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Originally Posted by Pimpmasterdac
This, coming from the guy who a blamed nigh everything on the PCs, yet credits them for NOTHING?
Pot, meet kettle.
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Wow, really original come back. How much time did you spend on that one?
And actually, I've never blamed the PC's for everything. The only thing I mentioned is that the left-wing parties are the ones who have done rather progressive things on the Federal level, while ALL parties have screwed over Ontario in the past, and Dalton's been doing an alright job, all things considered with the mess he inherited.
And do tell us then, what wonderful things the PC's have done for us?
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McGunity has done some good things. He stood up to Harper and the Feds when they wanted to screw Ontario out of their fair share of House of Commons seats, so whenever there is an increase (unless Quebec pisses and moans that they'll be less influential) we will get ~18 more seats.
He's complained about us getting robbed and raped with equalization and all these regional deals that end up coming for Ontario's contributions to the Federal treasury. While at least he acknowledges this, us becoming a have-not province under his watch isn't exactly inspiring.
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That's hardly the fault of McGuinty, let alone his party. Remember when the Liberals were first elected, they came out a week or two later and basically stated that the PC's left one hell of a financial mess for them, and they would not be able to fulfill many of their campaign promises. Then, the economy starts to sag, which didn't help matters any. It's also more or less a given that the policies of a decade ago are showing their effects today. That's why federal Liberal policies and spending cuts in the 90's helped us weather the 2008 recession better than most countries. In the 90's we were feeling the effects of Rae Days in Ontario, and now we're feeling the effects of the Harris/Eaves years. By 2020, we'll likely be feeling the effects of the Liberals, whatever they may be.