Basic politics 101

[bornagainbiking]

Are people just plain naive or thick. keep voting NDP Hamilton DUH......
Listen they can't do nothing but whine and complain NO power NOt influence just a sympathetic ear..and lots of hot air. Get a life. Remember Bob Rae and he even went Liberal.

Hamilton not seeing Liberal job creation: NDP
TheSpec.com - BreakingNews - Hamilton not seeing Liberal job creation: NDP
700 manufacturing jobs gone in past month

Hamilton needs a solid plan to create good paying jobs for the future -- and it’s not getting that leadership from the provincial government.


During Question Period in the Ontario Legislature this morning Stoney Creek MPP Paul Miller lashed the McGuinty government over that failure, and the 143 families who have become its latest victims.


“Members of the government make faint claims of new jobs in the region, but I don’t think a $10.25 hourly minimum wage is going to sustain families who have relied on well-paying, permanent full-time jobs,” Miller said. “When will the McGuinty government’s plan for good, well-paying jobs in Hamilton start?”


Miller’s question followed the announcement earlier this week that Labatt Breweries of Canada plans to close its Lakeport brewery in Hamilton, eliminating 143 jobs.


Coupled with the announcement last month Siemens will close its local plant, the area is losing almost 700 industrial jobs.


Premier Dalton McGuinty deflected Miller’s question to Economic Development and Trade Minister Sandra Pupatello, who said the government is “concerned” over the loss of jobs in Hamilton and is “reaching out” to Labatt and Siemens “to see what we can do to be helpful.


“We are reaching out to Lakeport as well, when they’ve made a decision to move manufacturing outside of Ontario,” she said. “We think there could be other opportunities and we’re determined to see if we can (help).”


At the same time as Miller was grilling the government about its jobs strategy Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath was meeting with about Lakeport workers in a park across from the plant to belittle the recent provincial budget’s gift of corporate tax cuts to companies without tying them to promises to create or maintain jobs.


“This is the start of a weekend of worry, fear and difficulty for these workers,” she told a crowd of about 50. “This is becoming a bit of a pattern in Hamilton. These closures are happening far too often.”


“We have to start thinking about when these corporations have to care about the communities that have supported them for so many years,” she said.


At the very least, Horwath and other politicians at the rally argued Labbat should be required to leave the brewing equipment behind, leaving the door open for a craft brewer or other small enterprise to create at least a few jobs from the wreckage of Lakeport.


“At the very least they should leave the equipment so this plant can produce again.”


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[bigguy1231]

If thats your version of politics 101 you better go back to school.

Let's see we have 2 Liberals, one a cabinet minister and the other a parliamentry assistant and former cabinet minister. We have 2 New Democrats, one who is the party leader and 1 Conservative who is the party leader.

I would say our representation is pretty diverse and indicative of most cities in this province. If anything we are better represented in the legislature than most cities having 2 party leaders as MPP's representing parts of this city. Hudak's riding covers Upper Stoney Creek and Glanbrook.

To say that we don't get our fair share because we only elect New Democrats is pure nonsense and anyone who has been involved in politics in this city will tell you that. That's an excuse we get from Liberals and Conservatives for us not getting our fair share. As a matter of fact Larry Di Ianni wrote the same thing on his blog just a week ago.

It is a very rare occurance in this city where one party will sweep all of the ridings. For the most part we are represented by all three party's in any government which is typical of most cities. The problem in this city is ineffective representation no matter what the party. The people we elect to represent us just don't deliver. I don't know if it's a matter of them not wanting to look like they are favouring this city or that they forget where they come from once they get to Toronto, but regardless of party affiliation we just don't get what we need or deserve from them.