Ontario’s news media might be a little premature in wringing their hands and writing eulogies for Ontario’s Liberal government. With something like 30 per cent of the voters turning out for the September 1 by-election, the portent is nothing more than the local Liberals need to work a bit harder.
But that also applies to the gang of slack-jawed twits at Queen’s Park. It was obvious that they had written off Scarborough—Rouge River. And how dare they? They desperately needed some bragging rights and just the fact that the Premier had left town said it all.
It is not the economy stupid. It is real jobs. The Liberals have to recapture the momentum. You can hardly leave the field to a putz like Patrick Brown.
And stop the stupid water torture. Did you read that some 70 large grocery stores in Ontario will have beer, cider and a few decent wines on the shelves by Thanksgiving? Why just 70 out of more than 1400 large grocery stores in Ontario? Barrie, a city of over 135,000, does not have a grocery store selling beer. That is not just classed as stupid. It is a stick in the eye to every voter in the city. Is it some sort of death wish?
You either do it or you do not do it! Stop the water torture.
And why add this water torture approach with things the public really do not like? The Wynne government has been told enough times now that the voters are mad about the sell-off of Hydro One. Why keep pulling at that stupid band aid? Either take it off or stop. Quit reminding the voters that you do not care what they think.
And maybe Hydro One management is deliberately screwing up their billings just to show the government their power. For goodness sake, get those people on the same song sheet.
But the coup de grâce will be the planned carbon taxes set for January implementation. The Conservatives will have the following 15 months to arrange an appropriate ceremony to hand the premier her head on a platter.
The public might be smart enough to realize that there is no way the Conservatives would rescind those taxes but the voters will at least get even.
And that leaves the real problem in Ontario hanging in the wind. We have lost too much employment. We can hardly keep replacing real jobs with retail. We need imaginative planning, bold steps and action.
If Ms. Wynne is not up to the task, she should resign and make room for someone who knows how.
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Copyright 2016 © Peter Lowry
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