Since the end of the last provincial campaign. The Ontario PC party has been the most active in formulating ideas and solutions to the problems that face the province.

From the Globe and Mail

Of the three major parties, only one appears to have finally decided to grapple with reality. Tim Hudak and the Progressive Conservative Party have released a number of interesting, innovative and occasionally controversial policies that seriously attempt to respond to the problems facing the province. It is unclear whether there is much room for ideas over rhetoric in a media-dominated political landscape, but for those who believe a politics of ideas is crucial for the future of the province, the PC Party policy papers are a good place to start.

The article goes on to outline a few areas where the Ontario PCs have outlined unique thoughts on a few key public policy questions.

Today, the Ontario PC party launched a series of radio ads reminding Ontarians of the economic record of the liberals while, premier designate Kathleen Wynne  was at the cabinet table with Dalton McGuinty.

Here is one of the ads

Tim Hudak

Earlier this week Tim Hudak leader of the Ontario PC party penned an open letter to outgoing Premier Dalton McGuinty . He detailed many of his grievances against the prorogation and urges McGuinty to recall the legislature.

Some of the letter is below

The consequence of your decision to prorogue means that we are unable to take the meaningful action required to rein in government spending and enact policies to kick-start private sector job creation. Before you prorogued, the Ontario PC Caucus had put forward a number of bold ideas designed to undo many of the harmful decisions your government has made to restrain economic growth. Our proposals to rebuild Ontario’s economy included legislation to help small business owners cut through red tape, strengthen transparency in government, and reform the broken arbitration system – with our Ability to Pay Act. In effect, proroguing means you have put the government on autopilot, leaving your reckless spending to continue, unchecked, and the debt to…

….Failure to order the Legislature back now means you are making the job we will need to do when it returns even more difficult and perhaps insurmountable. Your plan to wait until the weekend of January 25-27 of next year for a new Liberal leader to hand off these important decisions to means any practical action will be delayed until at least well into 2013.

Premier, when we are confronted with tough times, leaders are required to rise to the challenge, not turn out the lights and go home.

I stand ready to do my part. Ontarians are counting on you to do yours.

Yours truly,

Tim Hudak, MPP
Leader of the Official Opposition and of the
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario