Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) laws, policies, and programs necessarily make merit secondary to diversity quotas or targets. This can lead to the selection or promotion of individuals based on physical characteristics rather than competence, which ultimately harms the efficiency and fairness of our institutions and workplaces. 

DEI initiatives are, by design, discriminatory against those not belonging to allegedly underrepresented "groups". They intentionally mandate unequal treatment. They disregard individuality, instead seeing every individual as merely a member of a group, class, collective, or community. They make ability secondary to such things as one's sex, or the colour of one's skin.

By focusing on identity over individuality, DEI intentionally reduces people to their demographic checkboxes, fostering tokenism where individuals are selected to meet diversity quotas rather than for their unique contributions, thus reinforcing stereotypes rather than dismantling them. 

Instead of bringing people together and encouraging them to look past their differences, DEI champions differences, to the point of creating or exacerbating divisions within communities. By design, it divides, to conquer. 

Moreover, DEI programs are not free. They typically give rise to new and expensive make-work jobs such as officers of DEI. And, once those positions are created, those who hold the positions must continue to find lacks of diversity, equity, and inclusion with which to justify their jobs. 

Mandatory DEI training or policies are coercive. They can even involve situations in which a person's licence to practice will be taken from them if they do not undergo mental re-programming courses to make their views conform with DEI orthodoxy (we're looking at you, Jordan Peterson). As a result, DEI stifles open discourse and freedom of expression, leading to oppressive environments where individuals self-censor or conform out of fear of retribution. 

A Freedom government will completely remove all government-mandated DEI laws, policies, and programs from Ontario's public sector, educational institutions, governing bodies, and wherever government funding is involved. This includes dismantling quotas, diversity hiring practices, and mandatory training sessions. 

A Freedom government will ensure that hiring, promotions, and resource allocation in the public sector are based purely on merit, skills, and performance. It will introduce legislation to guarantee that decisions are made with a focus on what individuals can contribute rather than what "group" they are deemed, by some, to belong to. 

Public services will operate under a principle of neutrality towards alleged group membership. No priority will be given to any individual because of his or her race, age, sex, creed, or sexual orientation. 

Ontario will be a society in which every individual can rise toward his or her potential based on his or her skills, hard work, and dedication. By eliminating DEI mandates, we will foster an environment where true equality of opportunity reigns, the personal achievements of individuals are celebrated, and collectivism - on the basis of such things as age, sex, race, and sexual orientation - finds no home or support in Ontario's laws or government.