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Saturday June 14, 2008
I was reading the newspaper during breakfast on the weekend and the topic of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty returning for a third term came up. Now this has gotten me thinking... Should McGuinty be re-elected?
McGuinty has been Ontario Liberal Leader since 1996 and the party has sailed to an easy victory in the most recent election after the Progressive Conservatives were left deeply divded over their leader John Tory's contoroversial campaign promsied to extend public funding to religions schools. The Liberals won 71 of the provincial legislature' 107 seats.
However, as Ontario's economy weakens, McGuinty's premiership is tested before votes return to the polls in 2011.
Recently more than 200, 000 manufacturing jobs have vanished in recent year in Ontario. the auto secotr, long the engine that fuelled prosperity in Canada's manufacturing heartland, has been particularly hard hit.
McGuinty has acknowledged to reporters that the province is facing challenging economic times and he is not concerned with the votes in three years.
"That's not what really the thing that keeps me awake at night."
Rather, he is more concerned about the familes whose breadwinners have lost their jobs and whether his governement is doing enough to provide opportunities for them to find new employement.
"They(the voters) want to know what I can do and what I should do immediately in order to help manage some of the dislocation that's taking place.
McGuinty has led us through hard times and so far I think he's done a decent job so far and he should lead us for the the third time... what do you think?
-SW
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It is hard for me to comment on how effective Dalton McGuinty has been as Ontario's premier. One thing I do like though, especially being a student, is that I heard on the news that he is planning to invest more money into education.
I posted a comment on my blog about this issue as well, and on it I mentioned that I read the some of the comments that people had posted regarding an article on his seeking another term.
Not one single comment posted was positive. All expressed disgust at the idea and even insulted him.
I guess we will have to wait and see what other choices we have come election time.
McGuinty should definitely seek a third term. The Ontario economy has shrunk, yes, but not due to mismanagement by the provincial government. In my opinion McGuinty plans with a view to the longterm future, not to the next election only. He makes good decisions, makes things happen,
and generally keeps politics off the front page newspapers. That's a good sign.
I am see the point you guys are trying to make, and especially to Jeff's point on the more money into education. As students such things would greatly affect us. But whehter or not these things come to past or not will have to be seen at a later date. And I agree with nataraj, McGuinty looks towards the long run of things rather than the short run which shows that he has to some extent. foresight.
-SW
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