Internet Gambling Profits Have no Place in the Provincial Treasury
I agree with Andrea Horwath that the Ontario government is making a bad decision by getting into the business of internet gambling. The NDP leader is right when she says it will put vulnerable people at risk.
A properly functioning government should be able to balance its books without having to profit from gambling to pay its bills. Dwight Duncan’s argument that prohibition doesn’t work is a poor excuse; the government should be setting a example for the electorate, not raising money off its vices.
It’s bad enough that some of our public funds come from alcohol and cigarettes. What’s next …. government run brothels?
Katy Austin,
Simcoe Grey NDP
