The National Post Friday, June 13, 2014 spread appears to lament the people’s choice while predicting the victorious Liberals will have no choice but to deal with Ontario’s staggering debt. The hope and light will, some say, disappear just the way it did after the last election when Premier McGuinty tried to get serious about money. Still lurking in the background is the notorious Drummond Report, commissioned by the Liberals early in 2012, in which the former bank economist described a horrifying picture of the province’s finances. Some people think the Liberals must now heave to and deal with that. But will they? Premier Wynne is a versatile performer but it will require her to show an unlikely tendency to do things such as cancel all-day kindergarten. Drummond said it was essential to do that. And for all her toughness, the Premier has essentially failed to address the four-million-dollar man entitlement scam that plays out at too many government agencies. We still hear the feeble lie that these kinds of dollars have to be paid to get “get the best person.” Don Drummond Report
