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Premier Doug Ford's Ontario
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Time for a U-Turn perhaps!
www.thestar.com
A judge or justice of the peace who bowed to political pressure “would be in clear breach of their oath of office,” three former chief justices of the Ontario Court of Justice said Wednesday, warning that the potential politicization of the provincial court “would diminish the court and its judiciary in the eyes of the public.”
The three former top jurists’ statement comes in the wake of Premier Doug Ford repeatedly declaring that he wants to appoint “like-minded” judges who will put even more people in jail.
“The suggestion that there be a political litmus test for judicial appointment would return the court to practices that we would have thought had disappeared years ago,” said former Chief Justices Sidney Linden, Brian Lennox and Annemarie Bonkalo in a statement sent to the Star Wednesday.
“We believe that the suggestion that judges and justices of the peace could be subject to political influence in the exercise of their duties represents a fundamental misrepresentation of our judicial system and is highly unfair to the outstanding women and men who make up the independent judiciary of the court,” the statement says.
“We also are concerned that such a suggestion, if not corrected, may discourage otherwise qualified candidates from applying for appointment.”
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The former chief justices noted that at the time of its creation, the JAAC “was widely considered to be one of the best judicial appointments processes in North America.” They said that until recently the basic structure and function of the JAAC remained largely unchanged “and has been honoured by successive Liberal, NDP and Conservative governments.”
They said Wednesday that “the introduction of political affiliation in the appointment process would be a disservice to the public, would diminish the court and its judiciary in the eyes of the public, and would undermine public confidence in the impartiality of the court.”
‘Judges do not take orders from government’: Ex-chief justices ring alarm over Doug Ford wanting ‘like-minded’ judges
“The suggestion that there be a political litmus test for judicial appointment would return the court to practices that we would have thought had disappeared years ago,” three former Ontario
www.thestar.com
A judge or justice of the peace who bowed to political pressure “would be in clear breach of their oath of office,” three former chief justices of the Ontario Court of Justice said Wednesday, warning that the potential politicization of the provincial court “would diminish the court and its judiciary in the eyes of the public.”
The three former top jurists’ statement comes in the wake of Premier Doug Ford repeatedly declaring that he wants to appoint “like-minded” judges who will put even more people in jail.
“The suggestion that there be a political litmus test for judicial appointment would return the court to practices that we would have thought had disappeared years ago,” said former Chief Justices Sidney Linden, Brian Lennox and Annemarie Bonkalo in a statement sent to the Star Wednesday.
“We believe that the suggestion that judges and justices of the peace could be subject to political influence in the exercise of their duties represents a fundamental misrepresentation of our judicial system and is highly unfair to the outstanding women and men who make up the independent judiciary of the court,” the statement says.
“We also are concerned that such a suggestion, if not corrected, may discourage otherwise qualified candidates from applying for appointment.”
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The former chief justices noted that at the time of its creation, the JAAC “was widely considered to be one of the best judicial appointments processes in North America.” They said that until recently the basic structure and function of the JAAC remained largely unchanged “and has been honoured by successive Liberal, NDP and Conservative governments.”
They said Wednesday that “the introduction of political affiliation in the appointment process would be a disservice to the public, would diminish the court and its judiciary in the eyes of the public, and would undermine public confidence in the impartiality of the court.”
lenaitch
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Stacking government committees and other appointed positions is as old as politics itself. Often, those selected will surprise, and annoy the selectors by actually being, you know, professions. The biggest sin Ford committed was saying it outload.
Northern Light
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Provincial budget will drop 2 weeks from Tuesday, on March 26th.
www.thestar.com
The article only gives us 2 things to count on, no tax increases, and a higher deficit.
I'm frankly getting fed up w/governments running deficits in non-recessionary times, especially when a great deal of that owes to tax cuts or de facto tax cuts (license plate fees).
Deliver the services we need, done well, pay for 'em in real time, please and thank you.
Ontario budget set for March 26; minister says no tax increases
When Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented an update last month on the third quarter of this fiscal year, he projected Ontario would end the year with a $4.5-billion deficit.
www.thestar.com
The article only gives us 2 things to count on, no tax increases, and a higher deficit.
I'm frankly getting fed up w/governments running deficits in non-recessionary times, especially when a great deal of that owes to tax cuts or de facto tax cuts (license plate fees).
Deliver the services we need, done well, pay for 'em in real time, please and thank you.
Richard White
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Provincial budget will drop 2 weeks from Tuesday, on March 26th.
Ontario budget set for March 26; minister says no tax increases
When Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented an update last month on the third quarter of this fiscal year, he projected Ontario would end the year with a $4.5-billion deficit.
The article only gives us 2 things to count on, no tax increases, and a higher deficit.
I'm frankly getting fed up w/governments running deficits in non-recessionary times, especially when a great deal of that owes to tax cuts or de facto tax cuts (license plate fees).
Deliver the services we need, done well, pay for 'em in real time, please and thank you.
NL I could not agree with you anymore.
Just because tax cuts look good on paper, the money has to come from somewhere. You cannot pay for things with party ideology and press releases.
This is why HST is a bad idea. With PST and GST being separate you could at least raise one over the other to pay for things.
I hate to say it but tax cuts and high deficits are how conservatives work.
lenaitch
Senior Member
A province is free to change its PST rate (provincial portion of HST) and/or what it applies to.
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More Greenbelt crap! Sooner or later the "average Joe" will realise that Ford and his gang are really dishonest, I hope!!
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Ontario government used secret code words to cover up scandal and people are mad
Ontario's Greenbelt scandal took a new turn this week after a Freedom of Information (FOI) request uncovered that the province deliberately conceal...
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Adjei
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Ford with 10 point lead over Liberals:
toronto.citynews.ca
Ford's government with 10-point lead over Crombie, Liberals: poll
In a separate poll for the month of March, Doug Ford's approval rating is among the lowest in terms of Canadian Premiers.
toronto.citynews.ca
Richard White
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Ford with 10 point lead over Liberals:
Ford's government with 10-point lead over Crombie, Liberals: poll
In a separate poll for the month of March, Doug Ford's approval rating is among the lowest in terms of Canadian Premiers.
The only poll that matters is the one on election day.
That being said, you can survey 100 people but if 99 of them are PC supports they will have a 99% approval rate. Surveys are done at random but it all depends on who you call.
evandyk
Senior Member
Bonnie Crombie doesn't have much name recognition yet, so polls this far out have a lot less use than federal polls this far out.
Northern Light
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Ford with 10 point lead over Liberals:
Ford's government with 10-point lead over Crombie, Liberals: poll
In a separate poll for the month of March, Doug Ford's approval rating is among the lowest in terms of Canadian Premiers.
@evandyk is on point in noting that its more than 2 years to the next provincial election, unless the PCs decide otherwise.
However, to the extent we give any credence to the numbers as this poll reports them, we might also look at these numbers shown in the same story:
Ford with the 3rd lowest approval rating in the country, 29 points behind the most popular Premier, and 19 points behind the most popular conservative Premier.
That would suggest that PC numbers are pretty soft at this stage.
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just east of the creek
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I agree, and as I have grumbled about this before, why not now as well. Ontarios Net Debt position kindly summarized by Wikipedia:Provincial budget will drop 2 weeks from Tuesday, on March 26th.
Ontario budget set for March 26; minister says no tax increases
When Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy presented an update last month on the third quarter of this fiscal year, he projected Ontario would end the year with a $4.5-billion deficit.
The article only gives us 2 things to count on, no tax increases, and a higher deficit.
I'm frankly getting fed up w/governments running deficits in non-recessionary times, especially when a great deal of that owes to tax cuts or de facto tax cuts (license plate fees).
Deliver the services we need, done well, pay for 'em in real time, please and thank you.
The Ontario government debt consists of the liabilities of the Government of Ontario. Approximately 82% of Ontario's debt is in the form of debt securities (bonds, Treasury bills), while other liabilities include government employee pension plan obligations, loans, and accounts payable.[5] The Ontario Financing Authority, which manages the provinces' debt, says that as of March 31, 2020 (for the 2019-20 fiscal year), the Ontario government's net debt is CDN $353.3 billion.[3] Net debt is projected to rise to $398 billion in 2020-21. The Debt-to-GDP ratio for 2019-2020 was 39.7%, and is projected to rise to 47.1% in 2020-21.[6] Interest on the debt in 2019-20 was CDN$12.5 billion, representing 8.0% of Ontario's revenue and its fourth-largest spending area.[3] [7]
Debt breakdown
As of March 31, 2018 the breakdown of Ontario's debt is as follows:[8]- Canadian Dollar Public Bonds: $259.4B (74%)
- Foreign Currency Bonds: $56.4B (16%)
- Canadian Dollar Treasury Bills: $18.9B (5%)
- Canadian Dollar Non-Public Debt: $11.4B (3%)
- US Dollar Commercial Paper: $2.6B (1%)
Updates on the net debt position would see it exceeding 400 billion this year.
Having a look through the ‘Public Accounts of Ontario’ report for 2022-23 is an interesting review of where the $ come from and where they go. See https://files.ontario.ca/tbs-2022-2...idated-financial-statements-en-2023-09-25.pdf
afransen
Senior Member
Absolutely nothing stops either the province or the federal government from changing the HST rate.
old boy
Senior Member
Who is asked to respond to these polls ? I'm 76 and and have never been asked.
Richard White
Senior Member
I was asked once.
Depending on the polling company used they can be biased towards one party or the other.