MP becoming a Queen's Park bully

Our own York-Simcoe MP Peter Van Loan is busy exposing himself as the top bully in the nasty school yard that passes for federal politics under Stephen Harper and his band of old Reformers.

He calls our newly elected premier McGuinty "the small man of confederation", because he stands up for us in Ontario. McGuinty is demanding that Ontario receive its fair share of the extra politicians Van Loan wants in Ottawa. Yes folks, the old Reformers want to give you more politicians, but mostly out west in British Columbia and Alberta. Representation by population seems to be an old concept for the "new but seeming very old" government.

BC's population growth will earn it seven new seats, so it got seven seats. Alberta's growth earned it five seats so it got five seats. The same calculation should give Ontario 21 seats, but it got only 10 seats. It would appear there's been a miscalculation here, but the truth is that the Conservatives are very calculating. They know that Ontario doesn't support them, but Alberta does. I think the people of York- Simcoe will support McGuinty on this one.

Van Loan should remember who his supporters are, fair dealing people who expect when they send someone off to Ottawa he or she will represent our interests first, and not their party's.

Peter, your election sign is still in my garage. I will not be needing it any longer, please come and get it. I don't like being cheated or bullied.

Bruce Janes, Mount Albert