Vople & bridge safety: concern, or buck passing

Joe Volpe, (L, Eglinton-Lawrence) went to get some media face time yesterday to push the federal government to increase funding for infrastructure upgrades. One assumes to prevent a disaster similar to the one in Minnesota.

He readily admitted that the Liberals did not make adequate infrastructure investments, but by calling for the Conservatives to do so, one gets the impression that he is simply covering Liberal backsides in case there is a collapse of a bridge under federal responsibility. In essence, "We told you so. Just ignore the fact the Liberals didn't do anything on the file while they were in power."

Since roads are generally a provincial responsibility, did you ever wonder how many bridges that is?
The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited is responsible for all of 9 structures.

And yes, the minister has had every one of them inspected over the past year.

If Joe bothered to read the news rather than focus on covering Liberal butts, he might be aware of that.

Continuing Ontario's Slide

We see in today's news that Canada has gone from having 3 "have" provinces just 15 years ago to one or one and a half now, according to Global Insight Canada.

The 3 "haves" 15 years ago were BC, Alberta and Ontario.

BC fell out of that category in the late 1990's, according to the article.
Anyone remember who ruled BC from 1991 until 2001? Here's a hint.
Clearly Dippers can be hazardous to your economic health.

Alberta never fell from the "have" coulmn, even during the oil bust years.
Any correlation to the governing party there?

Now we see Ontario heading down the road of the have nots.
Will Dalton add accomplishment that to his website?
Of course not. But then again, truth is not something we have come to expect from Dalton.

It does indicate one thing though. He really wasn't up to the job.