NURSING HOME STAFF SHORTAGES & A BRIEF FLIRTATION WITH A POLICE STATE

I am of two minds in regards to Premier Doug Ford's quick reversal on giving police more powers in Ontario however I am incensed by the hypocrisy, stupidity and deception of all players in Long Term Care and Retirement Homes. Why do these players all pretend that the staff shortages are surprising, unavoidable, or somehow inexplicable to them? Please! Let's see now: close to minimum wages, no benefits, no job security, no standard hours of work or even firm schedules, part time work at multiple homes requiring hours of commuting per day, no status and little or no appreciation for a job well done by management or ownership. And that's not even discussing some of the work itself. Good God changing adult diapers. Any parents of very young children can make jokes or otherwise about diaper duty for their own infants whom they love but seriously changing adult diapers! That takes either desperate or very special people willing to help those human beings who have become helpless due to infirmity. My hat goes off to all working in those settings and trying their hardest. ............................................................................................................. Regarding advanced powers to police to stop and interrogate citizens at random either walking or driving: We just appear to have gotten rid of bulls.it "carding" and "street checks" and our idiot Premier reinstated them under a different name. What kind of spineless, stupid advisors does he have around him? That's what terrifies me. That cabinet members, advisers or whoever are closest to him didn't stand up on their hind legs and say no, HELL NO! Also the fact that this abomination didn't even go the legislature. Majority government or not, this is a clear indication of how tenuous our "rights" really are. No debate, no vote, no opposition M.P.P.s had any say whatsoever in this attempt on a very bad, very slippery downhill slide away from democracy and citizens' rights. Shame on Ford and shame on his Cabinet and party. They have just made it clear that democracy is a sham that can be removed by fiat at any time. ............................................................................................................................ To my pleasant astonishment, even several police forces immediately, publicly said "No we will not do it.". Civil rights groups, prominent individuals and opposition members immediately condemned the proclamation. Ford and fellow idiots backed down. They realized that citizens are not yet ripe for removal of their rights. The time is coming but it's not quite time yet without major, costly battles. So on one hand I applaud Ford's immediate reversal. On the other I am appalled at how easy it was to make the initial announcement. To make an unconstitutional, illegal, immoral and undemocratic announcement and there are NO immediate and serious consequences. What the hell, our supposed leaders can go that far and NOT pay a legal price for their attempt to seize our rights by force (i.e. police). My God at the very least I hope that my fellow, white, priveleged citizens can at least begin to understand how many of our fellow non-white, non-priveleged citizens have felt for decades. "Rights" literally are at the mercy of the government of the day and those governments walk with impunity when they decide to reverse those rights. What a contemptible system wrapped in the robes of decency, fair play, democracy and honesty.