As I predicted (OK I guessed) we have a minority government in Ontario (October 2011). The Liberals are very close to gaining majority control. I guess a red-Tory or an NDP MPP may walk across the floor. They might join the Liberals as a cabinet minister of some kind to give the Liberals a wafer thin majority. If the minority had been a little larger. The Liberals only had say 49 seats) this might have been more like a true minority, but my guess is there will be an MPP who is looking to get ahead and serve his constituents better as a cabinet minister. Politics always makes for strange bed fellows and for intrigue in these situations as well.
What does a wafer thin Liberal majority really mean? My guess will be the Liberals will try to shove through their most unfavorable stuff early on in their mandate (i.e. Tax Increases, cuts to services, etc.,) and then if their majority is somehow lost they can hope their constituents forget about previous sins (as they seem to have done this time), or they simply are completely apathetic (like this time as well, 49% turn out, now THAT is apathy). As I said, it is never dull in politics.
🗳️ Wafer-Thin Majority – Political Satire from October 2011
This satirical graphic pokes fun at the precarious position of Ontario’s minority government following the 2011 election. With a wafer-thin margin, backroom deals and sudden cabinet appointments seemed all but inevitable.
Illustration by Big Cajun Man – Created with ChatGPT
As for me this week on my Twitter feed, I managed to rake up some real chestnuts in my (OBG) or Oldie But Goodie stream:
- Do we really need Banking on a Sunday, well maybe we do, but not this weekend, luckily.
- Given I keep comparing budgeting to weight loss my post Debt is Like Fat is not a surprise.
- I don't dare ask some of my acquaintances this question but How Cheap are You?
- Another one of my favorite topics is of course Bank Fees. Banks are gouging the hell out of us.
- Did I mention the Liberals may do their nasty work early on, remember the 15% Electrical Rate Hike?
Enjoy the long weekend. There will be no real post tomorrow. However, there might be a humorous one. Then I'll share my views on the latest employment numbers from Stats Canada.
