Nelson Mandela: Ontario

Evan Solomon Dept: There was a serious recession in North America when he became Ontario's NDP premier in 1990, Rae said during an interview Monday with Evan Solomon, host of 's Power a Politics, according to CBC. "They're laying every single conceivable economic problem at my doorstep. Surely I m allowed to say, 'well, let's look at some of the good things that happened as well.' Bob Rae was as much responsible for freeing Nelson Mandela and the end of the Soviet Union as for what happened to Ontario's economy when he was premier, the interim Liberal leader said Monday in response to a new Conservative attack ad. "What are the Conservatives saying that somehow there's a serious recession that affects Ontario and I'm uniquely responsible for that, but somehow I can't take credit for good things that happen? Nelson Mandela got out of jail, the entire Soviet Union collapsed why wouldn't they give me credit for that?" Rae said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.