November 17, 2003
It’s only been one week since the election of Socialist David Miller as Toronto mayor, and it already seems forever.
Miller’s election success is reminiscent of 1990 when the Province of Ontario was claimed by its first--and mercifully last--socialist government.
Back in the 90s the socialists used profane language on election night and danced in the streets next day. Within a matter of months downtown billboards showed Socialist Premier Bob Rae as "Buffalo booster of the year". Businesses started moving out of province as the socialists began trying to spend their way out of a recession.
The Toronto NDP celebrated the death of Toronto Island airport expansion. The same islanders who do not want a bridge connecting them to the mainland burned wood bonfires in their backyards. Only airplanes and not burning wood cause pollution.
Within one day of being elected, Miller looked very much like the man who sold his soul to the devil. People in the know told me he looked a tad uneasy as it dawned on him that the Island Trust was deadly serious when they reminded him of their long-awaited "Wish List".
New undies for you and running shoes for the kids may be on your Christmas Wish list this year. The greedy Wish List of most Toronto Island residents has nothing to do with the season. It’s been there forever and contains big-ticket items like social housing and the massive entertainment complex demanded by Miller’s personal friend Allan Sparrow of CommunityAir.
Miller thought his headaches would come from all the unions, which paid the freight for his very expensive election companion. The union boys will look like so many pikers when the whining Islanders get through with him.
Good old Robert Kennedy Jr. won’t be available to come back and save him. Would the Kennedy boy with the blow-dry hairdo dare to fly from the Island airport now that the municipal election has been replaced by harsh reality?
Besides, it isn’t likely that the beleaguered David Miller could cough up another $25,000 American to bring an American celebrity back to T.O. with money being so tight.
In some ways the election of this socialist mayor is more funny than sad. Miller’s buddy, ex-Councillor Jack Layton is still preening in the mirror of NDP leader. His wife Olivia Chow is more interested in chasing down a seat in upcoming federal elections than she is in advancing the career of David Miller. Miller has only hothead rookie Ward 18 Coun. Adam Giambrone at his disposal. Giambrone’s roots as an NDP riding association president guarantee his loyalty, but will he be able to keep his temper in check when the chips come down?
And the chips will certainly come down.
The City of Toronto was already $2.5 billion in debt when Miller’s international socialist friends blacklisted Toronto as a destination point for tourist travel last spring. The debt is costing Toronto taxpayers more than $800,000 every day. The NDP way of throwing money at every problem isn’t going to make that kind of debt go away.
Barbara Hall, soundly defeated on election night, won’t be there with Miller to drone nosy taxpayers away.
Perhaps Miller can get strident NDP Coun. Pam McConnell, or motor mouth Coun. Howard Moscoe to shout everybody away?
There’s always a price to pay for selling your soul to the devil.
Welcome to reality, Mr. Miller.
Canada Free Press founding editor Most recent by Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years experience in the print media. Her work has appeared on Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com, Glenn Beck. Judi can be reached at: judi@canadafreepress.com
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