Hi Pete: Reasonable questions. My prior post was on my iPhone. Hard to write a brick and limited editing while on Aagao. In order of your questions: 1. Agreed. Opposition parties can say anything because they are not responsible. However when in power (eg)liberals; ....and say something in/out of the legislature, you are accountable to a higher standard of integrity. Business and individuals make decisions based on what is said by those in power. These are declarations of intent o be followed by legislative action, soon, and during the current elected mandate. ." Eg latest minimum wage increase, recent hydro pricing promises by Wynne targeted to ensure continued .current legislative term NDP support. The Liberal record finds these hard to believe and uncertainty creation pronouncements for both individuals and (small) business, which will be adjudicated by voters. Opposition party promises are always taken as indicators of future policy only, if elected., which is why The NDP will never be elected, to the party in power status in Ontario, and love it when they are they enjoy their their tie- breaking vote role status, while it lasts. 2. Re "conditional" . Both" conditional "and "committed" were used by the liberal minister. .... In his speech and not in the Liberal NR. This is.typical of liberal ambiguous "Pronouncements, "',examples of which are numerous. If liberals are elected, but don't get fed matching $$, then the rof can't be built and the liberals will! blame fed pc's. 3. If libs elected and get fed funding ,the lbs will take credit/responsibly for everything, since transportation,energy and 1/2 of F/N I were always their responsibility.rof will be built significantly delayed by "higher priorities" in eg s. Ontario. The timeline will be elongated for lack of a plan and lack Ontario civil service (IMO) / ,political leadership . When Wynne visited Ottawa/Harper in dec/ 13, Harper told her that he would look at infastructur RoF funding, but ON had to submit a plan, and a $ amount before any action could be taken . this is what any lender says when money is invested, even if the cause is eg) a charity request or any business investment request. Ontario has yet to submit a plan, and the $$ amount is a unsubstantiated round NR number of $1B. Ever since the Ottawa /Wynne visit the Ontario media/ liberals have bashed the Feds for thwarting the "legitimate " Wynne request. 4. I think Noronts timelines are still solid as long as infrastructure monies are guaranteed by August. This is the FS timeline dec14 start construction timetable which backs the financing promises which enable Noronts portion of the the total infastructure of apprx $2.7B.m Things will become more clear starting May 1/2014. Peter, all IMO ..