Ontario election

Well the Ontario Provincial election is well under way, and maybe the liberals and left wing media are conceding defeat. In the federal election earlier this year, we saw a serious blue wave sweep it's way through the heart of Toronto, including the riding where I live. Roxanne James is the Conservative MP in Scarborough. What will we see in this up coming election? More success I hope, and a Conservative movement that will sweep Canada. I believe we need a Conservative movement so Canadians, in future generations will have a viable alternative to the liberal and even the NDP brand. It will prove that we are strong and free. And so I'm glad we've had this Conservative movement.

Unfortunetely, I'm not able to help in this election because I'm so busy with my job, as well as volunteer work at the Church. I will vote Conservative, which if there is three Conservative leaders (Rob Ford, Stephen Harper and the future Tim Hudak), well, I guess the left wing Toronto Star will have it's hands full trying to look down on these three. It'll take a while. lol. Let us look forward to the future, and see the results, even in the heart of downtown Toronto. You'll see that the liberal brand isn't everything. People can except change. The latest:

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/provincialelection/article/1055598--how-the-liberals-lost-toronto

Maybe God bless you.

Ontario, Liberals new ad

I found on the Transit subway line here in Toronto a new advertisement on the liberal environmental record these past eight years (has it been that long). Among the mentions is the "closing of coal plants" Well the truth is Ontario is still dependent on coal. It in fact gets it's coal from other places. Just read The NOW column it quotes in this advertisement.

So in this excerpt, I believe it's important in testing the credibility of each of these quotes, to see if it is telling the truth. So, I did some digging.

If you look at one side of the brochure, it calls the NDP policy on the environment "OFF TRACK:" NDP Abandons The Environment.

I have not put these in their right order just so you can see the truth. You should take a look.

The brochure says:

(The NDP has) "All but given up on voters who place a premium on green policies" Quoted by Adam Radwanski, Globe & Mail, July 15, 2011.

A closer look reveals that you have to search for this excerpt. I found it on-line. A search for Adam Radwanski in the paper version of it reveals nothing.

"The NDP plan... barely touches on the environment" Globeandmail.com, June 26, 2011

If it was nearly impossible to find the first quote, what are the chances of finding this one? it was quoted on-line nearly one month ago, so how do we find the truth of it?

"the NDP is wandering from it's commitment to equity, environment" NOW Toronto, July 7, 2011

This one was relatively easy to find, on page 15 of the NOW Magazine. This is about the only one that I thought had some credibility to it.

There is also a quote from the David Suzuki Foundation. I looked at the foundation's web site and did not find it, but perhaps I could have searched a little deeper.

On the other side of the advertisement, it certainly shows David Suzuki supporting Dalton McGuinty.

"I'm offering an endorsement of what Mr. McGuinty has done, absolutely. This is a great plan. Any party would be foolish to talk about abandoning it." David Suzuki

He is supporting the liberals, not the NDP, and certainly not a Conservative Government. Yet, when you look at past leaders, you can find former PM Brian Mulroney who was considered the most environmental Prime Minister of all time. Not Jean Chretien or Lester B. Pearson.

I believe it should be noted that Conservatives HAVE a environmental policy. And it's a good one. Stephen Harper believes in saving the environment. So do all of us. But it doesn't include things like Kyoto, or some cap and trade system where we trade credits with other countries.

Let's be realistic. We ALL need to do our part. People, Politicians, you and me need to contribute to save the environment. To save our planet.

About the quotes, I think this is just Dalton McGuinty and the liberals doing everything they can to stay in power. I believe you can find the quotes, but it takes a lot to find them. I don't think they will help him very much.

Take care.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper with Conservative MP Roxanne James (Scarborough Centre) Toronto. Also my riding.

Congratulations Roxanne, on a job well done!

http://www.meetup.com/Scarborough-Centre-Conservative-Party/members/12938905/

Still confident

As I wrote in an earlier post, I was confident of a Tory Majority, and well, I still am. The liberals are starting to make the issue of Healthcare. Remember when it wasn't an issue? lol. We have to remember that the Opposition brought down the government over an issue of ethics. But we don't seem to be hearing about that now. In the latest attack ads, it says says, Stephen Harper cannot be trusted with healthcare, but the evidence shows over the past five years that healthcare has been maintained, by the Conservative government. It also shows that Paul Martin and the liberals cut $25 billion, so who are they to talk.

Can the Liberals be trusted with our health

In one word, NO, they can't. And the evidence proves it. But maybe there should be changes to healthcare, like a privatized system to go along with our public system. So nobody is left out.

Anyways, there have been a some surprises in this election. One being a coalition, Stephen Harper who separated himself from the others and said that this is the budget. Or in other words, A Conservative Majority, vs. a coalition with the three amigos (Iggy, Layton and Duceppe). You know, Harper may be this shy introvert guy, but he's not afraid to step on someone, to get what he wants. Like maybe when there's a Majority to be had. I think he may be very confident in himself. He's a smart politician.
Actually, I always one of the smartest politicians there ever was, was Jean Chretien.

There's one more surprise, and it is Jack Layton. He's doing well.
I am still confident of a Majority. We will see pretty soon.

The latest:
http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/afterlife/4663377/story.html

Harper's scary again

The blog post seems to be working again. Thankfully. Here is a post I wanted to put out recently, but was unable to.

Where have we seen or heard this before. Harper's scary. Except, this time, it's Harper being scary. So much so, they say he needs a majority to stave off separation. Huh?

So let me get this straight. Harper needs a Majority so Quebec doesn't separate. Wasn't it enough that we heard this same media accuse Harper of being too pro-american, doesn't want healthcare, anti-Ontario, anti-this, anti-that, would tear up the healthcare agreement, would bring legislation to get Quebec out of the Country. I remember a liberal commercial in 2004 that said, if Stephen Harper was the Prime Minister, Canadian troops would be fighting in Iraq. As well as our streets. Did we see it? We know the answer too that. Forget that Stanfield could walk on water, but can't swim. That's media.

But unfortunetely, image, is almost everything. And when you have Left-wing media, like the Toronto Star, They certainly don't deserve stars for this story, you can only respond and say, that Stephen Harper is not scary, that a lot of this spam you hear is garbage.

There needs to be us Tory bloggers, to give opinion, perspective, and truth, of what is really going on.

The only way to counter these left wing media outlets, is to have more right wing media opinion. We won't win by getting rid of them, or changing their opinion, we need to build more.

One thing that didn't seem to get much attention in this last budget, was the fact that there was additional funding for the CBC. But as you've seen and will continue to see for the rest of this campaign is, the CBC is giving Harper a hard time. If the Tories gain a Majority, you won't see tensions rise over separation, you won't see a fearful PM. I think the PM should "clean house" at the CBC building in Toronto. And a re-writing of the CRTC laws governing media that allows for alternative opinion. There is some right wing opinion, but not enough. There needs to be more.
And this is why people need to see and read us bloggers. From the liberal star's opinion, here is the latest:

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/976728--pm-s-cynical-scare-tactics

12 point Conservative lead

That's pretty good. But I remember a recent poll that showed the Tories at 39.9% so that's down. It's still not enough for a Majority. The only good news I've heard about that recently is that the Conservatives are actually "targeting" specific ridings. Like for example, Ruby Dhalla and Brampton-Springdale, who won by just over 800 votes. I'm not sure if these polls reflect the true sense of voter mood, but I just hope they know what they are doing.
If this is true, some things have to stay the same.

First: They must win every seat that they currently own.

Second: They must reach out to those ridings where they were second and where the margin of victory was the closest.

Third: They must put a Candidate who's got an excellent chance of winning.

There was one Alberta seat that they lost. To I'm sure a lot of people surprise, it was won by the NDP. They should try to win that back. Let's hope they can do it. '

Here we go:
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/04/19/tories-hit-home-stretch-with-12-point-lead-over-liberals-poll/

liberal red book

Statism: A program or viewpoint that looks to the State for resolution of social and moral problems rather then individual effort.

The liberal policy seen on it's website; http://www.liberal.ca/ is just full of ideas of how it wants to run things. There is a page that says: Liberals believe governments can be and must be, a positive force in the lives of citizens. Later it says:

"The federal public service is in need of renewal across its full range of functions, not just in front-line delivery. But its challenges have been greatly aggravated in recent years by the Harper government’s distrust of professional public servants. Conservatives have publically attacked, fired or forced into resignation officials who acted responsibly, or offered expert advice, well-informed opinion and sound technical analysis they found inconvenient."

But actually if you read the Commentary of the National Post in the past, you will find that the Public Service has actually increased under the Harper Government. What Michael Igantieff and the liberals are saying in the policy is, we'll increase it even more. "Under liberal leadership, the federal government will return to it's long established roll as a strong partner in health and healthcare" liberal policy statement.

"While Provinces and Territories are struggling with escalating costs, it's far from clear that more money is the only solution." quoted from liberal website

What they suggest is more accountablility, more value for the tax buck. What I suggest is: Can they? Can anyone? They say that healthcare is becoming more expensive with more escalating costs, yet if you read just above that, it says a liberal government will cover, home care and drug coverage which I believe is pharmaceutical, as well as mental health and palliative care (whatever that is).

Question. If costs are going up, why are we promising to spend more?

Our healthcare system is not set up for saving money. It is full of employees who are unionized, governments with billions to spend, laws which they say are there to protect us, but are really there so we don't go anywhere else for treatment. Our healthcare system is really a monopoly.

If you look above, I included the meaning of Statism. One look at the liberal red book, and you can see how it wants to be that State. I leave you with this. Take care.

Have a great day.

Private Healthcare vs. Public

On the election trail, the three panel of experts talk about the issue that no one is talking about. Healthcare. It may not be an issue because we as Canadians have become use to a free medicare system and are not expecting it to disappear. However, Tasha Kheiriddin argues in her post and in her book (Rescuing Canada's Right), that this needs to be addressed. Liberals would naturally make make this an election issue, which they would have an issue. Jack and the NDP would almost be flaborgasted, if or when this happened.

The evidence is plain:Continued spending growth in not sustainable



I believe this will eventually become true. It will be too expensive to sustain healthcare. Which is why we will need a private healthcare system. If the Tories are still in power, they will no doubt feel the flack from the Oppostion, and maybe even the electorate. In 1993, the liberals made the big argument of the GST. Eventually, when Jean Chretien became PM, he promised to get rid of it. Did he? absolutely not. And if it comes down to let's say, PMSH moving to a more private healthcare system, they will naturally feel the flack of the Oppostion liberals, who in turn will promise to restore healthcare, only to get elected again and guess what, they don't. Which is just like on a lot of other election promises "I'll get rid of the GST" Jean Chretien "I won't raise your taxes, but I won't lower them either." Dalton McGuinty It is my opinion that the Tories should fight them on this issue. Liberals always break promises. History proves it, when you go back to Trudeau. Taking Sides Tasha Kheiriddin is right about one thing. This will be in stark contrast to the liberals and the NDP policy. She calls it, a winning hand. I don't think so, though she is very smart. Very intelligent. But it shouldn't be an issue in this current election campaign. If nobody's talking about it, don't mention it. Brian Mulroney spoke publicly about wanting to "replace" the Manufactorers sales tax but he never mentioned he would do it by bringing in the GST. We should try to be realistic. Think about this. Let us say that Jack Layton or Michael Igantieff became PM. They put additional funding for healthcare. Does that mean that the problem is solved? That more doctors will be there on the front lines, wait times will be shorter, more equipment, more specialists, more everything? It'll all be there tomorrow, or this month or this year. Problem solved.

"Money isn't everything"

All that any government can do is send more "money." And that's it, and money isn't everything. It doesn't change things overnight.

We should remember one thing about Paul Martin and the '95 budget. He and the liberals did cut healthcare spending to the provinces, by $25 billion dollars. So, even the liberals are not perfect when it comes to healthcare spending, they may not want to get rid of it, but they can do without it too. Which is why we've seen so many liberal broken promises. Not just any promises but things that may have decided the outcome of an election. The Conservatives should argue this too. And wait for the outcome, of what happens after the liberals are elected. Nothing changed.

Here is the post: http://www.nationalpost.com/news/This+week+election+trail/4579582/story.html

What the Toronto Star says

The Toronto Star says Stephen Harper is stealing the spotlight on the economy. But let's get this straight, Stephen Harper has a degree in economics so he should be the best man to manage the economy right? Let's look at the Liberal Star and it' s Opinion. It says that Harper's been " a competent economic manager, but not an outstanding one." Is that what he's suppose to be? Outstanding? What about Michael Ignatieff, or Dalton McGuinty and the Ontario liberals, are they perfect. Not really, because he's running a deficit. To continue, Fiscal discipline: It says there was a $13 billion dollar surplus when the Tories took power, further, they compare the Government to a Chief Executive in charge of a Company, What I'd like to know is, how do you compare any Government spending to a Corporation or a CEO facing tough questions? If the business looses money, it would eventually, if not now, go bankrupt, A Government would raise taxes. It doesn't go out of business. Further, If his predecessor did have a 13 billion surplus, doesn't that prove that taxes were to high to begin with. Next: It says economic growth in Canada was at 3.2%. Lower then the U.S. Australia, and Mexico. What I would like to say is this: Is that important? The point is there was growth. That's still a lot better then a lot of other places around the World. Later: In it's topic of "Recession" it gives credit to Jean Chretien and liberals for it's banking regulations. Can we really be surprised by that. The Commentary concludes with Harper's performance being mixed. It says could've been worse, but with it's many advantages, it could have done better. I think it proves that this liberal newspaper is just trying to do it's best to bring back a liberal Government. I don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. Maybe the question to be asked is, how many more seats will the Conservatives win? Ever since when Stephen Harper stepped onto the political scene, the seat total has gone up, up, up. In 2004, it had 99 seats, 2006, 123 seats, 2008, 147 seats, 2011, ? Maybe a Majority. Pretty soon, we'll find out. It can be said also that the Toronto Star Opinion can be mixed. It says that Stephen Harper's management of the economy is not exactly outstanding, but it what about Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty's record. I'm sure it will be endorsing McGuinty this coming October. http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/article/967931--the-conservative-record-sharing-credit-on-the-economy

Painting it all Blue

Well, with a Provincial election looming and McGuinty's numbers dwindling (the latest is that he stands at 16% in popularity), it looks like we may have a new Premier in the name of Tim Hudak. Good news, people in this City, Province and Country are finally giving the Right, a chance to manage things. Everything the Left does is expensive, which is why you hear things lines like "tax me, I'm Canadian", or lines which I made up like "tax me even more, I live in Toronto." I never liked that License Renewal Tax. Now, the left wing media, The Star, The Globe are criticizing Mayor Rob Ford for the loss of revenue for cutting the car tax. It says he's lost about $64 million. What I say is, "Is there anybody who like it?. I didn't. That was the most unfair tax grab out there. There's one other thing people don't like, actually, two things. No three. One is hydro rates, which is downright outrageous in this Province. People, are paying over $100 bucks a month. It gets worse with the HST added in. My Cell phone, along with everything else, including my grocery bill, has gone up dramatically. Let's not forget the price of gas, and what the HST has done to that. Ever since July/10, when this tax came in, the price of gas has jumped to over a dollar a litre. In the beginning, it was about $1.03. Today, it's $1.19 per. This can really come back to hurt the McGuinty liberals, because people are not only mad, they are reminded (everytime they put gas in the car), of the tax. They also remember David Miller and his car tax, and Paul Martin and the Sponsorship Scandal, which is why we are anxious to paint everything blue.

What may be different about this coming campaign is how the Tories are faring in Toronto. Traditionally, Tories of any level, whether Municipal, Provincial, or Federally have not fared well in the GTA. I think the last federal seat in to be owned by a Conservative in Toronto was in the 1988 election, which the Progressive Conservatives won quite easily. Provincially, it's been better, but still not that good. But now, the latest poll has the Provincial Tories in a virtual tie with the liberals. 36% liberals, 32% Tories. That's just in Toronto. The Tories have nearly a ten point lead Province wide.

One more thing, We're seeing it now, what with the left wing media (eg. Toronto Star), taking it's shots at Jason Kenney and his letterhead, their issue with "Ford Nation" as well as Hazel McCallion who they've been shooting at all along. With a lot of people moving to the Right, you can be sure that, that liberal supporting media outlet will have it's hands full with Tim Hudak as Premier, Rob Ford as Mayor and Stephen Harper, Prime Minister. Just watch as they talk about how everything that's wrong , how everything is a crisis, how the government needs to act, or not doing enough, better yet, how they take their shots at the Police. I'm glad we live in a City that people can see through the media hype, and can make an informed decision. We can decide on who actually is the best to lead this City, this Province, this Country into the future. It doesn't always have to be Tories. I mean, even Tories mess up once in a while. Still, we have confidence. Here's the latest,

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/Hudak+surges+Toronto+poll+says/4381126/story.html