Jim Wilson Says.....

I received a very interesting article in my in-box this morning which I would like to share with you. It quotes the PC Candidate, Jim Wilson and it talks about being accountable.

Jim says……..

Should someone in the Ontario Liberal Party be held accountable for the debacle of Ehealth, Ornge and OPG issues. Damn right they should. And they were. The Liberals were pushed into minority territory and the leader left his post. That is accountability, isn't it? Or does the Liberal Party have to die for it's mistakes.

But, if we're going to talk accountability, and the demise of the Liberal Party because of two generating stations being moved, what is proposed to happen to a Party that indirectly caused the deaths of seven people and the illness of 1286 others in Walkerton? How can Mr Wilson, who, along with his present leader, was a minister in the government of the day, show his face in any election campaign? Does he value the lives of seven people and the good health of 1286 to be less than the cost of building generating stations in new locations, or less even than the savings from cutting a couple of inspector's jobs?

A search of Wikipedia shows this.

Polluted water kills four in Walkerton

In May 2000, bacteria seeped into Walkerton's town well. The deadly E. coli then slipped quietly through a maze of pipes and into the homes of Walkerton, Ont. Unsuspecting residents thirstily drank the polluted water and bathed in their bacteria-ridden tubs. But soon after, they began experiencing common symptoms of infection; bloody diarrhea and throbbing cramps. Seven people would eventually die and another 1286 would fall ill. The investigation which followed exposed an alarmingly unstable waterworks system made fragile by government cuts. (Wikipedia)

 And, does he not remember, his Party's commitment to do the same thing with those plants (The costs would likely be the same.)

and this

Mississauga candidates of all three parties openly expressed opposition to the power plant in pre-election debates.

October 5th 2011, asked if he'd scrap the Mississauga plant if he formed the next government, Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak replies: "That's right. Done. Done, done, done. (Wikipidea)

That was only three years ago. If accountability is to be applied equally, the Ontario Conservative Party should, long ago, have been buried.