The time has come to call a provincial election.
There are just too many questions facing the Liberal government of Premier Kathleen Wynne – albeit much of them at the feet of her predecessor Dalton McGuinty.
Wynne might not have any say in the matter. With a budget expected no later than May 8, it would take a political miracle for the NDP?and Conservatives not to bring down the government.
Either that or unfavourable polling that tells the NDP they don’t stand a chance.
Wynne wants to distance herself from the mistakes of the past, and repeatedly claims she wasn’t in charge when computers were allegedly wiped, when gas plants were cancelled or when the ORNGE scandal broke.
While she may be right, the minority Liberal government she inherited was in the driver’s seat.
The premier shouldn’t be bullied into making an election call by Conservative Leader Tim Hudak and his questionable tactics, accusing her of ordering government computers wiped clean with no proof to back up his statements.
But Wynne should do what’s right for the voting public and give them a chance to accept or reject her mandate on their own terms.
If the public believes her, she’ll be back in power. If not, it might be someone else’s turn at the helm.
