June 6: ‘I hope Mr. Ford will let caution be his guide.’ Readers reflect on the PC victory in Ontario, and other issues
: Given the historically low voter turnout in the Ontario election, the biggest winner may not be so much Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives as the “none-of-the-above” party, which seems to have gained the support of the nearly 60 per cent of potential voters who didn’t cast a ballot in the election. By contrast, Mr. Ford’s “overwhelming” majority rests on the votes of less than 18 per cent of the province’s eligible voters. That outcome might suggest some caution on Mr.
Ontarians are largely centrists in their political hearts – and ruling governments ignore that at their own peril.Doug Ford has learned some lessons during the COVID-19 crisis. Dare I say, he has become a little more centrist and I truly believe he is looking to lead all of Ontario. I don’t have the same feeling about our federal Liberals or Conservatives. They are so focused on being right that they are continuing to polarize Canadians. I hope they sit up and take notice of what just happened in Ontario and perhaps they, too, can learn something.Evident in Doug Ford’s campaign was a leader who was always upbeat.
I hope Mr. Ford will let caution be his guide in his spending, with us having “one of the highest per capita accumulated provincial debts,” safeguarding the “standard of living of future generations” and keeping debt-servicing costs in check. A diminishing of Ontario’s debt-to-GDP ratio over the next four years might even earn him further terms, perhaps exceeding that of the debt-snowballing McGuinty Liberals or even 20th-century premier Bill Davis.
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