tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post5252403088289586987..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Fresh Merger Talks Raise the Question: Is it Time?Emily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-29975184169448642022012-03-19T14:03:33.940-04:002012-03-19T14:03:33.940-04:00Rae ought to have proceeded on public auto insuran...Rae ought to have proceeded on public auto insurance at least: unlike BC, where ICBC faces lawsuits galore, the pre-existing no-fault laws in Ontario would have made PAI a winner here.<br /><br />I give him great credit for running a clean government, and for doing what he needed to once he severity of the economic straits he was in were clear.<br /><br />I fault him for not fulfilling a core campaign plank and for (like France's Mitterand back in the 1981 timeframe) not paying closer attention to what he inherited (including Peterson's abysmal finances) in his first year.<br /><br />In 1995 I thought for all that he deserved a second term, on merit. Of course, at that point, I thought he was a man of honour. His book written right after that election makes it clear why he was a New Democrat and not a Liberal — and, of course, now he eats those words and pretends...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09636648210849318913noreply@blogger.com