PTL. We have a PC Majority government in Ontario. No more Kathleen Wynne, no liberals to tax us to death. Now it’s lower taxes, lower gas prices and a smaller Hydro Bill. The hydro bill affects me too, as someone who rents a room inside a house because my landlord ultimately pays for hydro but if he paying some ridiculous amount, well my rent goes up to help pay for it. Anyways, it hasn’t taken long for the Toronto Star to start taking it’s shots at the new Premier designate Doug Ford. He hasn’t even been sworn in yet. This piece is on Proportional Representation. It tells what Queens Park would look like in a PR system. Here’s what it actually looks like. PC 76, NDP 40, Liberals 7, Green 1.

The headline read: ” Election results revive calls for change” The PC’s had 40.6% of support. They won 76 Seats. If you read the column, you never hear of who’s calling for a change to a PR system. No names, or organization. What it says is that these things are well, going to happen somewhere else. In Quebec and B.C. This may be a legitimate cause to write a column about it. But, I don’t think it’s going to happen that way. No proportional system. Not this year. But I think the Star is mad now that Doug Ford is going to be Premier. For that, I would stop reading their newspaper.

The Star “complains” that Doug Ford now has control over all of Ontario, with less than half the people who voted for him. He also didn’t have interest in changing to a PR system. But, he hasn’t even had a chance. It says “with a clear majority of 60 per cent on the outside looking in,” one could argue the liberals who won in 2014 with 37.6% of the vote. 58 Seats. They had more than 60% of voters who didn’t vote for them. That includes me. Any complaints there? No. Not a word. And then you could ask the question,

What if the liberals won on Thursday night?

I dare venture a guess that none of this would have been printed in a Toronto Star newspaper. I don’t think anyone is interested in a PR system here in Ontario. And a newly elected PC Government shouldn’t be blamed for it either. I personally am not interested in changing our current system. Because in this past election, I volunteered to work as a Scrutineer and I saw first hand what exactly goes into democratic system.

The People at Elections Ontario are very skilled and experienced and dedicated to making sure our democracy is done accurately. Every ballot is accounted for. Nothing is forgotten or left behind. The same can be said about Elections Canada. There’s no need for change. It’s excellent. I’d like to see if there’s a  Toronto Star reporter that has anything to say about the people in our electoral system. If so, he might end up getting himself shot. It’s impossible to be telling the truth when or even to form an opinion if you have a newspaper that supports a liberal over a Conservative. My opinion is, don’t read it, don’t buy it. From this point on, it’s Doug Ford. Take care.