TonyV
Senior Member
If there is demand for a big casino, we should build one. I don't gamble and rarely drink, but the 'nanny state' mentality is getting a bit tiring. It's astounding that in 2013 we still have people who believe they have a right to dictate to the greater society whether we can have a casino. The government/bureaucracy in this country is out of control and they need to get out of people's lives.
I never vote Conservative, but it's things like this that would make me change my mind.
I am practically opposed to these proposals at this point in time. My stance has nothing to do with nanny-state (which we definitely have). My opposition is rooted in the fact that OLG will come in and swoop up the proceeds and the Toronto region will get almost nothing from it. We are a wealthy city but somehow we can't afford to build good transit anymore, because of the Ontario attitude toward us (witness the opposition to "sweetheart deals" that the lesser Ontario cities are voicing right now). If we get the lion's share of the big $$$ proceeds from a casino for transit expansion then sign me up, but otherwise, forget it. And pretty much that's that.