Episode 56

Election Fever?

Media is talking elections, and, whether it makes sense or not, history suggests that someone will blink and force a federal election before long.The 905 region could well play 'kingmaker' again. But is our region getting the attention and credit it...

The 905er Podcast

March 25, 202144m 46s

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Show Notes

Media is talking elections, and, whether it makes sense or not, history suggests that someone will blink and force a federal election before long.

The 905 region could well play 'kingmaker' again. But is our region getting the attention and credit it deserves for it's outsized influence on elections, and the contrasting needs and motivations that shape the 905 cities' poulations? Which party would stand to win most from an election, and is there any significant hunger for change?

And, it's budget day in Ontario. Are the arguments about debt over now that every level of government is increasing their deficit? And where did that Highway 413 line item go?

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