To the Expositor:
Kathlenne Wynne had her butt handed to her in the by-elections for Niagara and Thornhill. The Liberals managed only 18 percent of the vote but Wynne was quick to respond to detractors that, “I know people are looking for change in this province. I am that change.” Well, Ms. Wynne, you are delusional. Nothing has changed in good old Liberal Ontario. Hell, just before the by-elections she threw $75 million at a program to boost the wine industry and $26 million for a hospital in Niagara. Then there is the wasteful cost of $2 million or so to have the by-elections in the first place when we are most likely headed to a full provincial election in March or April.
Since Wynne’s ascent to the Liberal throne we have seen her throw $400 million at the horse racing industry to fix (maybe) a problem created when the Liberals cancelled the slots at racetrack program. We found out the divestment of the ONTC is going to cost taxpayers $820 million instead of saving money so now the liberals are looking for ways to restructure the crown company. She handed the OPP an 8.55 percent pay increase at a time when other workers are being held to two percent, causing serious financial problems for municipalities. At a time of financial restraint she handed $21 million in bonuses to Ontario’s Public Service managers and bonuses of up to $1.3 million to Ontario Power execs. Now we find out that Ontario lost $1.2 billion exporting power in 2013. The development of the Ring of Fire and the potential economic boom for Ontario has been put on hold. Now she wants to add a 10 cents/liter tax to gasoline to increase the cost of everything and just for good measure create an Ontario pension plan and pay for it with a payroll tax.
Enough is enough. Ontario was once an economic leader in Canada. We now have the second worst welfare record of any of the Canadian provinces. The cost of doing business (transportation, regulation, power) has driven industry away. I have had enough of the ineptitude with which these liberals have handled Ontario. I do not say “governed” Ontario, because to govern suggests an intelligent effort to plan or strategy to move ahead and that is nowhere evident in the policy of Ms. Wynne or her Liberal lackeys. Call an election, Ms. Wynne, and allow the people of Ontario to show how much they appreciate you.
Gaye Smith
Paisley
