
06-19-2013 02:06 PM
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/ALERT+Liberal+step+down/8547390/story.html
You're 20 years too late Bob.
Good riddance ya scumbag.
06-19-2013 02:15 PM
If it was a Conservative "people" would be saying he is getting out before they kick him out! What does it mean when it was someone that wanted to be LEADER of the Liberal Party??
06-19-2013 03:17 PM
06-19-2013 05:10 PM
There are rumours that Rae may take a shot a running for mayor of Toronto.
06-21-2013 12:30 PM
"rumours that Rae may take a shot a running for mayor of Toronto"
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Rae said Wednesday that it was a “very difficult decision” to resign, though he will devote himself to his role as chief negotiator for First Nations in northern Ontario, who are in talks with the province about the resource-rich “Ring of Fire” mining area.
http://www.canada.com/news/Liberal+steps+down+devote+himself+aboriginal+role/8547390/story.html
06-21-2013 12:47 PM
06-21-2013 09:48 PM
It is a toss up as to whether Bob Rae or Dalton McGuinty did the most damage to the province of Ontario.
06-21-2013 11:24 PM
06-22-2013 02:12 PM
The big difference between Harris and Mcguinty and |Rae is he kept his promises.
06-22-2013 04:37 PM - edited 06-22-2013 04:37 PM
06-22-2013 06:55 PM
The real difference between Mcguinty, Rae and Harris is that people would re-elect Harris if he ran today.
Alot of the problems that were attributed to Harris were brought on by the gutting of health care from the federal Liberal governmernt.
06-22-2013 07:10 PM
06-23-2013 09:27 AM
At least you knew where you stood with Harris.
Rae and Mcguinty would like to your face and stab you in the back while lying to your face.
06-23-2013 02:51 PM
Harris said what he would do, then he did it in his own dictatorial way, the details of which he had not disclosed. So in essence he stabbed everyone in the back. If Harris said he would save all the birds, people would have cheered! That's until he brought out how he would do it..........by killing everyone's cat.
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06-23-2013 05:19 PM
That may be so, but Harris was still better than either Rae or Mcguinty. Wynne won't be around long enough to do what Rae and Mcguinty.
Qualify as Ontario's worst premier.
06-23-2013 05:31 PM - edited 06-23-2013 05:33 PM
The more and more I look at people, politicians especially, the less and less I care. The people of Ontario and Canada, need to get angry. We're all too complacent. If they ever decide to rise up, I'll be glad to join and go on the front line, but until then, they're a waste of time and effort. We need a total change in our political system for starters. We need to get control of our employees and not allow them to be kings or queens on our time or buck. Right now you live in a city with a mayor who is a disgrace and a council that is more like a gang on PCP. Now I read this morning in the news that they want to cancel the buses on Dundas St. From municipal to Provincial to Federal, the inmates are running the asylum.
06-23-2013 06:36 PM
Not cancel buses on Dundas.
Move them to King and Queens between Wellington and Ridout.
Alot of downtown business owners approve of this move.
06-23-2013 07:19 PM
06-23-2013 08:04 PM
We gain 30 parking spots and get better transit with the buses using the one way streets.
Most stores are like mine and the closest bus stops are half a block away.
That won't change if they take the buses off Dundas.
06-23-2013 08:15 PM
In this day of the internet, it should be possible to provide feedback to any politician, any party, or any party leader almost instantly. Rather than allow politicians to make controversial decisions that affect all of us, maybe we should be the ones making the decisions.
Set up a system of daily on line "votes". Those who vote would have to be on a registered voters list with a unique ID number - possibly your SIN number.
Parliament could debate issues and pass along issues, bills, etc. to be voted on by the general public. Many current operational aspects of government would still be handled by the party in the majority. However, if something is done by the government that the general public does not like - then the public would have an opportunity to call for a public vote - and overrule the government.
I am sure there are lots of flaws in this system. However, it seems like this opportunity for instant feedback to Parliament should be our right. The ruling party (if parties were even necessary) would have to be certain that they were acting in the best interests of the public. Ultimately, the public would have the ability to call a vote of non-confidence and call for a new on line election.
Just saying.................