The Rae Accord : Part 2
Nearly twenty years ago Bob Rae found himself in an enviable situation (for an NDP-er that is).
He held the balance of power in a Legislature sharply divided between Tory and Grit. Thus was born the Rae Accord, a wish list of socialist crumbs, that were essentially the Liberal's way of slipping them a 5-spot to get in the door. The door to the Premier's office that is. Well greased palms notwithstanding the Liberals were ready willing and able to sell their souls, as it were, to gain the power they craved for so many years. Years later of course this is seen as nothing short of Liberal 101. Do and say and promise anything to get and keep power. At any cost.
Of course we've recently seen history eerily repeat itself as is its wont, when Mr. Rae again submitted his wish list (this time called a "Review")for post-secondary education to the current Liberal Government in Ontario. Greedy little Liberal hands took these recommendations and promised the moon to higher education in Ontario.
This week we witnessed the wind removed from the sails (apparently necessary to feed the Lib's hot air)of local post-secondary institutions ,Laurier Brantford and Mohawk College's Brantford Campus. Together receiving news that their grand plans for a joint Communications facility Project will in fact not be receiveng any Capital funding, which may or may not have been promised amongst much fanfare not so very long ago.
Liberal MPP Dave Levac promises to get to the bottom of this, just as soon as he climbs down from a freshly painted Brantford "The Telephone City" water tower.
Dave's been spotted lately screaming from the scaffolding at motorists that it's not the 403 you're driving on it's the Alexander Graham Bell Expressway, God****it!
Me thinks the fumes have gone to his head.
He held the balance of power in a Legislature sharply divided between Tory and Grit. Thus was born the Rae Accord, a wish list of socialist crumbs, that were essentially the Liberal's way of slipping them a 5-spot to get in the door. The door to the Premier's office that is. Well greased palms notwithstanding the Liberals were ready willing and able to sell their souls, as it were, to gain the power they craved for so many years. Years later of course this is seen as nothing short of Liberal 101. Do and say and promise anything to get and keep power. At any cost.
Of course we've recently seen history eerily repeat itself as is its wont, when Mr. Rae again submitted his wish list (this time called a "Review")for post-secondary education to the current Liberal Government in Ontario. Greedy little Liberal hands took these recommendations and promised the moon to higher education in Ontario.
This week we witnessed the wind removed from the sails (apparently necessary to feed the Lib's hot air)of local post-secondary institutions ,Laurier Brantford and Mohawk College's Brantford Campus. Together receiving news that their grand plans for a joint Communications facility Project will in fact not be receiveng any Capital funding, which may or may not have been promised amongst much fanfare not so very long ago.
Liberal MPP Dave Levac promises to get to the bottom of this, just as soon as he climbs down from a freshly painted Brantford "The Telephone City" water tower.
Dave's been spotted lately screaming from the scaffolding at motorists that it's not the 403 you're driving on it's the Alexander Graham Bell Expressway, God****it!
Me thinks the fumes have gone to his head.
posted by Free Enterpriser at
9/05/2005
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