‘Other tools available’

Dear Editor:

Doug Ford treats the Canadian Constitution as a meaningless piece of tissue paper to be torn up at a whim.

The Notwithstanding clause is meant for serious constitutional issues, not for labour negotiations. Other tools were available, such as binding arbitration (including final offer selection) before a strike or legislative action after.

Simply put, Ford is abusing our constitution. If our constitution becomes meaningless, then what is left? A country with no guiding principles. A country where the ad hoc and Machiavellianism rules. A country where autocracy gets a foothold.

Peter Varty, Fergus