2018 Ontario Provincial Election Discussion

[Midtown Urbanist]

I did not expect this scandal, that is for sure.

Will this matter? Where are the PC voters holding their nose and saying finance > leadership, now?

 

[salsa]

Wow, the Ford supporters are already throwing her under the bus.

And as usual, they have nothing to say about the substance of the allegations. Instead they just resort to personal attacks.

 

[King of Kensington]

I think one obvious thing is the number of truly principled voters who vote on "fiscal prudence" first is in fact miniscule.

Everybody running plans to run deficits. But deficits for what? Long-term investments or nonsensical populist pandering?

They rail against spending but they'd prefer Ford's "Las Vegas" style spending over running deficits to pay for social programs as long as they get a tax cut. If that's so they should Just be honest and stop repeating the "conservatives = fiscal prudence; progressives = wasteful big government" nonsense.

 

[gabe]

I can’t believe Ontario is seriously considering making this moron their Premier!

 

[DSC]

This on CBC website. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...andidate-ripudaman-dhillon-lawsuits-1.4690320


Lawsuits allege Brampton PC candidate defrauded would-be immigrants
Immigration consultant Ripudaman Dhillon is running for PCs in Brampton North

 

[44 North]

One thing I'm confused about (well not really) is why the hell Doug's mom is sending statements to the media. From reading the article she's not mentioned in any lawsuit, nor is she a politician. I mean Doug's a middle aged man for crying out loud. Since the two are clearly tied at the hip where was her statement when Doug was stalking and intimidating a women from his own party?

 

[syn]

This on CBC website. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toron...andidate-ripudaman-dhillon-lawsuits-1.4690320


Lawsuits allege Brampton PC candidate defrauded would-be immigrants
Immigration consultant Ripudaman Dhillon is running for PCs in Brampton North

It's almost as though you can't be a PC candidate unless you have a history of corruption.

 

[Adjei]

From the Statement of Claim via link.

View attachment 145987

...and Doug wants to run Ontario as he does with the family business, Deco? No, thanks.

And this tool has the audacity to criticize others, you can't run your own damn business but you want to come and run this province?

 

[Hopkins123]

Because the Liberals, propped up by the NDP, have been doing such a great job stewarding the Ontario economy:

http://www.debtclock.ca/provincial-debtclocks/ontario/ontario-s-debt/

 

[salsa]

Because the Liberals, propped up by the NDP, have been doing such a great job stewarding the Ontario economy:

http://www.debtclock.ca/provincial-debtclocks/ontario/ontario-s-debt/

Quit pretending that you actually care about the debt.

https://globalnews.ca/news/4245631/doug-ford-pcs-deficit-economists/

 

[Hopkins123]

I can’t believe Ontario is seriously considering making this moron their Premier!

LOL! The NDP and Liberal war rooms right now:

 

[King of Kensington]

Hopkins is a Ford cultist, not a "fiscal conservative."

 

[JGHali]

LOL! The NDP and Liberal war rooms right now:

And your many claims of "impartiality" or being "nonpartisan"?

...

 

[Hopkins123]

Hopkins is a Ford cultist, not a "fiscal conservative."

And your many claims of "impartiality" or being "nonpartisan"?...

Sorry guys, just having a bit of fun. The world won't come to an end if Ford's elected, that's all I'm trying to say. And if the scrutiny he's being put under now is sustained, how much damage could he possibly cause? Trump can't sneeze and the media and even members of his own party don't attack him. I just want real change, for a change.

 

[JGHali]

We're rather well acquainted with the kind of "change" offered by Ford, cf. Toronto 2010-2014.