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Collected Item: “Doug Ford's Disaster”

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Doug Ford's Disaster

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Instagram post

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

This is an Instagram post by deb.disaster. This user is criticizing the disaster that Doug Ford has created in Ontario regarding COVID restrictions. They believe that by lifting restrictions to cater to 10% of people in Canada that he is putting people in danger. The comic posted above shows a sandcastle (Ontario) built by Doug Ford and a giant wave (COVID) coming down to destroy it.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

Canada, Ontario, Doug Ford, state government, mask mandate, danger, ASU, HST580

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

deb.disaster

Give this story a date.

2022-04-01
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