No more ‘Premier Dad’

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Ontario’s Liberal premier Dalton “Dude, Have You Seen My Chin” McGuinty is gone. He’s resigned, couldn’t take it anymore.

Everyone’s favourite nanny statist, hence his nickname “Premier Dad”, is gone. Ontarians can breathe a sigh of relief.

Of course, if I were totally self-centred, I could say that it was my announcement of my moving back to Ontario to stir things up for lefties that made him resign. Coward.

Now, we can all just hope and pray, and keep our fingers crossed, that “Premier Mom”, the equally leftist premier of Alberta, Alison Redford, will tender her resignation momentarily.

The Wicked Premier of the East is gone; now it’s time for the Wicked Witch Premier of the West to exit the stage as well.


  • Dave Hodson

    McGuinty leaving is the good news. But, who will replace him? We could end up with a repeat of what you just went through in Alberta, going from Stelmach to Redford. What if the Ontario Liberals pick somebody even worse than Dalton, he/she becomes an even worse disaster for Ontario, and then in the next election, voters give him/her a mandate of their own?
    Isn’t that pretty much the Alberta story? That could very well happen here.
    I’d give it pretty good odds that the Liberals will choose a leader that’s even worse than Dalton. I’d say it’s even money as to whether the voters in a general election will then just relect the Liberals despite the scandals and problems, or even repeat the mistake of Bob Rae and elect the NDP. Never underestimate how stupid the people in urban areas here can be, especially with the teachers and other public sector unions advertising on behalf of the parties of the left.
    The days of people like Ralph Klein in Alberta and Mike Harris in Ontario seem to be gone. Tim Hudak is our best current hope, but he’s no Mike Harris (even though the Liberal/NDP advertising says he is).

    • http://www.wernerpatels.com/ Werner Patels

      There’s always room for hope … maybe the Liberals will pick a better person. But I also think that no matter what, an election will be called once the Libs have a new leader, and then the PCs will likely win. Let’s face it: McGuinty carried the Liberal Party, and even last time, Ontarians gave the Libs a third term, not because of the party but because of McGuinty. Without McGuinty in the game, the PCs have much better chances next time.