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| Premier Wynne and Mr. Godfrey |
Residents of Don Valley West will be watching their MPP carefully to see how she intends to shape her platform for a general election which seems more and more inevitable. A story today in the Ottawa Citizen by Joanne Chianello described the premier’s concerns about the direction of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG). Specifically, the wholesale slaughter of the horse racing industry by Mr. McGuinty is troubling her. The story suggests quite strongly that she is considering replacing the architect of that move, OLG Chairman Paul Godfrey. It’s a tricky field because horse racing is not cheap. The public can’t afford to subsidize the purses. Such a reversal would however be very popular policy in rural Ontario. Once again we see the folly of debt. It makes us do things we really don’t want to do. Also this week, the Premier said she is sorry about the gas plant scandal. Seven times. It wasn’t exactly like the conversion of Saul on the Road to Damascus, but Premier Wynne was quite fervent as she spoke with TVO’s Steve Paikin. Is it the same as an apology? Do people care? And exactly what is she sorry for? You may take it as you wish.
