Young people who can’t find work aren’t looking “hard enough,” Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday, less than a week after Statistics Canada reported Ontario shed 26,000 jobs in August — the most of any province.
The remarks during a breakfast speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade earned the premier rebukes from opposition party leaders, who accused him of being out of touch with a tough job market as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs take a toll on the economy.
“It drives me nuts when I see young, healthy people and they’ll call me saying, ‘I can’t find a job,’” Ford told the crowd. “I assure you, if you look hard enough, it … may be in fast food or something else, but you’ll find a job.”
What a pig.
I don’t know about you, but I think we should create career opportunities in the sectors people want.
Clearly, Doug Ford disagrees.
Instead of driving growth, he’s telling unemployed Ontarians to abandon their talents and dreams to chase the few fast food jobs left.#onpoli pic.twitter.com/Az870pNA2l
— Bonnie Crombie (@BonnieCrombie) September 9, 2025
