The liar is called on the carpet, finally.

PCs, NDP gang up on Premier Dalton McGuinty for breaking campaign promises

TORONTO - Dalton McGuinty came under sustained attack during Thursday's televised debate as his political opponents ganged up on the Liberal premier for failing to deliver on a raft of promises he made in the last campaign.

McGuinty was asked by a voter in a pre-recorded question whether he would support recall legislation in light of the promises he broke following his election in 2003 - in particular his decision to impose the $2.6-billion health premium after vowing not to raise taxes.

McGuinty looked into the camera as he described his childhood as one of 10 children and how his father instilled in him the importance of keeping his word.

"I made a tough choice, not because wanted to," said McGuinty, noting he didn't impose the premium to boost his popularity. "There was a $5.6 million deficit."

Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory has gone around the province "calling me a liar in everything but name," McGuinty said. But he's ignoring the fact that his party "stuck" Ontario residents with a massive deficit, he added.

Tory, however, noted the health premium was just one of many broken promises. What about closing coal plants or reinstating full support for autistic students, Tory asked.

"Your word isn't just important," he said. "It's everything."

NDP Leader Howard Hampton dismissed McGuinty's professed ignorance of the Conservative deficit prior to his taking office in 2003 - the premier's preferred explanation for why the premium was imposed in the first place.

"You must have been the only person in Ontario who didn't know the former Conservative government had a $5.6 billion deficit," he said. "As soon as you had a chance, you hit people with the largest tax increase."

I really can't stand McGuinty, and I don't know how he made it to be Premier of Ontario. He is a liar, plain and simple. If the NDP is after you for being a liar, it says something.

Your father tried to instill in you the importance of keeping your word, man. He failed.

Can you please do us all a favor and stop being so fake? It's a huge turn off.

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