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One Week To GoCategory: Politics We're in the last week of the election campaign, and the predictions are showing a Liberal win. My riding (Scarborough-Guildwood), which was first considered too close to call, appears now to be in favor of the Liberal. The Liberals are even ahead in Don Valley West, where PC leader John Tory is running! So what happened with the PC support? They came into the campaign strong, with hopes for significant gains. The Conservatives really have no one to blame but themselves. Tory made a big mistake by raising the issue of public funding for private religious schools. First, although popular with certain minority groups, the plan is very unpopular amongst the majority of Ontarians. But secondly, by raising the issue of education, people are reminded of past Conservative strategies in the realm of education. Think back to John Snobelen's 1995 remark about creating a "crisis" in education. Sure, Tory tried to diffuse the issue by promising a free vote on funding private schools. But his backtracking does nothing more than highlight what a mistake it was to begin with. This tactic will only drive more people away from Tory. The other mistake made by the PC's is their choice of campaign ads. Right from the start, Ontarians were subjected to the most strident negative ads targeting Dalton McGuinty. Over time, these shrill ads became more annoying than informative, and reinforced the notion that the PC's had no real plan for government other than simply to get rid of Liberals. Like most Ontarians, I'll be casting a vote next Wednesday and eagerly watching the returns come in over the evening. And I'll be reading the commentary on Thursday. We'll see then who's left standing and who will be out in the cold. Hans path: /Politics | permanent link to this entry  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
