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Six
weeks of campaigning and approximately 90 million tax dollars later, Ontario’s recent
election has come to an end. While I am happy that Tim Hudak’s “Million Jobs
Plan” will not see the light of day and that he has decided to step down as
leader of the PC party, I can’t help but ask....was this election really
necessary?
NDP
leader Andrea Horwath should really take some time to reflect upon what her
decision to not support the Liberal’s recent budget plan and force an election,
has cost her party and the province.
The
NDP party may have gained one seat at Queen’s Park, but now that we have a
Liberal majority, that additional seat means very little.
Thanks
to Horwath, Kathleen Wynne no longer needs to cozy up to anyone to support any proposal
she puts on the table, now that she has the numbers to move forward with or
without the support or approval of the NDP or PC’s.
In
her election night speech to her supporters, Andrea Horwath vowed to continue
doing what the NDP party does...stand up for Ontarians. Sit down Andrea,
Ontario voters clearly indicated that, despite your charm and ability to identify
with common folk, they weren’t ready to let you sit in the driver’s seat.
Maybe
it was because voters saw “red” as the only way to defeat Hudak, but regardless
of why, the NDP party lost plenty of clout in this election...one which was
entirely of their own doing.
And
then there’s Tim Hudak whose vow to make cuts to essential services found numerous
groups and unions jumping into the campaign ring, pleading for us to “Stop
Hudak!”.
Talk
about more bang for your buck for the Liberal and NDP parties. Although they
didn’t, Wynne and Horwath could have avoided all attack ads on Hudak, as there
were plenty of others doing that for them.
Elected
on her own merit, drive and determination, Ontario’s first openly gay, woman
Premier, Kathleen Wynne has much to be proud of and lots of work to do.
Tim
Hudak’s vision may not have sat well with most of us, but you’ve got to give
him credit for acknowledging the financial mess our province is in. Now it’s up
to Wynne to prove to us her ideals will take us down the road of recovery and
not sink us further in debt.
A
tall order for a minuté woman, but one she and much of the province seem to feel
she can fulfill.
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| THE "WYNNING TEAM" JUN 12, 2014 -PHOTO COURTESY CTV NEWS |
