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ORONTO (Reuters) - Voters in Ontario, Canada's richest province, turned their backs on Thursday on eight years of Conservative Party rule, handing an overwhelming majority to the Liberal government that promises to roll back tax cuts given by the Conservatives. The Liberals, led by Dalton McGuinty, captured 71 seats in Ontario's 103-seat Legislature, compared with 25 seats for the Conservative Party of Premier Ernie Eves. The left-leaning New Democratic Party won seven seats across the province.The Liberal Party's landslide win marked a stark reversal from the 1999 election, when it won 35 seats compared with the Conservative Party's 59-seat win.The...

While contemplating my discomfort over the Ontario election, I came across Steve Martinovich's following statement: "Unfortunately for conservatives, Eves seems less than willing to carry on this revolution of tax cuts, fiscal responsibility and business friendly policies which have fostered economic growth and job creation. [...] Should I reward someone who seems to be abandoning the policies of Harris or should I help hand McGuinty victory by staying home. Does it matter?" I know the feeling. Ann Coulter once remarked about swing voters: "I like to refer to them as the idiot voters because they don't have set philosophical principles....

Premier: Ontario to compensate all those who've lost wages because of SARS quarantine "I am giving you my word that any Ontarian who has lost wages because they've been asked to go into quarantine by public health officials will be fully compensated," Ontario Premier Ernie Eves said Thursday. BLYTH, Ont. -- All workers who have lost pay while in quarantine because of the city's SARS outbreak will be reimbursed, Ontario Premier Ernie Eves announced Thursday. ''I am giving you my word that any Ontarian who has lost wages because they've been asked to go into quarantine by public health officials...