For the past 24 hours, all we've been promised on AM 640 is the highlights of the Ontario Tories election platform - er, sorry, the budget. Lots of guests and interpretation were touted as soon as the Finance Minister got up to speak - the moment when radio reporters stuck all day in the lockup could legally reveal the highlights. 

CFRB immediately went to it after their 4 PM news. 

CBC Radio 1 launched into major budget coverage mode with a special, including the highlights and reaction.

CityNews 680 had a precis of what was in the document. 

CKTB took the speech live. 

And over on 640? For reasons that will baffle everyone, John Oakley was interviewing an expert about why more Canadians don't want to join the military, followed by an interview regarding the war in Ukraine. WTF? Talk about missing the point. 

Look, whether you love the PCs or hate them has nothing to do with it. This was true breaking news that affects every taxpayer and voter in the province and that means it needs instant coverage. Now. Not 30 minutes later. Frankly, I was stunned that they would wait until after 4:30, especially considering they could legally go to it a lot sooner than that. It's literally the bread and butter of a news-talk station. 

I would absolutely love to know what they were thinking at Corus Quay. After the all-day hype and build-up promising highlights and analysis the moment the Fin. Min. began to speak, this is truly one of the strangest decisions I've heard in a long, long time. 

Ms. Cupido, what in the world is going on over there?