PERSPECTIVES: We Must Fight Ford’s Policies that Hurt the Working Class  

On March 28, in cities across Ontario, thousands of people gathered in protests to ‘Fight Ford’ including London.

Doug Ford and his Conservative government have spent years attacking the very things that make our communities strong—our schools, our healthcare system, our workers, our environment—all while handing public wealth over to private corporate interests.

We must be clear about something right from the start: this government does not have a real mandate.

In the 2025 provincial election, they won a majority with just 43% of the vote—on only 45% turnout. That’s less than 20% of eligible voters. Twenty percent is not a mandate. Twenty percent is a warning sign.

It tells us that most people in this province are not being represented and not being heard.

Since taking office in 2018, this government has made its priorities clear: not you, not us, and not the public good.

From the Greenbelt scandal—now under RCMP investigation—to the closure of the Ontario Science Centre. From underfunding our classrooms to opening the door to privatized healthcare. From weakening tenant protections to undermining injured workers through WSIB. This government has shown us exactly who it works for, and it’s not the people of Ontario. It’s developers. It’s corporate insiders. It’s the well-connected few who profit while the rest of us pay the price. 

And now, they’re setting their sights even further—on the land, on the water, and on the future. The so-called “Ring of Fire” isn’t just a resource to be extracted—it’s land with meaning, with history, and with rights that must be respected. Under the guise of fast-tracking development, Bill 5 undermines Indigenous treaty rights and threatens environmental protection. The Oneida Nation of the Thames held the event ‘Standing Together: Protecting Our Rights and Our Lands’ on March 23 to help educate the public and build solidarity in this fight. 

We must continue to fight Ford and this government’s policies. 

Our struggles for public education, universal healthcare, tenants’ rights, injured workers, environmental justice and Indigenous sovereignty are all connected. This isn’t just about one policy or one scandal. This is about what kind of province we want to live in.

Do we accept a future where everything is for sale? Or do we stand together and say ‘enough’?

Ontario belongs to the people, not to profiteers. We must continue to build power to fight back.