Doug Ford narrowly elected new Ontario PC leader, sources say
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It will be interesting. Ontario has been living under the rule of a corrupt government for far too long. I doubt Ford was the answer, but this may be a shift in voter thinking. Especially, after the crooked arrogant ways of a party whose expiry date is long past due.
What's to learn? Newsflash: Canada is not, repeat NOT a democracy. We have AN element of democracy and that's about it. And the level/value of that particular element as practiced here is questionable.
I haven't followed the Ontario PC race at all. I just know Kathleen Wynne is a disgrace.
I'm not sure where Doug Ford stands. If he is in the mold of Donald Trump.. a pragmatist, iconoclast, nationalist, dirigiste and fiscal progressive that's all for the good. If he's a slimey NeoConservative globalist, a cultural and economic libertarian, then it will just grind Ontario further into the economic and moral wilderness that Wynne blundered Ontario into.
I liked his brother Rob's boycotting of that embarrassing, corrosive Pride Festival in Toronto. If they come from the same real Conservative roots and if he has the balls for it that would be promising. We'll see. In fact if that's so i'd predict he will take over the Federal Conservative Party from the NeoCons that have run from Mulroney onward.
I'm not sure where Doug Ford stands. If he is in the mold of Donald Trump.. a pragmatist, iconoclast, nationalist, dirigiste and fiscal progressive that's all for the good. If he's a slimey NeoConservative globalist, a cultural and economic libertarian, then it will just grind Ontario further into the economic and moral wilderness that Wynne blundered Ontario into.
I liked his brother Rob's boycotting of that embarrassing, corrosive Pride Festival in Toronto. If they come from the same real Conservative roots and if he has the balls for it that would be promising. We'll see. In fact if that's so i'd predict he will take over the Federal Conservative Party from the NeoCons that have run from Mulroney onward.
Ford is a good choice to put up against Wynne because of his popularity in the GTA. He wouldn't be my first choice as premier, but the elections of the past 20 years haven't been about competence.
Rob Ford had a lot of supporters. Brother Doug hopes to carry most of them, I guess.
Looks like Ford got lots more Allen supporters, while Elliot picked up more help from Muldoomette.
They're kids, trying to act cool. Pay them no mind.
Perhaps someone can hook them up with Nassir (Torchlight). They can argue about saving the world. :lol:
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It would be nice to think that the PCs will try to attract people outside the GTA, but the win comes by convincing the glob of S. Ontario voters he's the man for the job. This sounds more like election rhetoric. It would surprise me if any of the leaders spend much time north of Hwy 7.
It's a lot of work for little gain.
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Forget the 416 — Doug Ford says his biggest fans are outside of Toronto
New Ontario Tory leader promises wins in areas that have 'never went PC before'
By Kate McGillivray, CBC News
As he begins his first week of campaigning to be premier of Ontario, newly chosen PC Party Leader Doug Ford challenges the perception that he's too rooted in the GTA to connect with voters around the province.
"Our message resonates more in the 705, the 519, 613, than it does in the 416," he told reporters on Monday.
Ford was named leader of the PCs on Saturday after a tumultuous convention, put together quickly after former leader Patrick Brown quit following allegations against him of sexual misconduct.
"We're going to win areas that have never went PC before," Ford said.
On Monday, Ford continued to reveal his platform, including plans to repeal the current sex-ed curriculum, reduce hydro rates, and eliminate the carbon tax.
He is the older brother of former Toronto city councillor and mayor Rob Ford, who died from cancer in March 2016.
Doug Ford also served as a Toronto city councillor, between 2010 and 2014. He has indicated he will try to get a seat in the provincial legislature representing Etobicoke North. The current MPP in that riding is Liberal Shafiq Qaadri.
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Forget the 416
Perhaps someone can hook them up with Nassir (Torchlight). They can argue about saving the world. :lol:
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It would be nice to think that the PCs will try to attract people outside the GTA, but the win comes by convincing the glob of S. Ontario voters he's the man for the job. This sounds more like election rhetoric. It would surprise me if any of the leaders spend much time north of Hwy 7.
It's a lot of work for little gain.
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Forget the 416 — Doug Ford says his biggest fans are outside of Toronto
New Ontario Tory leader promises wins in areas that have 'never went PC before'
By Kate McGillivray, CBC News
As he begins his first week of campaigning to be premier of Ontario, newly chosen PC Party Leader Doug Ford challenges the perception that he's too rooted in the GTA to connect with voters around the province.
"Our message resonates more in the 705, the 519, 613, than it does in the 416," he told reporters on Monday.
Ford was named leader of the PCs on Saturday after a tumultuous convention, put together quickly after former leader Patrick Brown quit following allegations against him of sexual misconduct.
"We're going to win areas that have never went PC before," Ford said.
On Monday, Ford continued to reveal his platform, including plans to repeal the current sex-ed curriculum, reduce hydro rates, and eliminate the carbon tax.
He is the older brother of former Toronto city councillor and mayor Rob Ford, who died from cancer in March 2016.
Doug Ford also served as a Toronto city councillor, between 2010 and 2014. He has indicated he will try to get a seat in the provincial legislature representing Etobicoke North. The current MPP in that riding is Liberal Shafiq Qaadri.
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Forget the 416
We'll have to see what he does, or where he goes, to firm up the northern vote. Most of my family calls the north home, and they are suspicious of him and anyone from the GTA. Can't say as I blame them.
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Northern Ontario voters 'in for a treat' with Doug Ford leadership victory
Conservatives say populist Ford will connect with voters
- CBC News
Less than two months after Patrick Brown dramatically stepped aside as leader of the province's Progressive Conservatives, the party has a new leader.
Former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford was named the Ontario PC leader after a turbulent party convention on Saturday,
Two Conservative supporters told CBC's Morning North what this might mean for northern Ontario.
Mike Smith, a long-time Conservative in Sudbury and former Reform Party candidate, said he supports the populist Ford.
"[When] I heard Doug Ford put his name forward, we were on the bandwagon within five seconds," Smith said. "I went to see him, and had some reservations about the Trump north comparison, but when he came out and spoke he connected with the crowd very quickly."
"He came back to government waste, that it's hurting health care," Smith said. "He said we need more front line workers in health care. That was my tune, that's what I wanted to hear."
Paul Demers, a Toronto-based Conservative strategist who originally hails from Sudbury, said Ford was not his first choice. He added that the former Toronto city councillor takes an unfair bit of criticism from opponents for being too similar to populist U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Northern Ontario voters 'in for a treat' with Doug Ford leadership victory - Sudbury - CBC News
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Northern Ontario voters 'in for a treat' with Doug Ford leadership victory
Conservatives say populist Ford will connect with voters
- CBC News
Less than two months after Patrick Brown dramatically stepped aside as leader of the province's Progressive Conservatives, the party has a new leader.
Former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford was named the Ontario PC leader after a turbulent party convention on Saturday,
Two Conservative supporters told CBC's Morning North what this might mean for northern Ontario.
Mike Smith, a long-time Conservative in Sudbury and former Reform Party candidate, said he supports the populist Ford.
"[When] I heard Doug Ford put his name forward, we were on the bandwagon within five seconds," Smith said. "I went to see him, and had some reservations about the Trump north comparison, but when he came out and spoke he connected with the crowd very quickly."
"He came back to government waste, that it's hurting health care," Smith said. "He said we need more front line workers in health care. That was my tune, that's what I wanted to hear."
Paul Demers, a Toronto-based Conservative strategist who originally hails from Sudbury, said Ford was not his first choice. He added that the former Toronto city councillor takes an unfair bit of criticism from opponents for being too similar to populist U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Northern Ontario voters 'in for a treat' with Doug Ford leadership victory - Sudbury - CBC News