ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW“While Doug Ford sees the value of celebrating himself at Ford Fest, it’s a shame he doesn’t see the value in celebrating our nation, and Canada’s veterans, at Canada Day celebrations. Every Canadian legislature should celebrate Canada Day. That will cost an estimated $80,000 instead of the $300,000 to $400,000 or more to host the legislature’s Canada Day party, said Laryssa Waler Hetmanczuk, the premier’s executive director of communications. “Instead of hosting a single event at Queen’s Park, we are providing free admission for thousands of people to Canada Day events across the province,” she added in a statement. “Ontario families should have the ability to celebrate Canada Day with us, regardless of where in the province they live.”Crowds at the Queen’s Park party have fallen to about 5,000 last year from 25,000 in 2009.

Source: thestar June 24, 2019 17:04 UTC