionaire-watch/how-a-canadian-billionaire-made-a-fortune-from-illegal-gaming-and-avoided-jail-time/

How a Canadian billionaire made a fortune from illegal gaming and avoided prison

The Israeli-Canadian founder of PokerStars used his vast wealth and powerful connections to cut deals

Ricochet

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GG Aug 14, 2024

Reminder that #Doug Ford wants to extend online gambling so Ontarians can gamble against people in other countries.

Open gambling is currently illegal in #Ontario but the premier is going to court this November to change the rules. At taxpayer expense of course.

"What's the next "addiction" Premier Ford will spend billions on trying to force down Ontarios's throat?"

#booze #gambling

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-online-gaming-gambling-international-1.7290082

Ford government wants Ontario's online gamblers to mix with offshore players, if it's legal | CBC News

Premier Doug Ford’s government is seeking a precedent-setting court ruling on whether Ontario’s regulated online gaming sites can legally allow players in the province to gamble with players outside Canada.

CBC

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Francisca Sinn Aug 14, 2024

@gemelliz Why does it always tie back to gambling with Ford and his crew? How many different ways have they tried to get a casino on the waterfront? When the planned spa at Ontario Place fails, they’ll try again, I have no doubt.

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@fsinn

Everything #DougFord embraces for this province is an invitation to corruption and illegality.

A corrupt casino on #Toronto's waterfront would be Doug's ultimate FU and an
'in-your-face' legacy project to honour the late crack mayor.

#BoozeOverHealthcare #GamblingOverEducation
#MobsterMentality