Ontario Voters Need Viable Options, Not Useless Blather

Over the next 2 months Ontario voters will have to decide who they want to form the next provincial government. The June election is important in that the Liberals have been there for 15 years and many people feel it may be time for a change. The current political offerings however, based solely on their proposed spending plans, is cause for concern. Forum Research suggested that while the current polarizing positions may appeal to those on the extreme left or right it has created a ‘vacuum in the centre’.

Based on Monday’s throne speech the Liberal platform seems to be edging further to the left making it a challenge to see any meaningful difference between them and the NDP. While not intending to offend our men and women of the navy, the Liberal and NDP plan to spend like a drunken sailor is bound to leave the taxpayer with a big hangover. The PC’s are also likely to create some serious headaches with their proposed uncalculated slash and burn ideas. With the vast majority of voters gravitating to the middle and given the apparent desire for a change in government, the parties, and in particular the PC's, need to place more emphasis on offering what is most appealing to that critical centre mass. Right now, there are no realistically viable options.