#1 - Relax for the weekend with your family.
It's been a long and hard campaign and a few days for reflection is warranted. Be sure to get plenty of rest. Starting Monday, there is plenty of work to be done.

#2 - Taxpayer Protection and Balanced Budget Legislation.
This is the major policy failure of the last government. Balanced budgets should be the law (as they are in six other provinces and one territory) and any government that wishes to raise taxes should submit this question to taxpayers in a binding, province-wide referendum. This legislation should be passed within the next 100 days.

#3 - Debt Reduction.
Out of every dollar sent to Queen's Park, 16 cents is lost just to cover interest on our $120 billion provincial debt. A concrete and legislated debt reduction plan should be included in the next budget with severe penalties for the Finance Minister and his/her cabinet colleagues if the plan is not adhered to.

#4 - Tax Cuts and Tax Reform.
Across the board income tax cuts should continue as the fairest way to reduce the burden on taxpayers. But the government must also look at tax reform and strive for greater simplicity, de-coupling our system from federal tax payable and follow Alberta's lead with a single-rate tax structure. This single rate structure should exempt the working poor from taxes as we now simply collect this money and recycle it back to these individuals through various credit and entitlement schemes. Oh , and did I mention indexing all tax thresholds to inflation

# 5 - Property Taxes and Downloading.
Every effort must be made to correct the injustice that was done by offloading social welfare funding problems onto local municipalities. And while you're at it, a thorough examination of alternatives to our market value (or current value or actual value, they're basically all the same) assessment system is a priority. Actual price acquisition as employed in California or an adaptation of systems that are used in places like Israel or the United Kingdom deserve serious consideration as alternatives to our "drive-by assessment" system where home and business owners are left to "bleed" over their assessment notices.

#6 - Health Care.
Ontarians were denied an informed debate on health care problems, choices and vision during the election campaign. This pivotal issue was reduced to an auction of spending promises and the peddling of unenforceable patient charters as the cure-all for public angst. It's time to focus on benchmarks, outcomes, results and the ultimate measure, a healthier population. While the debate is definitely over when it comes to the merits of tax cuts, Mr. Premier, the health care debate has not yet begun.

#7 - Municipal restructuring.
Ramming one-tier government down the throat of Toronto was unwarranted. While reducing the numbers of politicians and city halls is very symbolic and makes for good sound bites, the cost savings are trivial and the transition costs more often than not negate any savings to be found. If the government is intent on saving money at the local level, focus on the big ticket items like services. Everything from busing to garbage pickup to ambulance dispatch should be put to the competitive test. Once services are restructured, new governance structures will become apparent. In some instances mergers will be warranted, and at other times simple elimination of local or regional levels will be the best solution.

We'll keep in touch and add new tasks to your list as your mandate passes by. And enjoy your weekend.