Just like the current hospital over crowding. Who's to blame for that if not the governing Liberals?
There is no question the Liberals are responsible as a collective unit for any policy (or lack of) that could be reasonably ascribed to the Government of Ontario, during their time in power.
However, there is also no question they have (recently) changed directions on many of those same policies.
Yes, that does smack of electioneering, no that is not ideal, to put it charitably.
However, if one says 'The Liberals mucked up this file for 'x' years; and are only making belated corrective efforts to hold on to power, therefore I wish to vote them out....
(a perfectly reasonable position)
One must then turn to the alternatives on offer and ask two basic questions. Do they have a better policy on offer? Do we find the skill set or character of the alternative such that we believe
they can deliver a better policy, and better government?
You can not with a straight face, say either about Doug Ford, or the PC campaign to date under his leadership.
That might be deeply depressing to you (or many of us) but its so.
There is no coherent or costed policy on offer on any file. No explanation as to how anything would be done differently or more efficiently, or where additional money would come from to pay for existing
or additional investments.
That alone is damning. But Mr. Ford, the man of giant Ferris Wheels, subways to nowhere, and someone with a past that can only be described at sketchy, not only adds nothing positive to the picture,
he detracts from the dearth of good public policy by assuring you that he won't come up with any, and that his character inspires slightly less trust than the typical purveyor of used cars.
To say the Liberals offer a better alternative than Doug Ford is to damn w/faint praise; but there you go.
