As an Ontario Progressive Conservative, Steve Clark is about safe as safe can be in his Eastern Ontario riding of Leeds-Grenville, but how does he – and other Ontario Tories — make more ridings more Tory-friendly? For Clark, the first step is going to the riding next door, Kingston and the Islands, and asking voters there why they don’t like his party.
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The final campaign day in Ontario: Liberals go hard after Toronto New Democrats
The final day of the campaign in the 41st Ontario general election gets going early for all three major party leaders. Continue reading The final campaign day in Ontario: Liberals go hard after Toronto New Democrats
Ahead of Ontario election, The final tale of the tape on job numbers
Here, then, are some aggregate numbers on the Liberal record in office so far as jobs go. Choose which one you like to make your preferred political point: Continue reading Ahead of Ontario election, The final tale of the tape on job numbers
New Ontario election ads: Hudak's math and Andrea's switchers
Two new ads out this afternoon for consideration by those eligible to cast a ballot in the June 12 Ontario election. One is from the Liberals and a week after economists first raised questions about the math in Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak’s “Million Jobs Plan” hits Hudak about his math. The other ad (below) is from the Ontario NDP. The NDP takes shots at both the Liberals and the PCs and encourages voters to “switch” to Andrea: Continue reading New Ontario election ads: Hudak's math and Andrea's switchers
Flaherty takes a shot at Ontario
In Stittsville, Ontario, at what will likely be his last “media availability” before tabling the federal budget in a week’s time, I asked Finance Minister Jim Flaherty what he thought of the provincial budgets already tabled by Quebec, Saskatchewan and Alberta. He didn’t have much to say about those provinces, but he did say this:
“I’m concerned about Ontario. Let’s face it, the credit rating agencies have already warned Ontario. Continue reading Flaherty takes a shot at Ontario
Who do you blame for the crisis in Attawapiskat?
The federal government today said it had acquired 15 mobile homes for the beleaguered community of Attawapiskat, Ont. The community’s chief, Theresa Spence, says they need 22. And, in any event, the homes won’t get there until after Christmas when the roads are frozen solid enough for transport.
Continue reading Who do you blame for the crisis in Attawapiskat?