The Wynne thing bothers the hell out of me. She's basically a provincial politician electioneering on a federal level. That doesn't, to me, seem appropriate. The inverse is true with respect to Harper taking shots at provincial governments. It's acceptable to look at a policy implemented on a provincial level and talk about why it has or hasn't worked, but the petty "she's just angry because I won't help her ruin Ontario", or
"PM's will always have better relationships with the premiers who are running their provinces well" or some similar quote, I can't appreciate.
I have always appreciated Nenshi's hesitation to get involved in provincial campaigning, outside of a few instances where he commented directly on an issue rather than getting into a fight with a party or individual.
I recognize there's a difference in that the Mayor doesn't belong to a provincial version of a federal party, but that's just further evidence of the issues associated with party politics.
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