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Tim Hudak

Horwath Sends Mixed Messages on Minority Government

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

John Duffy (Liberal): Horwath will be under pressure to provide greater clarity regarding her statement about the need for "consensus" in the event of a minority government. I'd imagine she'd rather not leave NDP voters with the impression that she's planning on supporting a Tim Hudak administration.

Smokes For Votes: Senior Ontario Liberal Caught On Tape

CBC | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada Politics

A senior Ontario Liberal campaign staffer caught on tape describing how she offered cigarettes to residents of a Toronto shelter in excha...

Poll Shows Hunger For Change In Ontario

CP | Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Respondents in a new opinion poll on the Ontario election are split in who they are backing, but a majority say they are hungry for change.T...

Tim Hudak's Empty Rhetoric

Peter Worthington | Posted 11.30.2011 | Canada
Peter Worthington

When asked, should he become premier, if he'd ban the practice of Muslim Imams coming to some public schools to conduct prayer meetings and relegating girls to the back of the room and not to mix with the boys, Hudak said no one was going to discriminate against his daughter (which wasn't the issue) and that he trusted school principals to do the right thing (again, not the issue). Why couldn't he say he opposed such discrimination, and promise to have his education minister take action if Conservatives form the government? Sharia law, anyone? His faith that principals would not be intimidated or pressured by minority groups or human rights zealots verged on the naïve... or cynical.

Is McGuinty Starting to Sweat?

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Jason Lietaer (PC): You know it's unpredictable when leaders start making things up. This week, Mr. McGuinty launched a new jobs plan that's not in his platform, announced a negotiating position for the OMA talks and cancelled a powerplant that looks more like a powerplant than a field.

Hudak Slams McGuinty For 'Last-Minute' Jobs Plan

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada Politics

OTTAWA - Premier Dalton McGuinty's promise to roll out a home-renovation tax credit earlier than expected drew a sharp rebuke Thursday from Progressiv...

McGuinty's Energy Policy Favours a Double Standard

John Laforet | Posted 11.29.2011 | Canada
John Laforet

If McGuinty's support of democracy and compelling arguments is legitimate, a moratorium, proper independent health study on impacts from wind turbines and restoration of planning control should be forthcoming for rural municipalities.

Andrea Horwath: No Substance?

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Jason Lietaer (PC): Ms. Horwath did well. Much improved from her performance on Friday. She was poised and on message, and I think most Ontarians saw her as genuine. Her ideas all sound great until you start to cost them, but that's not the biggest issue in any debate. Details don't win, impressions do.

Ontario Election's Politics of Misdirection

Andrew Reeves | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada
Andrew Reeves

The problem with elections is how easy it is to have one bad apple spoil the whole bunch. Isolated incidences like Paul Ferreira's wish to introduce toll roads and parking taxes can be forgiven, but people are not dumb, they see through it, and you end up looking silly.

Harper's Chief Of Staff Holds Fundraiser For Hudak Candidate

The Globe and Mail | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada Politics

The senior Harper aide who authored a missive to Conservative MPs discouraging their participation in provincial election campaigns has turned around ...

Bill Davis Steals The Show At Hudak Rally

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.28.2011 | Canada Politics

VAUGHAN, Ont. - Days spent watching television, playing poker and lifting weights are over for prisoners in Ontario jails if the Progressive Conservat...

The Magical Hands Of Dalton McGuinty

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - For a premier who's known for his even temper, Dalton McGuinty was so animated during Tuesday's Ontario leaders debate that his hands may ha...

Analysis: Debate Yields No Clear Winners

CBC | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada

There was no knockout blow, no decisive victor and very few spirited exchanges in Tuesday night’s Ontario leaders’ debate. ...

Will Tonight's Debate Be McGuinty's Game-Changer?

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Jason Lietaer (PC): Dalton Mcguinty's trying to make a difficult case: that things are going to get tougher and you need the same guy to continue. Do you think McGuinty did a good job under tough circumstances? Vote for McGuinty. If you think that his tax increases, high hydro rates and waste made a bad situation worse? Vote for one of the other options.

Jobs And Taxes Dominate Ontario Leaders Debate

CP | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Jobs and taxes have dominated the Ontario pre-election debate, with the opposition leaders coming down hard on Premier Dalton McGuinty and N...

Twitter Reacts To Ontario Leaders' Debate

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 11.27.2011 | Canada Politics

The debate is set to air Tuesday night from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm ET on CBC, TVO, CTV, Sun News and Global. With the election falling soon after on Oc...

Ontario Leaders' Debate Could Have 'Big Influence'

CP | Romina Maurino, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario voters get their only chance to see the leaders of the three main political parties at the same time during tonight's televised deba...

PHOTOS: Catch Up On The Ontario Campaign Before You Vote

The Huffington Post Canada | Michael Bolen | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Politics

If you haven't paid much attention to the Ontario election campaign so far but want to know what's been happening before you vote, here are some of th...

Liberals In A 'Messy' Two-Front Campaign

CP | Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - The campaign day was just hours old Monday when the Liberal war room fired off two salvos at the NDP and another at the Tories, highlighting...

Is Andrea Horwath the Only Adult in the Room?

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Heather Fraser (NDP): The challenge for all the leaders in tomorrow's debate is to get past the cameras and the political score cards and actually connect with voters. And if Ms. Horwath comes off as the adult in the room I won't be surprised or bothered because being premier requires adult behaviour.

Ontario Health Care: More Money for Longer Wait Lists

David Gratzer | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada
David Gratzer

Over a million Ontarians lack a family doctor. While boosting funding may result in some more GP visits to people in major cities, the reality is this: the doctor shortage is pathetically real and many Ontarians -- too many Ontarians -- lack the most basic access to primary care.

McGuinty Won't Say What Scrapping Gas Plant Will Cost

CP | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty refused Monday to put a price tag on his late-in-the-game pledge to scrap a gas-fired power plant, as he was...

Ontario Leaders Prepare For Crucial Debate

CP | Keith Leslie, The Canadian Press | Posted 11.25.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - The in-person showdown that will be Tuesday's televised party leaders debate could prove the tipping point as Ontario heads into the final s...

Hudak And McGuinty Take A Day Off Campaign Trail

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Day 18 of the Ontario provincial election campaign sees two of the leaders taking the day off from stumping for votes.Liberal Leader Dalton ...

Can Ontario's Liberals Turn Their Campaign Around?

Ontario Election Debate Hub | Posted 11.23.2011 | Canada
Ontario Election Debate Hub

Heather Fraser (NDP): Who has a message that will motivate voters to go to the polls? Which party has a machine that can help deliver the vote? And which ridings have close races where the outcome really is decided by those who show up? If I were in the Liberal headquarters, I'd be worried.