Snapshot of Mayor David Miller’s Socialist Kingdom

The Havana Star, oops I mean Toronto Star actually put out a pretty damning snapshot of the current state of affairs in the city of Toronto, and it is not pretty. No doubt, their left-wing pundits will use this as a rallying cry about how Harper is ignoring the city’s plight, maybe another chance to scream “George Bush!” Here are some of the most damning findings:

All of those bike lanes Miller is building must be making people healthier? NOPE.
• 43.8% of Toronto adults reported being overweight or obese, compared to the region’s obesity level of 10.6%.
• Toronto has the highest urban rate of Type 2 diabetes in Ontario

David Miller says the city’s public finances are well managed and sustainable? NOPE
• In the past 5 years city spending has grown and average of 6.7% while revenues grew 5.6%.

The City is a welcoming place of opportunity for new immigrants? NOPE.
• Recent immigrants are faring worse than those who arrived five years earlier are. The median family income of the region’s recent immigrants in 2005 was $46,203; half of the average Canadian born family. This is 7.3% less than in 2000.

Is Toronto is prospering under David Miller and Dalton McGuinty? NOPE.
• Toronto’s unemployment rate is 7.87% increasing from 7.51% in 2006. It’s also higher than the provincial rate of 6.4%
• Full-time jobs decreased and part-time jobs increased

Liberal, progressive, caring Torontonians must be giving to help solve all the social problems they cry about? NOPE.
• Torontonians are 5.8% less likely to give to charity than the provincial average. In fact, that is 2.6% less than a decade ago.

But all of that wonderful cultural spending, social programs and regulations means people feel a better sense of attachment to Toronto? NOPE.
• 58.2% of Torontonians reported a strong or somewhat strong sense of belonging to their community – the LOWEST of any Canadian city outside of Quebec. The Canadian average is 64.2%.

Now I hope most Torontonians can see what is staring them in the face, greater government is making for a city whose citizens feel less of an attachment to it. But then having a higher likelihood of being unemployed and making less money would do that to anyone.

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My Left-wing "Hit List"

Oh I bet the left will be up in arms claiming now that I am advocating violence against the poor defenseless socialists feeding on the billions of dollars we send them through our taxes. Violence? Never. But these are the people we need to watch out for and and dispell their crazy arguments:

1. David Suzuki - who believes anyone who disagrees with him on global warming should be thrown in jail
2. Al Gore - the great "inventor" of the internet - has this guy ever made a factual statement?
3. The U.N. - gives a voice to anti-democratic, anti-freedom advocates, it provides legitimacy to tyrannical despots.
4. Avi Lewis - Our tax dollars funded this man's career of disparaging capitalism and promoting socialist orthodoxy at the CBC, now works for Al Jazeera
5. Naomi Klein - Publisher of such extreme propaganda as "Shock Doctrine" and "No Logo" - predictably all class warfare arguments. Ironic how she decries capitalism, yet has no problem making herself million in the capitalist system by bashing it.
6. Linda McQuiag - This woman makes money through the exploitation of the death of our soldiers. You can see my thoughts here.
7. David Miller - This man would tax oxygen if he could, just to suck more money up for his pet projects
8. Jack Layton - Federal clone of David Miller, wanting to ban handguns that would cause crime rates to skyrocket. That's right, leave weapons in only the hands of criminals and make citizens completely helpless.
9. The CBC - since when should the government be competing against it's own citizens (the ones that invest in private media)?
10. I'll leave the 10th one for people for people to write in about...

...11. On a personal note, Susan G Cole is on my hit list because I debated with her this morning on AM640's John Oakley Show. You can check out my thoughts on the debate at the Western Standard.