By Sue-Ann Levy
It’s a true testament to the power of voter anger that the day of reckoning finally came for the Liberals in my riding of Toronto—St. Paul’s.
After 30 long years of Liberal dominance in this midtown riding—even when the Liberals did poorly nationally—Conservative Don Stewart squeaked through with a 600-vote win.
Longtime St. Paul’s MP Carolyn Bennett held the riding federally for 26 years during which she showed that she cared little about the lowly constituents she was supposed to oversee—appearing at safe photo ops in between jetting off to conferences and meetings and sending out glossy newsletters as if to prove she was working for us.
I have been fond of saying that one could run one of my dachsies in St. Paul’s and they would win — as long as they were Liberal.
But Monday’s results sent a clear message that voters are fed up with the Justin Trudeau government (propped up by NDP leader Jagmeet Singh).
It wasn’t just the Conservative win but the number of people who came out to vote—43% of eligible voters, tremendous for a byelection.
Anger certainly got people off of their couches to vote.
Not even the steady procession of Liberal cabinet ministers, jetted into the riding as if they were superstars, could save Leslie Church, the Liberal candidate parachuted into the riding.
I especially loved the constant appearance of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Church’s former boss, tone deafly painting Conservatives as she did on election day as “cruel, cold and small.”
But we had a strong message for the tired Liberal government.
We told them we’re absolutely fed up with their arrogance, elitism and disconnect from the needs of the grassroots voter.
full story at https://tnc.news/2024/06/25/levy-st-pauls-voters-liberal-arrogance/
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