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Arrogant Paul Martin blames Harris for Ontario tax increases
Paul Martin may have come to Toronto to talk about the waterfront. But there’s little doubt he’ll soon be going from a shore thing to a sure thing – the expected Sunday call of a federal election.
The Prime Minister, while not confirming Ottawa’s worst kept secret about the vote, insists he’s not worried about a potential backlash from the key province of Ontario, after the Grit contingent here raised taxes in the budget, despite a promise not to do so.
And he trotted out what’s becoming an increasingly familiar refrain destined to be heard again and again during the upcoming campaign, designed to placate disgruntled local voters.
“I think it’s pretty clear what happened in Ontario,” he opines. “Mike Harris cut taxes prematurely … He eventually put himself … in a situation where they had to cut services, and they indebted the province. And I think it’s a very strong example of why fiscal prudence is very important when you govern, and you shouldn’t cut taxes unless you can afford them.”
He denies Premier Dalton McGuinty lied to constituents. “I think the voters of Ontario who’ve lived through what they’ve lived through over much of the past decade … understand exactly where the responsibility lies,” he concludes.
If Martin calls the vote as expected this weekend, we’d likely hit the polls on Monday, June 28th.
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