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•Th e IFP• H alton H ills, Thursday, A pril 10, 2014 7 • your window & door professionals • 341 Guelph St., Unit 3 Georgetown 905.873.0236 www.buy-wise.ca info@buy-wise.ca • awarded readers choice 22 times • Visit our showroom • Truck Accessories • Upholstery • Heavy Equipment Glass •Window Tinting 354 Guelph Street, Georgetown 905-873-1655 We handle all insurance work. COMMENT Time for a change With each passing day, Kathleen Wynne's government continues to un- ravel at the seams. On March 27, a bombshell allega- tion electrified Queen's Park: The To- ronto Star reported that Dalton Mc- Guinty's former chief of staff might face criminal charges for arranging the deletion of internal government emails relating to the cancellation of the Oakville and Mis- sissauga gas plants. The Star's story dis- closed that an Ontario Provincial Police inves- tigation into the $1.1 billion gas plant scan- dal had uncovered that an "outside" person was given access to 24 computers in the Pre- mier's Office, during the transition between the McGuinty and Wynne governments, just over one year ago. It seems obvious that this unrestricted access to the pre- mier's computers might have allowed the "outside" person, a man named Peter Faist, the opportunity to "wipe" away files or documents of interest to the police investigation. The next day, The Toronto Star in- cluded no less than eight pages of news and analysis on the gas plant debacle, and the possible cover-up that may have followed. The following Monday, we learned that Peter Faist had formerly worked for the Liberal Government Caucus. More recently, he had been employed by the Ontario Liberal Party until Sun- day, March 31, when he was "termi- nated," even though senior Liberals maintain he did nothing wrong. Those same senior Liberals are quick to point out that the events in question all took place before Kathleen Wynne was sworn in as Premier. By taking this approach, they throw their former Leader, Mr. McGuinty, unceremoniously under the proverbial bus. They also overlook the fact that Kathleen Wynne became the incom- ing Premier on the day she was elected leader of the Liberal Party. As incom- ing Premier, the power and authority began to shift to her. She can hardly now credibly claim she has no respon- sibility, while blaming everything on the pre- decessor she worked so closely with, for so many years. Then on Tuesday, April 1, our Ontario PC Caucus released docu- ments which uncov- ered a cynical Liberal plan to announce the contents of the budget one by one, over the course of a month, be- fore the budget speech is presented in the House. They intend to announce $5.7 bil- lion in new spending on a variety of programs and projects, all intended to put pressure on the NDP to support the budget motion and avert a possible spring election. To place this number in context, remember that the provin- cial deficit last year was expected to come in at over $11 billion. To help execute this pre-election spending and photo-op spree, they have inappropriately enlisted public servants. And by systematically and de- liberately disclosing key budget items before presenting them in the House, they open themselves up to even more questions of impropriety, since budget secrecy is a Parliamentary tradition going back generations. Kathleen Wynne's "safe hands," as she likes to call her leadership style, appear to be losing their grip. -- Ted Arnott is the MPP for Wellington-Halton TED ARNOTT Our Readers Write '...what a hub in the community the school was...' --June McCarter... see story pgs. 12-13 Isabelle was visiting her grandparents Heather and Magnus Kilian in Limehouse for a vacation, when she decided to have her locks cut for the charity Locks for Life at Salon Marcel. Got a photo you want to share? Email: cgamble@theifp.ca A GIFT GEORGETOWN'S Best Kept Secret! 46 Armstrong Ave www.MiskasWoodProducts.com Casings Baseboards Crown Mouldings 416 - 220 - 2741 From our readers 'Quote unquote' Dear editor, Re: Blame the driver, April 3 Karma is wonderful.... I was shocked to read the response to the letter on the death of a household pet/ cat Pablo. How senseless of you to blame the owner of the cat. Regardless of the circumstances, any pet is a family member and their loss is devastating to the owners. Some cats need to be let out, it is in their nature, and they should not be frowned upon because of that. If the driver was not speeding, this accident could have been prevented. All of God's creatures should be treasured and to point the blame on the owner in this case, is shameful. Pauline Webster Georgetown Some cats need to roam; it's their nature Dear editor Re: Trafalgar Rd. widening study Stop doing studies. If you build it they will come. Studies are a waste of time, energy and money. It is obvious to me that if you think you need to widen a road, then you need to widen a road, so just do it. Save the money from the study and use it elsewhere. Jacques and Monique Pelchat Halton Hills Stop the studies and just build the road Dear editor, Re: Blame The Driver, April 3 Where is the Georgetown kindness? I was shocked to read the words of Mike Leigh. "God has a way to pay back." A family lost a cherished family pet and you attack Penny Parker with your thoughtless comments. Shame on you. It is my experience that George- town citizens have a little more class than that. Agreed that cats roaming can be a problem but you could have said it with more sensitivity. Michelle Churchill Georgetown Where is the Georgetown kindness?