In which case, never mind Monday’s noontime speech from the throne proclaiming Liberal government promises for care of every kind — expanded dental care, pharmacare, home care, child care, elder care, mental health care and hospital care — with full costing coming in next week’s budget. Which explains why our newly minted leader of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives was a no-show at Queen’s Park for the throne speech, where Wynne and Horwath staked their ground. Doug Ford visited the Ontario legislature on March 12 for the first time since becoming leader of the province’s Progressive Conservatives. Which raises the question: are people interested in progressive policy or are they intent on regressive populism? The polls tell us Ford Nation is in the ascendant, in which case none of the progressive policy proposals matter.

Source: thestar March 19, 2018 22:19 UTC