Subsidies Won’t Work

This week the Ontario government pledged to invest over $30 million in foreign students. The fact that should not be forgotten is that this very same Liberal government presided over massive cutbacks in quality to many post secondary institutions. As a result the students are not receiving the same quality of education they once were because universities have had to cut courses and programs in the ever-changing economics of higher education.
Sandy here and here

From on campus
Foreign students win while Ontario students get left behind. McGuinty has clearly lost touch,” 


“While Ontario families struggle to pay for school, electricity, auto insurance and sales hikes, the McGuinty Government is focussed on paying the tuition of students who don’t even live in this country, let alone this province.”

Jim Wilson, MPP

Doulton It Is time To Decide

So yesterday we saw   Premier Gordon Campbell fall on his sword for his  handling of the HST tax. The question on the mind of many in the chattering classes here in Ontario is Doulton the next survivor to be voted off the island because of taxpayer resentment.

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I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight

Now that’s real tenacity.
from big government

On September 23, 1779 in the midst of one of the bloodiest engagements in naval history, John Paul Jones was struggling against the forty-four gun Royal Navy frigate Serapis and although his own vessel was burning and sinking, Jones would not accept the British demand for surrender.  Instead Jones declared, “I have not yet begun to fight.” Little more than three hours later, the Serapis surrendered and Jones took command.