Wynne Liberal party: not progressive, not even liberal
The Ontario Liberals are trying to pawn themselves off as the “real” progressive party this election. Of course, so far they have yet to deliver on anything but empty and…
Ron Waller
Toronto Star pimps Liberals, ‘Goars’ NDP to weasel left vote
The Toronto Star’s flagrant promotion of the Ontario Liberal party — coupled with relentless and baseless smears against the NDP — puts them right in Sun News territory: agenda-driven faux…
Hudak falsehood: 300,000 jobs killed by rising hydro rates
Tim Hudak’s “Million Jobs” revolution is founded on a lot of flaky ideology and misinformation. Part is his claim that rising electricity rates in Ontario killed 300,000 manufacturing jobs. He…
Who should voters really punish?
The Toronto Star is pimping the idea that the Ontario NDP should be punished for “forcing the election.” This perspective is really a work of fiction when you look at…
Wynne could hand Hudak majority trying to out-NDP the NDP
In 2011, the Ontario Liberals missed a coveted fake majority by one seat. So Wynne’s 2014 campaign strategy — which she rolled out in attack ads before delivering her 2014…
Is Kathleen Wynne for real?
According to a new attack ad from Kathleen Wynne, Andrea Horwath is “not for real” and opposed to: Increased child benefit Expanded pension plan Investment in new roads, bridges and…
Ontario Liberal electricity-rate insanity
Back in 2003 when the Liberals came to power, electricity rates in Ontario were 5¢ kWhr. Today the peak rate is 13.5¢ + 7% HST or 14.5¢. That’s a staggering…
Rick Salutin’s hatchet job on Andrea Horwath Con-like sleaze
Before writing for the Toronto Star, Salutin promoted proportional representation voting reform. After he was hired, his position on the issue — for some unfathomable reason — abruptly changed. Now…
Both Martin and Wynne governments fell because of lies and corruption
Partisan Liberals believe they are entitled to their entitlements. They think the purpose of the NDP is to prop up their minority governments no matter how corrupt they become or…
Harper, Wynne ‘unnecessary election’ nonsense
In 2011, the Harper Government was found in Contempt of Parliament for refusing to release public budget documents to the Budget Officer it appointed. Although this corruption was clearly unnecessary,…
Who really ‘pulled the plug’ in Ontario?
The Ontario Liberals are essentially promoting their May 1 budget as their election platform. They’ve been leaking parts of it over the last month like a government that rolls out…
It’s election time in Ontario
The NDP is going to vote down the budget. The details are in an email Andrea Horwath sent out: Email Friends, It is time for a change. The Liberal budget…
Ranked ballot voting in a nutshell
Ranked ballot voting modifies our existing system by simply making MPs earn their seats with a majority of votes. This is the voting system parties use to elect their leaders.…
Proportional Representation (true voting) in a nutshell
Proportional Representation is a complicated name for a simple idea: that parties should get the same percent of seats they got in votes. In the last election, under First-Past-the-Post, Harper…
Sustainable economy: Salvation gets cheap
Paul Krugman wrote an important column on the economy and environmental sustainability titled, Salvation gets cheap. This is based on the IPCC’s recent report that suggests a green technological revolution…
In 2015, let’s make Canada Harper-proof!
Most Canadians appalled by the Harper Government don’t realize that this is just the beginning. Since 1935, the only times the conservative vote was united was during the reigns of…
Leading party means nothing in a democracy
Canadians tend to view elections like horse races. The leading horse wins the race and has the right to power. Of course, what this impression leaves out is the fact…
Canada’s senate completes the perfect farce
Most people’s understanding of the senate is second-hand knowledge. They believe it plays an important role in the legislative process providing much-needed “sober second thought.” But nothing could be further…
Tar sands terrible for environment and economy
Both Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau believe that getting Alberta’s bitumen to the US Gulf Coast and China is in our “national interest” and is the “Canadian economy’s future.” Not…
Can Trudeau be trusted to legalize marijuana?
Justin Trudeau made a bold move by coming out in favor of legalizing marijuana. But is he bold enough to follow through if elected? Mandatory minimums Although Trudeau said he…