Pattern
Generate controversy on minor issues to draw attention from major ones.
Cumulative Documented Cost
Pattern Sequence
Greenbelt investigation intensifies → "buck-a-beer" revival announced
ER closure crisis deepens → Toronto casino expansion proposed
LTC death reports surface → Premier seen at beer tent photo ops
Skills Fund audit released → licence plate redesign announced
Documentation
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Ontario's Court of Appeal cleared the province to proceed with removing 19 kilometres of Toronto bike lanes. On Sept. 1, 2026, the government issued an RFP for engineering design work to restore vehicle lanes on Bloor, Yonge, University, Queen's Park, and Avenue Road, and on Oct. 8 said removal on Bloor Street West would begin Oct. 13. Toronto says it spent $27M installing the lanes and estimates removal at $48M. A province-commissioned CIMA+ analysis projected that collisions involving all road users could rise by up to 54%.
The government eliminated license plate renewal fees, costing the treasury approximately $1.1 billion annually.
The government removed 7,400 acres from the protected Greenbelt for development, benefiting connected developers, then reversed course after investigations revealed improper conduct.
Systemic failures in long-term care homes led to thousands of deaths during COVID-19, with promised reforms remaining largely unimplemented.
Chronic understaffing in long-term care homes exacerbated by wage caps and for-profit expansion, with military reports documenting horrific care deficiencies during COVID-19.
$742M in public training funds awarded to low-ranked applicants; 63% of funding went to PC party donors. Government now suing one recipient for fraud.
The government used personal devices and "opaque codewords" to avoid freedom of information requests related to the Greenbelt scandal.
Manufactured a structural crisis using a misleading roof report to justify closing the Science Centre and relocating it to Ontario Place to support the Therme spa deal.
The government demolished public parkland to build a private mega-spa with approximately $1 billion in public subsidies.
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