Freedom in Florida or lockdown in Ontario; which one to choose?

BY MICHAEL THOMAS

From two weeks to flatten the curve to fourteeen months of time served and counting. Ontarians have had the time of their lives this past year, and that is if jail is your cup of tea.

When one looks at the small stores in Toronto, he or she sees a huge percentage of them with newspaper coverings or even just a blank space where goods, merchandise and window-dressings used to be, not to mention talking to countless waitresses and hospitality workers of all dimensions. Barbers and hairdressers, bartenders, casino workers; they could not tell the last time they received a real paycheck, as opposed to a government pittance.

As if this was not bad enough, someone has decided for the people what is not and what is essential merchandise in the stores. This means that if your kid wets his or her pants while shopping or moving around town, then trying to buy that kid a pair of pants is an offence.

Speaking of jail, that’s where you could be going if caught playing golf in this province. According to the Premier golf is not the problem. Ford said, “I talk to my buddies, I know what happens they pick up another buddy two or three they go out, go golfing and there is nothing wrong with golfing, the problem is the mobility. After golf they go back and have a few pops. That is the problem.”

Ladies and gentlemen, here are some more words from the same man who asked you for just two weeks, fourteen months ago. “Everyone is moving forward, and we are getting the vaccines into people’s arms, just hang in there, just a couple more weeks and we will do everything we can to get things back to normal.” Anything sound familiar?

Meanwhile in the state of Florida, just a three-and-a-half-hour plane ride from Toronto, its good old-fashioned business as usual almost everywhere. This is because Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis decided to listen to his conscience instead of bowing to pressure from the clan whose agenda it is to kill and destroy other people’s livelihood, hope and dreams under the disguise of health and safety. They are hell bent on control and power, which equals slavery for the poor working class.

Almost a year in, according to a well-known news source, Florida’s economy is booming. People are happy. Quality of life is high, and very few are sick. It has worked!

Although Florida has been wide open (without masks) for almost a year now, even though the state has millions of retired senior citizens, there are less deaths and hospitalizations than most of the other states that are locked down.

The people of Florida have kept their businesses open, kept their livelihoods; schools are open and people are living their lives as normal. Restaurants and bars are packed Florida style.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen in the future,” DeSantis said, “But I think this creates a structure that’s going to be a little bit more respectful. I think of people’s businesses, jobs, schools and personal freedom.”

This is definite evidence that it is not what you do, but how you do it. Some of these participants here in this province that are instrumental in shutting things down have been caught sneaking away to warmer destinations in the name of freedom and fun, the same kind these hypocrites are denying you of. Just think of that.