Depressing

That's what I think of how things are going in this country. The liberals spend-a-thon knows no bounds...$5.75 billion to Ontario, on top of the $5 billion for the NDP, and the $2.8 billion for Newfoundland and Labrador...

"A budget that, even before the recent goldrush, projects a $12-billion increase in spending over the next two years, on top of the $17-billion increase recorded last year? The Tories abstained.

And the NDP deal is going to be implemented beyond the reach of parliament:

As Don Drummond put it yesterday, this is the first time Ottawa has been able to "define the money before it defines the program." Here's how it works: Ottawa spends what it gets, when and how it wants, without parliamentary approval.

Update: McGuinty wants more - this was only the first round!