Cohn says Wynne to deliver ‘pain’ after votes counted
This election in Ontario, the Toronto Star has been promoting Liberal leader Kathleen Wynne as the “progressive” choice. They even went so far as to claim NDP leader Andrea Horwath…
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Toronto Star: fiercely opposed to Andrea Horwath
This election in Ontario, the Toronto Star is pulling out all the stops trying to secure a majority for Kathleen Wynne — which her party missed by one seat in…
Andrea Horwath populism and Liberal anti-populism
The main attack used against Andrea Horwath this election by the Ontario Liberals and the Toronto Star (in 24 op-eds so far,) is that Andrea is a dreaded “populist.” And…
Liberals and Toronto Star colluding together?
I was impressed with Kathleen Wynne a couple days ago when she apparently stood up for our democracy and the constitution by refusing to rule out a coalition with the…
Wynne strategy: campaign left, govern right
One of the prominent Toronto Star talking points is that Andrea Horwath rejected the “most progressive budget in 20 years.” Of course, they leave out the fact that Wynne ditched…
Why Ontario NDP platform is left of Liberal platform
The Toronto Star has pulled out all the stops this election trying to secure a majority for Kathleen Wynne. Like the Toronto Sun, they believe the purpose of the fourth…
Jeffrey Simpson fallacy: corporate tax cuts good for economy
Jeffrey Simpson attacked Andrea Horwath’s plan to cancel Liberal corporate tax cuts. He takes the position it’s an obvious fact that corporate tax cuts are good for job creation, productivity…
LOL: Andrea ‘too conservative’ for Jeffrey Simpson
The Globe & Mail’s Jeffrey Simpson is your typical red-Tory anti-NDP bigot who regularly writes columns attempting to eviscerate the NDP. One can’t help but laugh at Simpson’s latest op-ed…
Kathleen Wynne: finally a politician showing sense and integrity on coalition issue
I’ve written before about how Canada has the most ridiculous version of democracy in the free world: Primitive voting system awards unfettered power to minority parties excluding the actual majority…
What’s the right word to describe the gas plant scandal?
Ontario Liberals are up in arms because Andrea Horwath is using the word “corrupt” to describe the gas plant scandal. In case you’re not up to speed, during the 2011…
Ontario NDP division overblown by Liberal media?
Liberal supporters are very concerned that progressive voters are not getting proper representation in Andrea Horwath’s NDP. It’s touching to see them all verklempt despite supporting a party that hasn’t…
Progressive-centrist NDP best for everyone
The Liberal and conservative parties put corporations and wealthy people first. For example in Ontario, Kathleen Wynne is borrowing $2.4-billion every year for corporate tax cuts whose entire function is…
A vote for Andrea is a vote for Hudak? Nonsense
This election I’ve heard a lot of rhetoric from Liberals attempting to weasel votes instead of earning them. In fact, that’s why we have an election on our hands: Liberals…
10 reasons why Andrea Horwath is more progressive than Wynne
Here are Andrea’s top ten progressive policies. Check out her fully-costed platform for yourself. Don’t listen to Liberal smears and lies. They are trying to trick people into voting for…
Andrea’s platform: progressive, liberal, real
I’m surprised by lack of rational debate going on this election. Liberal attacks against Andrea Horwath are all smears and lies. Mudslinging Liberals chided Andrea for waiting until last Thursday…
Trudeau and Wynne: big on corporate tax cuts
Justin Trudeau has thrown his support behind Kathleen Wynne in the 2014 Ontario election. One thing both have in common: a love for corporate tax cuts. Unlike Michael Ignatieff, Trudeau…
When Liberals fail: blame the NDP
Whenever the Liberal party fails at something — whether the federal Liberals, Ontario Liberals, etc. — one thing you can be rest assured of: they’ll blame the NDP. Martin When…
Liberals should never have put HST on utilities
Remember how unpopular the HST was in British Columbia? The Liberal leader who legislated that — Gordon Campbell — was forced to step down. Well, even Campbell didn’t have the…
Wynne pension plan bad for low-income earners: Maclean’s
In 2011, the Ontario Liberals missed a majority by one seat. This year, Kathleen Wynne’s election strategy is to campaign from the left, squeeze out the NDP and win that…
Liberal vote splitting fallacy
Liberal supporters use fear mongering to weasel left-leaning votes. They say vote Liberal or the neo-con party will win because of vote splitting. But that’s not how it works. Certainly…