Promises vs. Record
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This is a list of what Dalton McGuinty has REALLY done to Ontario!Place your mouse over a topic to learn more! |
The following table summarizes how Premier McGuinty’s campaign promises have been either broken outright or “fulfilled” with the implementation of further unnecessary taxes, breaking his infamous “no additional taxes” promise.
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McGuinty’s Promises
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Legislative Actions/Non-actions
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No additional taxes
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Introduced health care premium (extra cost of $300-$900 per year for Ontarians)
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Introduced the HST
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Increased electricity rates by 75% by 2010
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Placed an ECO tax on containers such as paint cans, window washer fluid
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Placed a disposal tax on all electronics
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Placed a disposal tax on tires of $5.84 per tire
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Increased licensing fees for cars, boats, fishing, hunting
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Doubled the price of lottery tickets
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Reversed protections set forth for taxpayers in the Taxpayer Protection Act
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No added provincial debt
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Increased provincial debt to a record $21.3 billion deficit by 2010.
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The HST will be “revenue neutral”
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Admitted that the HST will cost families more money but claimed it is a “necessary sacrifice”
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No new tax on tires
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Placed a disposal tax on tires of $5.84 per tire (he called this an “environmental fee”). Also established a new body called the “Ontario Tire Stewardship” which costs $22 million annually to operate.
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Balance the Budget every year of Liberals’ mandate
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“Balance the Budget by 2007.”
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Balance the Budget by 2007
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McGuinty Liberals predict that the budget will not be balanced until 2017-2018. Currently, Ontario has a record deficit of $21.3 billion.
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Roll back tolls on the 407
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The ETR increased tolls in 2006.
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Fund Medically-Necessary Health Care Services (de-listed eye exams, chiropractic care and physiotherapy
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Eye exams cost at least $75 (for an adult). OHIP stopped covering chiropractic services in 2004. Publicly-funded physiotherapy has faced downsizing.
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Cap Hydro Rates at 4.3 cents per Kilowatt Hour Until 2006
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By 2010, there was a 75% increase in electricity rates since McGuinty became premier; estimates cite costs at an extra $350 annually per family.
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“Fixing” the property tax system
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Froze property tax assessments for two years, after which rates skyrocketed.
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Allow all non-cabinet MPPs to criticize and vote against government legislation
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Whipped votes on government bills (even those that were not part of the party platform).
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Provide autism treatment beyond age six
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No funding provided. Appealed a court ruling that ordered provincial government to be responsible for funding treatments.
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Reduce Auto Insurance Rates by 10% Within 90 Days
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Auto insurance rates increased; the average insurance rate in the GTA increased from $1,229 in 2007 to $1,917 in 2010 (an increase of $688). Ontario has the highest auto insurance rates in Canada.
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Stop School Closings
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The 2009 People for Education Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools cited 146 schools as closing or recommended to close.
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Provide Adequate, Multi-Year Funding for Hospitals
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Costs are skyrocketing while the healthcare system suffers from doctor and nurse shortages and long wait times.
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Close Coal-Fired Electricity Plants by 2007
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OPG plans to phase out coal plants by the end of 2014.
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Build 20,000 New Affordable Housing Units
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According to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, only 10,577 units were built and occupied by 2010. 15,060 units are occupied, under construction, or “planned.”
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Spend "Every Penny" of the New Health Tax on Health Care
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No transparency provided to back up these claims.
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Hire 8,000 nurses by the end of 2007
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Hiring never happened; nurse shortage continued.
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Hire 9,000 nurses by 2011-12
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Finance Minister Dwight Duncan announced in his Fall Economic Statement on Oct. 22, 2008 that the Ontario Government will delay the hiring.
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Help businesses stay competitive--eliminate capital tax and reduce provincial property taxes on businesses
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Business tax increases; According to opposition leader Tim Hudak, the McGuinty Liberals have raised corporate taxes by 75% since coming to office.
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Reviewing the health-care premium/addressing voters’ desire to repeal the health care tax
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Admitted that the health-care tax is “here to stay.”
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Put an additional $1.6 billion into education
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Cancelled the tuition fee freeze
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Tuition increases as high as 36 percent over four years
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Annual tuition increases are estimated at 5% or $861 every year
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Allowed colleges and universities to charge hundreds of dollars in illegal ancillary fees to students
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