Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty’s legacy is bound to be that, in a profession where everyone is presumed not to tell the truth, he has turned lying to the electorate into an art form. While running in the 2003 provincial election McGuinty looked straight into the camera and told Ontarians that they would not pay “one penny more” in taxes under his government than they were then presently paying. Shortly after coming to power with a majority, McGuinty imposed a health tax that was the largest tax increase in the province’s history.
