Talk about being two-faced!

I came across this editorial dated September 22nd which appeared in the Alliston Herald and was written by Craig Widdifield, who's their Managing Editor.

Here's the link as I'm sure I would receive a nice lawyers letter if I was to cut and paste his editorial without permission.

http://www.simcoe.com/opinion/editorial/article/1108972--can-t-commit

The topic was health care and he starts off the editorial by saying "There was one very clear and direct question at the Herald’s all-candidates meeting Monday night posed to the four individuals running for MPP in Simcoe-Grey, there weren’t any clear and direct answers to it.

The four candidates were asked directly if they would support a new hospital in Alliston to replace our aging infrastructure at the local health care facility".

So each of the candidates gave their answers which was more along party lines. What got to me was the last couple of lines of the article which states. "But Wilson did a lot for the riding’s two hospitals in his tenure as Minister of Health and there’s no reason to believe that he won’t continue to fight for them now whether or not the PCs form the next government.

So when it comes to health care in this election race, chalk one up in the Wilson column".

Really Craig, when Wilson was the Minister of Health he oversaw the firing of 6000 nurses across the Province. The closing of 18 hospitals also started under his watch. Let's not forget the extensive wait times we experienced under his watch as well. What was the population of this area back in 1995 compared to what it is today? Yes I'll give you the fact that Wilson did get some things done, which he should be doing as the MPP for Simcoe Grey. But also Simcoe Grey as a riding was not the same back when he was elected then it is today.

So Craig let's not forget that Wilson was the Minister of Energy when the Harris government de-regulated our energy sector, and today we are all still paying the price of his actions.

Finally Craig you start off your editorial as "Can't Commit", yet finish it off by saying "Chalk one up in the Wilson column" when it comes to health care in this election race. Really!! You can sit at your computer and type the words "Chalk one up in the Wilson column" when it was Wilson as Minister of Health who destroyed our health care system in the first place.

Craig your true colours are showing and they are bright blue!!

Until next time!