Isn't It a Shame?

Elections in generally get me all riled up if you couldn't tell. The nonsense "attack" ads on tv, all the media hooplah, and the neverending parade of promises/lies. I'm never going to forget the last provincial election, watching Dalton McGuinty every day say "my platform has been fully costed by a third party, and i will NOT raise taxes", then two months later introducing two new taxes, one of which costs me close to $400 per year.

This year the conservatives are running on a platform that just doesn't add up as far as I'm concerned. The math just doesn't seem to be there for me. They're both cutting taxes and wildly icreasing spending. But, rest easy, their platform has been fully costs by a third party accountant.

Funny thing is though, I read an article/clip in the citizen this week - tha accounting that did the costing is now trying to distance himself from it...apparently the platform he was provided to by the party to cost didn't include several major factors such as provincial equalization payments (to fix the so called fiscal imbalance) and it didn't include the costs associated with providing a health care guarantee in terms of waiting times. It'll be interesting to see how their numbers add up, and if they'll be pulling a Dalton on us.