tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post7129557783948750765..comments2023-11-10T22:27:47.359-05:00Comments on Eye on a Crazy Planet: An Ontario NDPer bitches about infighting among the political leftRichard Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-67395832853339316232014-05-18T16:37:44.302-04:002014-05-18T16:37:44.302-04:00Timmy's well on his way to committing suicide....Timmy's well on his way to committing suicide. Again. <br /><br />That stupid Million Jobs Plan of his is a hysterical mess that opens him up to all manner of demagogic, and highly effective, attack ads and debate offensives. <br /><br />Shit, it's almost as if Tim is <em>daring</em> people to vote for him. <br /><br />And even if the province goes nuts and gives the PCs a minority, Hudak's platform gives the Grits and Dippers the perfect predicate for a coalition to block it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269077914921491721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-48252447039377864252014-05-18T12:38:31.205-04:002014-05-18T12:38:31.205-04:00Well, he does bring up a good point on Saint Jack ...Well, he does bring up a good point on Saint Jack Layton. Jack traded real power in a minority government for the prestige of being the official opposition. And it is clear he helped Harper by ganging up on Iggy with Harper. <br /><br />In Ontario though you are right. It is for the better to have Hudak. In some ways I do hope for another Liberal minority. Another lost election should cost Hudak the leadership. The PCs need a leader who can get them a majority. A majority is needed to do the kind of house cleaning this province needs.The Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932267456963608596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-59654015781959579612014-05-18T12:27:00.278-04:002014-05-18T12:27:00.278-04:00Not the kind Harris transferred.
He transferred ...Not the kind Harris transferred. <br /><br />He transferred responsibility for welfare to the cities. The cities have no control over how many refugees or people from other parts of the province or country turn up, and it's become an unmanageable burden. And to supposedly "offset" that Harris had the province assume responsibility for Education, which has been an unmitigated disaster. <br /><br />I could go on about what an ass Harris was with his undemocratic imposition of municipal amalgamation on Toronto despite a referendum which overwhelmingly opposed it. And yes, Walkerton did happen on his watch and it probably wasn't just a coincidence. He ran a government that was more concerned about being seen to cut costs than actually serving the best interests of the province or even cutting costs to the taxpayers.<br /><br />He may have been a fairly successful politician, but as a leader, he wasn't much to speak of.Richard Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239826441964023625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2601639312234106733.post-29389527668721031492014-05-17T23:25:57.695-04:002014-05-17T23:25:57.695-04:00Shifting tax responsibilities from provinces to ci...Shifting tax responsibilities from provinces to cities (or country to province, as Paul Martin did) is a good idea. <br /><br />Local is better.Matthewnoreply@blogger.com