Ford Is Moving This Long-Time Government Service to a U.S.-Based, Privately-Operated Retail Chain
“Welland residents who reached out to my office are worried that these changes will lead to additional delays and longer wait times for back government services like health cards and driver licenses.”– Jeff Burch, Niagara Centre NDP MPP in a letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford
Niagara Centre NDP MPP Jeff Burch
A News Release from the Constituencey Office of Niagara Centre MPP Jeff Burch
Posted January 15th, 2024 on Niagara At Large
WELLAND, Ontario – Niagara Centre MPP Jeff Burch has written a letter to Doug Ford following reports that 11 ServiceOntario locations are set to close across the province, including one in Welland.
The ServiceOntario locations are set to be replaced with kiosks in privately-owned Staples – the latest in Ford’s pattern of putting government services in the hands of private companies.
View Jeff Burch’s letter to Doug Ford click on – (https://mcusercontent.com/353019c4e982ae7eb8ea53150/files/dd3f9219-14a8-8509-ed90-4dc749257054/MPP_Burch_Welland_ServiceOntario_Letter.pdf)
Or see it below – 
To watch a Toronto City TV news report on this story, click on –
A Brief Footnote from Doug Draper at Niagara At Large – Now the question is, which ServiceOntario outlet in Niagara might the Ford government close next? Set your watches for the answer that will come, once again, without any consultation with the public.)
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Very scary that all our personal information will be controlled by an American company! Doug Ford in action securing a Board of Directors seat somewhere, anywhere, everywhere.
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The next step as US already controls our economy via NAFTA and its replacement
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