tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6746746101082727146..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Ontario's Infrastructure Marshall PlanThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-90238440519710310862013-11-27T12:34:04.820-08:002013-11-27T12:34:04.820-08:00This is also interesting. Poor old Newfoundland i...This is also interesting. Poor old Newfoundland is always left out of the news. NFLD municipal leaders to join Target 2014 campaign for new long-term infrastructure plan (06/10/2012) <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-83773450209109245952013-11-26T13:47:18.271-08:002013-11-26T13:47:18.271-08:00Anon, Ontario needs more infrastructure overhaul t...Anon, Ontario needs more infrastructure overhaul than just the 401. The lion's share of the work will have little or nothing to do with American truck routes.<br /><br />As for the anti-union aspect, that has to be dealt with politically and Wynne's feet should be held firmly to the fire.<br /><br />Still, seeing what's not going on in my own province, reading about Quebec and having fairly recently criss-crossed the country atop a motorcycle, what Ontario is doing is a welcome breath of fresh air.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-13703395269257618032013-11-26T13:26:46.525-08:002013-11-26T13:26:46.525-08:00True, Anon. But he or she who holds the purse stri...True, Anon. But he or she who holds the purse strings gets to call the tune.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-6064337425330522622013-11-26T13:14:04.613-08:002013-11-26T13:14:04.613-08:00Yes and no when it comes to 'investments' ...Yes and no when it comes to 'investments' and 'return on capital'.<br /><br />Most of the 'hard' infrastructure such as roads, bridges and so on benefit trucking companies that only use Ontario as a bypass to US rules concerning maximum driving hours.<br /><br />Also, the main beneficiaries tend to be big anti-union companies like Ellis Don that filter money from the general public to a small, upper-upper class elite.<br /><br />Finally, most of these deals with be back-room only, with promises of transparency being about as empty as church on a week day.<br /><br />I'd like to believe that the people of Ontario will demand full audits, get them and hang the people that are soaking this province out to dry, but hey, it all looks good in sound bites, so I'm sure a lot of people will fall for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com