Et Tu, Gordon?

Why does Gordon Sinclair Jr. always insist on trying to play Brutus to Sam Katz’s Caesar? The fact that he has never managed to successfully land a blow doesn’t keep him from pulling out the daggers at every opportunity.

His latest article berates Katz for claiming credit for the Sherbrook Bridge refurbishing:

“As far as I recall, Sam Katz wasn't even in office when the decision to repair the crumbling bridge was made, he had nothing to do with the near-perfect construction weather, and he certainly hasn't been seen wearing a hard hat and carrying a lunch pail.”

So by your own reasoning Gordon, what is the NDP’s excuse for the floodway cost overruns? They WERE in office when the decision to undertake the project was made. They also had the same perfect construction weather. And while Doer wasn’t wearing a hard hat or carrying a lunch pail, he managed to put his cronies at the helm as his proxy.

Seeing as how the construction did come in on budget under his watch, let’s give the Mayor some credit. Especially when, by direct comparison, the NDP is adept only at externalizing blame on THEIR construction projects…