Juno News - June 02, 2022


What can Doug Ford improve on in the next 4 years？

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In Doug Ford's final campaign stop before the election, True North's Harrison Faulkner sits down with supporters in Etobicoke, Ontario to ask them about the one accomplishment they feel best represents the Premier's first four years in office.

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00:00:00.000 Harrison Faulkner here reporting for True North in Etobicoke, Ontario, the heart of Ford Nation.
00:00:05.760 Behind me in the Toronto Congress Centre, Doug Ford will address his supporters one last time
00:00:10.500 before Ontario voters head to the polls tomorrow.
00:00:14.180 The polls at the moment are looking very favourable for Doug Ford.
00:00:17.860 Everything is pointing to Doug Ford extending his majority government and remaining Premier for another four years.
00:00:23.740 So we're here and we want to ask Doug Ford supporters about one accomplishment he has had in office
00:00:27.980 that they feel best represents his four years as Premier of Ontario.
00:00:31.940 And given that it's a near certainty the Premier will remain Premier for the next four years,
00:00:36.940 we wanted to ask them about one thing they feel the Premier can improve on in the next four years in leading the province.
00:00:43.320 We're going to head inside, we're going to try and head inside and see what happens
00:00:46.940 and see if we can talk to some Ontario PC supporters.
00:00:50.200 If you want more reports, more committees and more empty talk, well, you've got a lot of options in this election.
00:00:57.980 But if you want real action, if you want to get it done, you have one choice, the Ontario PC's.
00:01:08.940 One more year! One more year! One more year!
00:01:13.440 What's the biggest accomplishment that the Ford Gardener was able to do in the first four years
00:01:18.100 that you think, for you, symbolizes their first four years?
00:01:21.800 You know, I think it's tough to judge the first four years because half of it was hampered by COVID.
00:01:26.940 Like, the last two years was almost a write-off.
00:01:29.560 And before that, there were some challenges with the government.
00:01:36.260 So I don't think you can really look at those four years accurately, because we had a once-in-a-lifetime event.
00:01:44.260 So I think it's more fair to look at the platform and see how that will play out in the next few years
00:01:50.520 and how it will recover from the pandemic, as opposed to looking at the last four years,
00:01:54.600 because it's just not a great baseline to judge any politician, and not just Doug Ford, any politician across the board.
00:02:00.480 What's the biggest accomplishment you think he had in the first four years that you think symbolizes his time as Premier?
00:02:09.480 For me, because I have been living here for 10 years, the greatest thing that he's done for those people in this province
00:02:18.320 is, you know, like, he's increased, you know, like, the public transportation, so I can get everywhere.
00:02:25.320 I can work, you know, everywhere that I want, by public transit, it's so convenient for me.
00:02:30.580 I don't need, you know, like, to take more time, and it's what he's focusing.
00:02:35.280 And he's increasing the, you know, like, the wage, and he's increasing the wage for those who are, you know,
00:02:41.780 working in healthcare system, especially for nurses, personal support workers.
00:02:45.620 And he has a plan to, you know, like, to get more people to work in healthcare system.
00:02:52.960 So that's what all Ontario people need.
00:02:56.380 The main thing that Doug Ford did in the past four years was the investment in the infrastructure,
00:03:02.360 was the investments in the youth program was there, was there taking care of the youth,
00:03:07.220 the pandemic was such a bad situation all over the world.
00:03:10.740 In those times, Doug Ford proven his skill and successful leadership.
00:03:16.740 So we see a leader qualities in Doug Ford.
00:03:20.000 And I'll add one thing here that he did a lot for small businesses
00:03:24.380 because they are the backbone of any community.
00:03:29.780 So there, they did a lot of improvement, and we are very happy with that.
00:03:34.820 What do you think are some of the things that the Premier could improve on in the next four years?
00:03:38.760 I think we saw the true Blue Party problem. 0.92
00:03:43.580 That had a lot to do with the fact that the PCs were more centrist during the world of COVID.
00:03:49.020 I think focusing more on housing policy, more on the economics of all of the issues that people are facing,
00:03:55.560 inflation, rising housing prices, rising grocery prices.
00:03:59.600 Focusing on that stuff, focusing on the economics of it, I think is something,
00:04:03.220 and that's highlighted in a lot of the plans.
00:04:05.460 For me, that we're going to work to build this province become a very good province for those immigrants,
00:04:19.740 especially for those seniors, because they need a lot of work done, especially me.
00:04:25.280 I'm working for a retirement home.
00:04:27.620 You know, like, as a cook for retirement home, I know that the level of care for those seniors we need for.
00:04:36.160 We need him, you know, to work on his, you know, plan for the rest of the people in the province,
00:04:43.540 and especially those seniors that I love.
00:04:45.380 So, we feel that Doug Ford is addressing the issues of Ontarians so well.
00:04:50.980 The number one is the health.
00:04:53.120 Number two is the heavy 413, which is much needed for the traffic of Ontario.
00:04:58.660 So, in pandemic, we all have seen how Doug Ford has performed so well,
00:05:03.520 taken so well care of Ontarians.
00:05:06.340 Same way, the Ontario needs a lot more to be done.
00:05:09.700 So, these next five years must for Doug Ford.
00:05:12.940 Given that it's looking very likely that the Doug Ford PCs are going to retain their majority government
00:05:17.920 and remaining government for the next four years,
00:05:20.320 I wanted to ask some cabinet ministers what they think they can improve on in the next four years
00:05:25.100 if they're elected tomorrow.
00:05:27.020 Interestingly, Paul Calandra, the government house leader,
00:05:30.400 said that he thinks the PCs can improve in their communication
00:05:33.240 and that Conservatives struggle to communicate to the base during the pandemic.
00:05:37.340 I was able to catch up with Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney,
00:05:41.320 Treasury Board President Pramit Sarkaria, and of course Paul Calandra.
00:05:44.840 Here's what they had to say.
00:05:46.240 So, what would you do in the next four years if you win tomorrow
00:05:48.880 that you weren't able to do in the first four
00:05:51.120 and that you feel you could have done better?
00:05:54.880 Well, I'll say that we've always been steadfast in our mission
00:05:57.920 to make government smaller,
00:06:00.620 to invest in infrastructure that the Liberals did not do.
00:06:03.940 We inherited a system of hallway healthcare.
00:06:07.340 I think the Premier and our government did a great job
00:06:11.100 with managing the pandemic as best they could,
00:06:13.640 but we need to continue to invest in healthcare
00:06:16.020 and recruit people in our healthcare sector.
00:06:18.920 So, I think that's going to be a priority going forward.
00:06:21.480 Well, I think, you know, given the last two years,
00:06:24.260 it's been a very difficult time for many people.
00:06:27.020 We want to move forward.
00:06:28.040 We want to move forward by building on our strong economy.
00:06:30.640 We want to make sure the economy stays open.
00:06:32.920 We want to make sure that we've got good paying jobs
00:06:35.600 for future generations.
00:06:37.100 And we want to make sure we're investing in infrastructure
00:06:38.800 so for the next 10 years we can attract new jobs.
00:06:41.720 We're going to make Ontario continue to make Ontario more competitive.
00:06:44.740 Reduce regulation, red tape production,
00:06:47.800 and make sure once again Ontario becomes the economic engine of this country,
00:06:51.560 which it always has been and always hope.
00:06:53.160 What's one thing in the first four years you felt like you could improve on
00:06:57.160 in the next four years?
00:06:58.920 Yeah, look, I think it's with everybody.
00:07:01.160 It's communication, right?
00:07:02.420 I think it's something that conservatives always talk about,
00:07:04.740 improving how we communicate with people
00:07:06.380 so they know what it is that we're doing
00:07:07.900 and what we want to accomplish.
00:07:09.680 And as hard as we try, I think whether it's federally, provincially,
00:07:13.340 or even ministerially,
00:07:14.360 conservatives always seem to have a trouble at communicating, right?
00:07:17.500 That's the part that we've got to do a bit better
00:07:19.300 over the next four years.
00:07:20.660 In Etobicoke for True North, Harrison Faulkner.