Grey-Bruce Labour Council Reacts to Drummond Recommendations

For Immediate Release, Feb 15 2012
Grey-Bruce Labour Council Reacts to Drummond Recommendations
The Drummond recommendations fail to take into account the history of gross legislative negligence at the federal and provincial level that has put Ontario’s economy in its current state. Drummond claims that in only a couple of years the debt will be so large that the province will not be able to recover and will perhaps succumb to problems no less dramatic than that of Greece.
When the Drummonds of the world and their free market / globalization / deregulation / anti-union / anti worker political allies intentionally look away from the history that they have been an integral part of creating we get recommendations that if boiled down lay the blame squarely at the feet of those that did not make or contribute to the crisis; average workers! The free marketers of the world have destroyed Canada’s manufacturing base and given massive corporate tax cuts and now want to shift their attack to the public services and the workers that are part of a legacy of excellent public services and fair and reasonable treatment of workers that did exist before the introduction of free trade and deregulation.
It is time for a responsible government, if we can find one, to push the Drummonds away and to have the courage to abide by the adage to “do no harm” and in that restore Ontario to a place of prominence by bringing home and protecting manufacturing jobs, by standing behind their people by acting on policy that will protect them and recognize that progressive social policy is far more economically sound over the long run over policy that bows to the agenda of capital.
Mr. McGuinty and Mr. Duncan dump Drummond and embrace for the first time in a decade and a half a policy that honours the social contract with the people of Ontario.
Dave Trumble
President
Grey Bruce Labour Council
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