I don't think it is a controversial statement to say that the PCs have had a bad few weeks. From Pallister's home purchase story to the Brayd Mazurkiewich's inevitable and unsurprising public outing as a racist-bigot. The PCs own behavior managed to push off the front page what should have been the conversation over the holidays at many family reunions in the province.
The fact that Selinger reneged on one his main election promise; that Manitoba will be in deficit for more years; and that our yearly deficit is larger than expected even if revenues are up.
The increased spending are even in departments that are easier to predict year of year which points to administrative incompetence.
Rather than discuss the fact that Selinger and the NDP are quickly running out of excuses for running up the provinces debt, Manitobans will be discussing Pallister's new house and Maz's "freeloading Indians" comment.
As the expression goes, the PCs were able to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory this month. Giving the NDP the best Christmas gift they could have hoped for.
They always though Hughie was the gift that just keeps on giving but lo and behold, in this joyous season of giving, the PCs just handed them another one.
ReplyDeleteIf there's one consolation in all this for the Tories, it's that by the time of the next election everybody will forget about Pallister's house and Mazurkiewich, but the deficit/debt is still going to be a problem.
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