narduch
Senior Member
Right on cue from the Star. This is why Scheer is screwed in Ontario.
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PM Justin Trudeau's Canada
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lenaitch
Senior Member
The authority for any level of government to do anything is by enacting laws. Under the Constitution, the federal government has exclusive jurisdiction to enact criminal law so, by definition, all federal law is 'criminal law'. But not every piece of legislation creates offences and those that do must clearly state so (i.e. 'everyone who does x if guilty of an offence'). I haven't looked at it in a while, but I doubt the Conflict of Interest Act creates offences. It empowers the Commissioner to conduct an investigation and table a report of findings. Period.
lenaitch
Senior Member
I'm certainly no Constitutional law expert, but the way I read the relevant sections of the Criminal Code, they would have to change the legislation.
This highlights one of the problems with our system of having the same person being both the Attorney General and Minister of Justice (and member of Cabinet). There's a division of power between the Executive (Cabinet), Legislative (Parliament) and Judicial branches of governance, and I'm not comfortable with one having non-legislated sway over another. The 'affair' wasn't even an action of the Executive; it was driven by the PMO and there is no legal authority vested in that office that I am aware of.
Jasmine18
Senior Member
I question has Ontario ever had good governance provincially?
Like I do agree Wynne had a lot of social programs but it pretty much was driven by tons of debt and increased taxes and then Dalton was likely the most corrupt politician this province has seen.
Mike Harris did cuts and the province really seems to hate Bob Rae.
Like I do agree Wynne had a lot of social programs but it pretty much was driven by tons of debt and increased taxes and then Dalton was likely the most corrupt politician this province has seen.
Mike Harris did cuts and the province really seems to hate Bob Rae.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
Fiscally speaking, none in my adult life time (I'm 48). Harris made cuts, but also sold off future assets (Hwy 407), like Wynne selling off Hydro One. Soon they'll be nothing to sell.
Videodrome
Senior Member
I was a kid during the Rae days and then in high school when Mike Harris was in power. Needless to say, I developed a severe dislike for that era of PC politics.
My first protest rally was under Bill Davis. Good times.
BurlOak
Senior Member
Harris was likely the best Premier in your lifetime then.
After 5 years of Rae, it is amazing how quickly Harris got Ontario back on its feet. Basically, both Ontario and Canada were near debt walls. Both federal and provincial cut spending and cut transfer payments. They both cancelled a few big projects (helicopters and Eglinton subway). But they got people to work, and economies recovered - although it took until Ontario took over it's traditional role as the economic engine of Canada before the federal numbers improved as well.
If not for the Adscam and a couple of other major scandals in the Chretien government - it would have been remembered as one of the best in Canadian history.
(It truly was amazing how self-centred the teachers were and how they tried to brainwash their children. I'm hoping that brainwash effect should wear off pretty soon for you.)
picard102
Senior Member
That's laughable.
tiffer24
Senior Member
Both Harris and Ford are such legendary leaders of the Canadian conservative movement--funny how Scheer is too afraid to even mention their names...
narduch
Senior Member
Harris is the 2nd worst Premier in my lifetime. Ford is #1. Im not sure if he can ever be topped.
Northern Light
Superstar
lenaitch
Senior Member
Yup, a wonderful legacy. He essentially threw away about $400 million already spend, ate about $500 million in penalties and tossed the jobs that would have happened because they would have been built in Canada. The SAR helicopters that were ultimately purchased were the exact same thing and the military spces were altered primarily so that wouldn't happen. All ultimately cost Canadian taxpayers more, created zero jobs and forced the military to fly 55 year old aircraft.
Jasmine18
Senior Member
The issue i had with Wynne is that her policies were just all about transfering wealth but not even from the super rich but from anyone who had a decent job to those who dont.
Northern Light
Superstar
Any number of legitimate criticisms could be leveled at Ms. Wynne; but this is not one of them.
Where did you get this idea from?
Her signature policies in her last couple of years:
- Raising the minimum wage (helping those that work)
- Increasing affordable childcare (helping those that work)
- Creating Universal Pharmacare for youth aged 24 and under, and seniors (by removing the deductibles/copays). Children are typically the expense of those who work, seniors may still be working or retired from a life of same.
Where's the big transfer?
- She did not raise social assistance rates faster than inflation; her only change there was to increase asset limits modestly and allow slightly more earnings for those that got a job before benefits were clawed back.
- Basic Income? Only ever a pilot affecting a few thousand, all of whom were previously on ODSP or OW (already on benefits) and the point of the project was to ascertain whether a bit more money, handed out differently would allow
more people to work, FT or PT and to break the cycle of acute poverty.
Just sayin.