‘Refuse to be bribed’

Dear Editor:

I refuse to be bribed by Doug Ford’s $200 gift from the public purse (at least partially funded by my own tax money). It is an unnecessary and opportunistic attempt to extend his own job (and indexed pension), which he claims is needed to enable him to fight to defend Ontario jobs from Trump’s tariffs.

Surely it is part of his job description as Premier of Ontario to fight for the rights of Ontario citizens against internal or external threats or interference and does not require a new mandate. He has not previously found it necessary to acquire a new mandate for any other controversial and divisive decision his government made.

As I have received the $200 cheque, I have decided the best use for it is to donate it to one of the opposition parties and I encourage others to do the same. In my case it will be the Green Party of Ontario, which seems to me to have the most thoughtful and beneficial plans for the province.

Brian Mayhew,
Puslinch