Nature abhors a vacuum, and so do voters

Ujjal Dosanjh accuses Jack Layton of a health care flip-flop:

"Now Mr. Layton admits he's not interested in cracking down on private clinics," said Dosanjh. "He chose to break with us as a political ploy to ensure he has the election he was looking for." (CP)

If the Catch Phrase Dictionary was looking for an illustration for "It takes one to know one", this would do nicely. Remember, Dosanjh was the NDP Premier in British Columbia who, during the 2001 Provincial election campaign, screamed about Gordon Campbell's hidden agenda to privatize health care up until the last week of the campaign, when he conceded to the Liberals before the polls even opened. Dosanjh's efforts in vandalizing the NDP were not lost on the Federal Liberals, who three years later awarded him a star candidacy in Vancouver South and a cabinet posting.

Under the BC Liberals, private health care clinics, such as the False Creek Surgical Centre, have opened their doors throughout the province. As the Federal Health Minister, Dosanjh has confronted Gordon Campbell's undermining of the public health care system through a course of action which is clearly illustrated in detail below:













After the Gomery Report, there are a lot of voters who want to punish the Liberals for what they've done. How about punishing them for what they haven't done?