Monday, December 3, 2012
Privatizing vice
I remember when the Conservative position was to ban gambling and booze -- times change:
Story
Tory Leader Tim Hudak is calling for the province to get out of the day-to-day gaming business and, Tuesday, he is expected to call for it to also get out of the booze trade.
According to a Progressive Conservative insider, his announcement is one of several this week pointing to a hard-right turn by the Tories to emphasize the difference between the PCs and the Liberals.
“I am having a press conference tomorrow (Tuesday) around the future of retailing alcohol in our province,” Hudak told reporters Monday.
Hudak insisted there are “billions of dollars tied up in government-run businesses that we really don’t need to be in anymore in 2012 and beyond.”
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Funny. Conservatives against vice want government regulation = hard right. Conservative libertarians want government out of vice = hard right. Count me in the second group of hard right conservatives.
Calling people "Conservative" tends to be an oversimplification...
I can't stand Tim Hudak or the provincial pcs. But, I gotta tell you, privatizing the LCBO, if it meant beer and wine in corner stores, would almost be enough to get my votes.
vote, not votes, I only have one.
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