Dalton McGuinty was in The Winners circle Tuesday night for probably the only time this year. When his government was awarded with an honorary Golden Teddy for wasting over $224 million of taxpayers money on special consultants and bureaucrats during the e-health scandal. The event was put on by the Canadian taxpayers Federation who annually highlights waste and mismanagement in government. What a suspiciously low note to go out on for McGuinty .
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At the liberals latest policy convention Premier Dalton McGuinty raised the specter of his predecessor Mike Harris,yet again. Joanne has the full story. Simply put the Ontario Liberals are one of the most predictable political parties in Canada. To illustrate this point Let’s play a game called when did the premier say this.
Mr. Harris slashed government programs after he was elected in 1995. The Liberal Leader said Ontarians are fooling themselves if they believe his adversary could phase out the annual $2.6-billion health premium and still make additional investments in health care.
[A] 2010
[B] 2007
Answer 2007
It’s twice as big as all the cuts that Mike Harris made to our social programs and to the Ministry of the Environment combined.
[A] 2010
[B] 2007
Answer 2007
whenever the government can not defend the issue or is not getting traction with the public, they go right to the old standby demonizing Premier Mike Harris’s record. Let’s not let them do it again, this time the Ontario Liberals have their own record to defend.
