Rendezvous with Destiny is a documentary based on the biography of president Ronald Reagan by Craig Shirley here is an in-depth interview with the author.
This documentary along with one produced by the History Channel puts the president’s achievements in historical context.
with the passing of time we realized that Reagan was not just a good president but he was one of the most influential leaders of the last half of the 20th century.
The Ontario legislature is back in session and the spring sitting promises to be a minor overture to the provincial election this fall. However the premier decided to take his show on the road instead of staying for what promises to be an eventful time at Queen’s Park.
From Ottawa Citizen
McGuinty’s staff say the premier would use those days to deliver a speech on his government’s accomplishments in its first seven years in office.
But longtime Queen’s Park observer David Docherty says there is some irony to the premier’s new approach. As an opposition leader, McGuinty railed against the then-Conservative government’s indifference to the legislature.
“It’s a very different kind of strategy for someone who was elected on a pledge to bring back relevance to the legislature,” said Docherty, a political-science professor at Wilfrid Laurier University. “It was McGuinty who brought in rules saying cabinet ministers had to be there 75 per cent of the time. So it’s odd now that going into an election year he’s decided not to be in the House to answer questions but would rather be on the road taking it directly to the so-called people.”
From a optics standpoint this is a bad decision, this looks like the premier does not want to deal with the daily grind of slings and arrows in a increasingly feisty legislative session.
Electricity rates are skyrocketing on March 1, now the question should be this fall can Ontario taxpayers afford this increase and are they better off now than they were four years ago.
From Canadian press
Hydro One, the giant transmission utility that also acts as a local distribution company for about one million customers, is threatening to cut off power to people it knows are struggling to pay their bills.
“We recognize that some Ontario families are experiencing financial difficulties and having problems paying their utility bills,” wrote Hydro One’s manager of public affairs, Enza Cancilla, Jan. 27.
I admit this issue is more complex than partisan rhetoric but cutting or threatening to cut people’s power off because they can’t pay the bills is unbelievable.has Ontario now become unaffordable for a great swath of families .
