Category: Conservative politics

Today, the Ontario PCs officially launched their campaign by unveiling their Big Blue bus of change. As the Liberals were busy lampooning a photograph Tim Hudak and the conservatives were focused squarely on families.

“I’m proud of my beautiful little girl, my beautiful caring wife. And you know what this campaign is going to be about? It’s going to be about families; average hardworking families who are paying more and more in taxes, they’re getting less in return and they’re worried about the future of their kids and their grandkids.”
Leader of the OntarioPC Party Tim Hudak

The campaign to change Ontariois underway here are a couple things to keep in mind.  Will economic stewardship, and the economy become top-of- mind issues for Ontarians. As well, who will win the hearts and more importantly votes of “Ontario families”. I guess only time will tell.

 

This result is encouraging, but we still have a whole election yet to wage.

From Global News

Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservative party could be heading for a minority victory in Ontario’s October election, according to the latest seat projection from the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy.

The projection has the Progressive Conservatives winning 51 seats, the Liberals winning 41 and the NDP winning 15, according to Barry Kay, associate professor of political science at Wilfrid Laurier University.

The winds of change could sweep the OntarioPC Party into power.

On Thursday much of the media in  Ontario , was a buzz over the fact that Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak ” inhaled” in university.  Of course this is not a new revelation political leaders  from  Bill Clinton to Dalton McGuinty have admitted to using marijuana at least once in their youth.
This election will be decided on one issue and that is  who do Ontarians trust. In fact The Barrie Examiner discusses this very topic in a op-ed today.

From The Barrie Examiner 


But this election isn’t likely to be won, or lost, on such issues. Hudak and McGuinty (who has also admitted smoking grass as a youth) both know this.


It will, or at least should, ultimately come down to trust.


Are voters happy with the job McGuinty and company have done since 2003? Can they be trusted to do a good job for the next four years?


Or is it time for a change, for new leadership at Queen’s Park, a new way to deal with the challenges facing Ontario?

This falls election should focus on issues that impact Ontarians , Not dogged by nickel and dime politics.

From National Post

With the launch of a Facebook app that gives players points for things like posting a campaign message to Twitter or organizing a fundraising barbecue, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party is hoping to mobilize its online supporters to get off the computer and slog it out on the campaign trail.

Here the party’s director of social media, Joseph Lavoie, explains to the National Post’s Tamsin McMahon why the Tories are betting that an online race to crown the party’s most dedicated volunteer will prove to be a game-winning election strategy.

This interview is  about the innovative Facebook app Change Ahead. This app is a key component of the Ontario PCs online presence in the upcoming election. Is social media, becoming a “game changer”, or just another tool in modern political campaigning.