The Liberals won power 14 years ago today – this is their record
On the 14th anniversary of this Liberal Government’s first election victory in 2003, the Ontario PCs have assembled a highlight reel of some of the worst Liberal scandals of their reign. In Question Period, the PCs raised different Liberal scandals with every single question.
“The Liberals’ record raises key questions: do Ontarians want the same reckless and politically corrupt government who’s only in it for themselves and their well-connected friends?” asked PC Leader Patrick Brown. “After 14 years of waste, scandal and mismanagement, how can we trust Kathleen Wynne and the Liberals ever again?”
Here are some of the highlights of the Liberal record over the last 14 years:
- The self-interested, secret Hydro One fire sale that is putting Ontario back in the coal business
- Five OPP investigations (here, here, here, here and here)
- Doubling the provincial debt
- Deep cuts to health care
- The loss of hundreds of thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs
- Billion dollar eHealth boondoggle
- Kicking 3,500 children with autism off of the wait list for life-changing IBI therapy
- 600 schools closed or slated for closure
- Millions spent on partisan, taxpayer funded vanity ads the Auditor General would have blocked
- Zero development of the Ring of Fire
- The Cap-and-Trade cash grab that will send billions to California
- Massive tax hikes including the vehicle and license fees and the health tax
- Allowing violent sex offenders on parole to roam the streets unsupervised
- Gas plants scandal that cost $1.1 billion and counting
“Kathleen Wynne’s decisions, driven by what’s best for her and her insider friends, are making it harder for you and your family to get by, wasting your money, and threatening the things we value most like healthcare, education, and services for those in need,” said Brown.