Hazel’s had a good long run, but she’s finally gone senile.BTW, former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion endorsed Doug Ford for Premier tonight
https://www.insauga.com/former-mississauga-mayor-hazel-mccallion-endorses-doug-ford
Hazel’s had a good long run, but she’s finally gone senile.BTW, former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion endorsed Doug Ford for Premier tonight
https://www.insauga.com/former-mississauga-mayor-hazel-mccallion-endorses-doug-ford
Seriously considering. Haven't made up my mind. My thinking is right now my riding is fairly decided judging from previous elections and signage up so far.I fully support your declining your ballot.
It'll make my NDP vote that much more useful.
With the Forum Research Poll showing even higher numbers for the NDP are these results still a "suspect" to you??Since when do polls get leaked before they are released? Sounds pretty unprofessional to me. Furthermore, I believe EKOS only polled 507 people. I'd say these results are suspect.
But I've said it many times before and I will continue to say it - the only poll that counts is on election day.
BTW, former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion endorsed Doug Ford for Premier tonight
https://www.insauga.com/former-mississauga-mayor-hazel-mccallion-endorses-doug-ford
Talk of an NDP majority with two weeks to go is bad for everyoneTalk of an NDP majority with 2 weeks to go is bad for the NDP.
This says it all - Geroge Carlin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07w9K2XR3f0It just doesn't matter. I'm still seriously considering officially declining my ballot for the first time.
I don't want any of them to get even the few bucks for my vote. It's the only way a can express my disgust.
Haven't you figured it out yet after 15 years of Liberal scandals and billions wasted. Ontarian's don't care about the growing debt and the interest which is set to go up at some point in time.Talk of an NDP majority with two weeks to go is bad for everyone
The province is $340 B in debt right now, 4 years of NDP policies will likely double that amount
Yes very Trumpian...and we all know how bad it worked out for Trump in the last election.The pre-poll, is that like Ba Ba Booooey's pre promotion.
Dougie made two big pronouncements as he became leader. He said the Conservatives would take Queen's Park with the biggest majority in Canadian history. And he called Justin Trudeau the worst Prime Minister in Canadian history. Very Trumpian.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYIDjfpdZM&t=99s
Horwath knows how to balance the budget? You mean like making a $1.4 billion rounding error in her forecast? I guess she's good with numbers as long as math isn't involved. Perhaps her anti-poppy-wearing and female oil-wrestling party members will help her with that.The Ontario economy is coming off a period of strong growth, and unemployment stands at 5.5 per cent, below the federal average and the lowest level in 17 years. It was okay for Harper to also grow the Federal Debt, and even at the end of his tenure when he so called balanced the budget, it was done so by shutting many homes for veterans, and cutting a lot of other services for the very needy.
Horwath is a much better option than Dumb Ford who does not have the slightest clue how to balance the budget the deficit, but offer a number of goodies. He has so far not disclosed his agenda / policies for his platform.
How is Dumb Ford going to balance the budget, with all his tax cuts including taxes for gas, business taxes, general income tax cuts, increase Mental Health spending, etc. etc.?? You buy all the garbage that he has spewed from his nostrils.Horwath knows how to balance the budget? You mean like making a $1.4 billion rounding error in her forecast? I guess she's good with numbers as long as math isn't involved. Perhaps her anti-poppy-wearing and female oil-wrestling party members will help her with that.
At least she can do a budget.Horwath knows how to balance the budget? You mean like making a $1.4 billion rounding error in her forecast? I guess she's good with numbers as long as math isn't involved. Perhaps her anti-poppy-wearing and female oil-wrestling party members will help her with that.
Yes, actually.With the Forum Research Poll showing even higher numbers for the NDP are these results still a "suspect" to you??
$5 billion in new spending a year and a balanced budget?Talk of an NDP majority with two weeks to go is bad for everyone
The province is $340 B in debt right now, 4 years of NDP policies will likely double that amount
Setting aside the Progressive Conservative’s spending promises, a tally of the tax cuts and rebates proposed by the party shows a $5 billion annual hit to the treasury once they’re all rolled out.
-Corporate tax cut: $1.4 billion
-Personal income tax cut: $2.3 billion
-Minimum wage tax cut: $500 million
-Child care rebate: $389 million
-Small business tax cut: $60 million
-Gas tax cut: $1.2 billion
The Liberals and NDP have also released billions in new spending but unlike the Tories, they are promising to run deficits for every year of the mandate, should they form government. Both also released their spending plans, the Liberals through the budget and the NDP through their April platform.
The conclusion from former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page: “We do not see any major party with a strong fiscal responsibility agenda.”
Without yet explaining how it would get there, the Progressive Conservatives maintain that they will balance their budget within a first mandate.
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Moffatt is the director of policy and research a the progressive think tank Canada 2020 and an assistant professor at Western University’s Ivey Business School. He has also consulted with the Liberals and another political party in the current election.
His analysis shows the PCs running deficits ranging from $5.8 billion to $7.6 billion — in line with, and sometimes higher, than those put forward by the Liberals and NDP.
He cautions that it’s a “rough” estimate because in many cases details on when the Progressive Conservative promises would roll out are missing. Moffatt says the takeaway from his analysis is “how far away we are from a balanced budget regardless of who’s getting elected.”
His breakdown doesn’t include the $6 billion in “efficiencies” that Ford has promised to find because he said it’s too “vague” to reliably build into the analysis. But Moffatt also didn’t include other spending promises like the pledge to invest $5 billion more in subways because it lacks detail. He also used the much lower $77 million price tag for the Tory’s promise for more long term care beds.
https://ipolitics.ca/2018/05/23/as-ontarios-progressive-conservative-spending-promises-pile-up-so-do-the-questions/
I would say the relatively strong growth in Ontario the past couple of years has to do more with the people than with the government policies. The Wynne gov't has been anti small business - burdensome regulations and the big increase in minimum wage. They are job killers. Coupled with the highest energy rates in North America they are clearly saying Ontario is not a business friendly province. Furthermore, the wages of workers are not keeping up with the the GDP growth or inflation. And if anyone buys the 5.5% unemployment rate figure for a second they are not living in reality. Case in point - my buddy just put a help wanted ad for a cashier at his store. Min wage 14-20 hours per week. He received 102 resumes the very first day.The Ontario economy is coming off a period of strong growth, and unemployment stands at 5.5 per cent, below the federal average and the lowest level in 17 years. It was okay for Harper to also grow the Federal Debt, and even at the end of his tenure when he so called balanced the budget, it was done so by shutting many homes for veterans, and cutting a lot of other services for the very needy.
Horwath is a much better option than Dumb Ford who does not have the slightest clue how to balance the budget the deficit, but offer a number of goodies. He has so far not disclosed his agenda / policies for his platform.