http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/provincial-tory-support-rises-118730729.html
In the wake of their Hydro lies, more tax cuts in Saskatchewan, watching our youth move to Sask, and preparing for five years of deficits while the economy is growing, it's little shock to me that the NDP are flailing in the polls.
Flailing or failing? Perhaps a bit of both?
ReplyDeleteFlaiing and failing. The left are really out in force today on the boards. They're really upset about this poll.
ReplyDeleteFunny how NDP supporters like to manipulate the thumbs up/down feature. Someone has got too many accounts and too much free time on their hands.
ReplyDeletethey actually think that will make a difference... it's clearly organized by party insiders... probably by Orange herself
ReplyDeleteBlue Rod, has anyone told you that you seem quite paranoid. You do know that winning the provincial government will probably be awful for the PC Party for a few reasons:
ReplyDeleteA) Canada's household debt crisis will probably come to reckoning within the next four years.
B) If there is going to be a second dip in the global reccession, it will probably occur within the next four years.
C)Austerity measures that the Cameron inspired McFadyen push for will probably hurt recovery and hurt the long term party image.
I'd also like to ask you what evidence you have to suggest NDP mismanagement rather than the fact that a lot of oil was recently discovered in Saskatchewan is responsible for the province's emmigration.
Gosh you're right Analyst. Maybe the NDP should pass a law in the next couple of months saying only they should be able to run the province.
ReplyDeleteIf not...
A - You claim Canada's household debt crisis is about to come to a head. So what? Is the NDP somehow magically more capable of being able to cope compared to the Conservatives?
B - Another recession coming? Again, so what? With Manitoba diversified economy and staggering number of civil servants, we're practically recession proof? Except for all that debt we continue to rack up. Oh well - let's make our kids pay for it, right?
C - McFadyen will introduce austerity measures because.. you know, the only places I can find Hugh's name and the word austerity together is in NDP-friendly blogs.
As for NDP mismanagement in the past 10 years... Well I'd say high taxes are chasing away our youth and preventing investment in our own oil and mining sector, something the NDP probably doesn't mind for some reason. Probally to keep the population down. Let's see, what else... oh, they got that sweetheart deal from Elections Manitoba regarding their scam with unionized workers. Must be nice to be friends with everyone down at Elections Manitoba. Let's see, what else. Oh, Crocus. That one stinks. Manitoba Hydro and bipole III? Yah, I'm with the group of engineers, not the politicians thanks. Let's see, our debt has risen despite "balancing" the budget. They raided MB Hydro like it was a piggy bank, saddling it with yet more debt. Regional health authorities have grown bloated and are taking money away from front-line services. Rural Manitoba means highway medicine these days - even for large centres with new hospitals.
Oh, and they're planning on five years of deficits while the economy is growing. And they have no plans to get us from being a have-not province - a crime considering how many natural resources we have to develop.
That's just off the top of my head - perhaps others can list a few more reasons the NDP have to go.
PS - we have a lot of oil too. And coal. And I'm sure there's potash up north as well. Too bad those high taxes scare investors away...
oh and I guess MPI has been overcharging us for years. I wonder do we get interest on the rebate money?
ReplyDeleteBefore continuing, let me say that you completely misread my first two statements, which said absolutely nothing about who would be "better" to run the Province in the case of a household debt and reccessionary crisis. But, incidentally, I do think the PCs would be worse given their proclivity towards immediate deficit cutting (I'd also like to point you to the fact that most governments around the developed world are running deficits thanks to the business cycle).
ReplyDeleteAs for austerity, David Cameron didn't run on that before initiating it and Gary Filmon didn't run on privatizing MTS. Given their ideological and corporate interest backings, however, it was pretty damn likely that they would.
Furthermore, making claims about who'll politically take a bigger hit in the next four years has next to nothing to do with mandatory laws installing one party perpetually in government. Try to come up with less outlandish strawmen next time.
That's awesome. Don't vote PC because of what they might do.
ReplyDeleteI'm not voting NDP because of what they did do, thanks.
So basically you're saying we should compare the present NDP gov't record to the non-existent record of the future PC government? Thanks for the insightfulness. Based on this principle I hereby announce my run for City Mayor on a Platform of making Winnipeg a world class city where taxes are low, population is large, roads are everywhere yet pollution is non-existent, taxes are low yet services are great, and milk & honey flow through the Red River.
ReplyDeleteAnd, no, I'm basing "don't vote PC" on what they did in the 90's and what parties with a similar base and ideology to them are doing in Britian.
That's some interesting logic to say the least
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