My good pal, Brian Crowley, leader of the Macdonald Laurier Institute, a supposed non-partisan think tank in Ottawa, recently gave a speech entitled, Why is good policy toxic politics? He was referring to the issue of the HST in BC.
Near the end of the speech he said, "The question of who made the mess is now secondary to the question of who is going to clean it up. In this regard it falls to all of us first to defend the HST on its merits and second to defend the decision to introduce it. But third, we must hold our politicians to a higher standard and ourselves as well, and reward those who speak frankly to us about hard choices before they have secured our votes."
I hope and expect that Brian has the integrity to tell that to the leader of the Ontario Conservatives! Hudak has been all over the map on this issue. He supported it - he hated it - he will cancel it - he will gut it - God knows what other position he can take. Perhaps he can take the position that it is good for Ontario and Ontarians? And pigs will fly.
Go get 'em, Brian.
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