Ford's attack on Toronto is good news

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Docere

Meanwhile, the Ford government plans on fighting Trudeau over the imposition of a carbon tax which they're basically guaranteed to lose. While Ford is very likely to get his way, opponents of his changes have a stronger case than Ford does vis-a-vis the feds, albeit an uphill battle.

Ford's advisors know the Province would loose a court challenge. ON finances are likely far worse than the previous Liberal government acknowledged and the new government needs a convenient scapegoat. Blaming the harsh decisions required to avert a fiscal disaster on previous management and more specifically on its failed green energy policies is an obvious strategy. Attributing the Trudeau government's carbon taxation and maybe even trying to link the federal Liberals to the wildly unpopular provincial Liberals extends that strategy (ex.Butts and Telfer were advisors to the provincial Liberals and Wynne campaigned for Trudeau). Since the federal Liberals need support in ON, they will do what it takes to keep Ford off the attack. The Feds have already reduced the level of the proposed carbon tax, so the ON PC tactic is working.