Re: Joe Oliver to run for Ontario Tories in 2018, Oct. 25

Joe Oliver to run for Ontario Tories in 2018, Oct. 25

The Wynne government needs to go – it’s old, stale and lacking in competency and direction. But the Conservatives aren’t exactly filling me with confidence either.

First we got a 19-year-old who’s gotten the nomination for Tim Hudak’s old riding with the backing of the social conservatives who helped Patrick Brown go from non-entity in Ottawa to most like the next premier of Ontario.

Now we have Joe Oliver leading the charge for defeated Conservative MPs who are now seeking a second go, this time at the provincial level, and who I believe are motivated mostly by the desire to be government MPPs with the perks and privileges that such positions entail.

And with conservatives more concerned about rolling back the sex-ed curriculum and the pro-life agenda than addressing issues like rising hydro prices, it’s enough to make you despair.

The Americans have Trump or Clinton; we have to Brown or Wynne. Truly the chalice is poisoned.

Marc Dodsworth, Peterborough