Saturday, April 14, 2007

407 mess

407 Fiasco
How does the Ontario government justify becoming a collection agency for a private corporation? The 407 ETR is owned by a group of offshore billionaires whom have the Ministry of Transportation collect their supposed “legal” receivables before issuing plates or stickers to all drivers. When Mike Harris sold this government funded project for pennies on the dollar to his associates there was a public outcry about the collection procedure. It was stopped for awhile but now the Liberals have implemented the same procedure.

There are many horror stories out there about people having to pay thousands of dollars just to get their plates renewed. All so these rich people in Bermuda, Australia and Spain can exploit the common man in Ontario. We have to wonder what Mr. Harris’s role in this fiasco is now. Is he a director on the Board of Macquerie or just on their payroll? He certainly is not working for the public as he so vehemently claimed when he was Premier and then sold the Highway in the name of his “common-sense revolution”.

When I did drive, I had told the collection agency “Canadian Bonded Credit” that I would never pay to drive on any road that lies on Mohawk land. They said who told you that and what treaty are you referring to? But now the Liberal government has taken over from that inept agency and are making sure these illegal charges are collected, backed by their courts and police. Ask anyone who has had to pay for charges they disagree with, if they feel they have been a victim of extortion.

When will the drivers of Ontario stand up and demand to be treated as citizens of ( I use the Queen of England’s words here) a constitutional democracy. A true democracy is by the people, for the people and of the people. This current practice is more like Mafia tactics.

Welcome to the land of the billionaires, built by the billionaires for the billionaires. We wonder if Mr. Mcguinty will be rewarded by this conglomerate for his collection policy, when he is finished as Premier.

With unity comes strength and with strength comes peace.

Thahoketoteh of Kanekota

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