A story by By Stephen Maher Ottawa Bureau of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald and Glen McGregor of The Ottawa Citizen that is headlined in today's Chronicle-Herald shows that more blue ridings got money for everything than ridings that voted for one of the three [sorry Elizabeth May, no seats so you don't count] opposition parties.
Even though the Stephen Harper's only have 46 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons Tory ridings have landed 66 per cent of all projects announced so far under the Harper government's Recreation Infrastructure Canada program, also known as RinC.
Imagine.
Olivia Chow, Dipper MP from Toronto complains that her town doesn't get its fair share; let me say that now her and her husband Jack Layton have formed a coalition with the Conservatives I am certain beaucoup de gravy will float her and Mr. Layton's way.
Still, as it stands downtown Toronto ridings, as in urban Halifax ridings, and in Ottawa Centre, the Conservative candidates came third in the last election, which means the Tories have little hope of winning ridings there, and therefore little reason to court voters with recreation projects.
I am not familiar with the downtown Toronto or Halifax ridings but I have to say if it wasn't for the fact that our MPP, Yasir Naqvi, was a hard working member on the governing benches of the Premier Dalton McGuinty's team Ottawa Centre would be in worse shape than it is now.
WFDS
Dan,
ReplyDeleteWhy do you keep targetting Elizabeth May with derogatory comments? Do you hate her that much? And if so why?
She isn't a threat to any Party, & I'd take her over ANY Con, but you seem to be obsessed with her & I find it difficult to take your posts seriously when you do that. And, no, I'm not a Green. Check out my blog if you don't believe me.
Thanks for the comment PenLan.
ReplyDeleteI guess I target her for the same reason that fighter pilots like shooting down air balloons.
It is easy.
WFDS
haha, it may be an 'easy' target and it sure is funny though too!
ReplyDeleteAn 'easy' target because she is a 'big' target figuratively and literally, lol ;-)