I just want to point out that the current and recently re-elected Ontario government (representing 14.5 million people) is currently running a $2b budget surplus [1] while simultaneously capping healthcare workers’ pay raises to just 1% a year [2] in a time of record inflation. That is to say: you get what you pay (and vote) for.
[1] https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002311/ontario-releases-...
[2] https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/11/15/bill-124-ontario/