Reality is finally setting in for the Liberals. They are seeing a big blue tide rolling towards them and are desperate to stop it. Unfortunately, they brought it on themselves and it's unlikely that they can do anything. Federally, Trudeau is heading down the same path, but we'll have to wait another year before the national parties start sparring.
In the meantime...
In this shamelessly skewed article, the author attempts to put doubt in the minds of voters. It won't work, but it is expected that he and others will try. Defeat will only come if the PCs repeat what happened in the past. So far, Ford seems to be sticking to the message.
The big chuckle is the underlined para. After all the gloom and doom predictions, the author admits that the PCs will win a 'huge majority'.
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Uniting progressives to defeat Doug Ford
Liberal, NDP and some Green voters fear a Tory victory will harm key Ontario social policies, writes Bob Hepburn.
For voters who care deeply about progressive policies and values in Ontario, it’s not too early to start thinking about how to stop Doug Ford from becoming the province’s next premier.
With a series of polls showing Ford-led Conservatives headed for a majority victory, voters who normally support the Liberals, New Democrats or Green Party are facing a tough personal decision — to vote for their favourite party or vote strategically for the candidate who has the best chance of defeating the Tory candidate in their riding.
It’s a critical moment for these voters who, to the delight of Ford Nation fans, are deeply distressed at the prospect of a Ford victory.
Progressive voters fear that if Ford wins the June 7 election, he likely will move quickly to dismantle, gut or sideline many of the socially progressive programs put in place over the past 15 years.
Indeed, they foresee a replay of the Mike Harris regime, during which Ontario paid a huge price in weakened social services, cutbacks in hospitals and schools and sweeping tax cuts that to this day still adversely affect the province’s ability to properly fund essential programs.
Unlike Ford, progressives share a belief in bringing people together, strengthening our social programs and finding the right balance between sound fiscal management and forward-looking policies.
In Ford, though, they see a my-road-or-the-highway politician who deliberately and cynically turns people against one another, creates scapegoats in “elites” and who threatens to reopen divisive debates on abortion, sex-ed curriculum, social equity and help for welfare recipients.
At this stage, it’s obvious that neither the Liberals, NDP nor Greens have much hope of leading even a minority government. In fact, both the Liberals and NDP stand a good chance of losing enough seats to give the Conservatives a huge majority.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/sta...uniting-progressives-to-defeat-doug-ford.html
In the meantime...
In this shamelessly skewed article, the author attempts to put doubt in the minds of voters. It won't work, but it is expected that he and others will try. Defeat will only come if the PCs repeat what happened in the past. So far, Ford seems to be sticking to the message.
The big chuckle is the underlined para. After all the gloom and doom predictions, the author admits that the PCs will win a 'huge majority'.
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Uniting progressives to defeat Doug Ford
Liberal, NDP and some Green voters fear a Tory victory will harm key Ontario social policies, writes Bob Hepburn.
For voters who care deeply about progressive policies and values in Ontario, it’s not too early to start thinking about how to stop Doug Ford from becoming the province’s next premier.
With a series of polls showing Ford-led Conservatives headed for a majority victory, voters who normally support the Liberals, New Democrats or Green Party are facing a tough personal decision — to vote for their favourite party or vote strategically for the candidate who has the best chance of defeating the Tory candidate in their riding.
It’s a critical moment for these voters who, to the delight of Ford Nation fans, are deeply distressed at the prospect of a Ford victory.
Progressive voters fear that if Ford wins the June 7 election, he likely will move quickly to dismantle, gut or sideline many of the socially progressive programs put in place over the past 15 years.
Indeed, they foresee a replay of the Mike Harris regime, during which Ontario paid a huge price in weakened social services, cutbacks in hospitals and schools and sweeping tax cuts that to this day still adversely affect the province’s ability to properly fund essential programs.
Unlike Ford, progressives share a belief in bringing people together, strengthening our social programs and finding the right balance between sound fiscal management and forward-looking policies.
In Ford, though, they see a my-road-or-the-highway politician who deliberately and cynically turns people against one another, creates scapegoats in “elites” and who threatens to reopen divisive debates on abortion, sex-ed curriculum, social equity and help for welfare recipients.
At this stage, it’s obvious that neither the Liberals, NDP nor Greens have much hope of leading even a minority government. In fact, both the Liberals and NDP stand a good chance of losing enough seats to give the Conservatives a huge majority.
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/sta...uniting-progressives-to-defeat-doug-ford.html
