Each appeals to specific voter groups with fixed beliefs that pit one part of the province against the other. Which will do the least damage to the province, hurt fewer people, and have the least harmful impact over the long term? He’ll cut taxes, return “buck-a-beer,” be kinder to small business and put slots back at the racetrack. Corporate welfare is a rich vein of potential savings; lower taxes in return for fewer business breaks would be a fair trade-off. Ontario’s teachers are utterly non-partisan in their militance: they’ve fought with every Tory, Liberal and NDP government going back almost 30 years.

Source: National Post June 06, 2018 14:03 UTC