“Leadership races can be tough on political parties, and for the candidates that compete in them. For me, there was no tougher part than running against Christine Elliott. I have been fortunate to call her my friend over the last two decades, and with good reason. “There is no one I can think of who […]
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“I would like to congratulate our new Ontario PC Party Leader, Doug Ford, for his election yesterday. Doug’s election was definitive and he will now lead our party into a general election. “Following a Leadership election, there is a lot of emotion and exhaustion. I would like to thank all of the candidates and […]
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“Last night, the Ontario PC Party announced that Doug Ford was elected Leader of the Ontario PC Party. “Doug is committed to ending political corruption and waste. As a business owner and former city councillor, I know that Doug will be a strong voice for Ontario taxpayers. He will clean up Queen’s Park and reclaim […]
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“Today, Ontario PC members will elect our new Leader and Ontario’s next Premier. 64,053 members voted – more than twice the number of votes cast in the 2009 leadership race. This makes it the highest turnout in Party history. “Whichever candidate emerges victorious this afternoon will lead our Party into the next election. The […]
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“The Party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee is pleased that Mr. Justice Archibald decided in favour of a Leadership race process that will elect a new Leader on March 10, 2018. The ruling approves of how the Ontario PC Party handled a leadership election in an unprecedented and challenging time. “Our committee was mandated to develop […]
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This morning, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP, Monte McNaughton spoke about the StatsCan monthly Labour Force Survey for February 2018, which was released today. The report showed limited recovery, in the form of part time and public sector jobs, after the previous month’s significant losses. “The latest job numbers are more bad news for Ontario’s families and businesses,” […]
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“It is unfortunate to learn that certain individuals may be considering this step, after we have worked so closely with leadership campaigns and with Party members from across the province on a leadership election process passed by the PC Party Executive in accordance with the Constitution. “Our measures to accommodate the needs of members during […]
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Today Interim Ontario PC Leader Vic Fedeli took the Wynne Liberals to task for their most recent of a long line of broken promises – their plan to run an up to $8 billion deficit in the upcoming budget. Fedeli read a number of quotes from Finance Minister Charles Sousa and the Ontario government […]
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“Today to mark International Women’s’ Day, people all over the world will celebrate the remarkable achievements made by women. “More than 100 years ago, women in Ontario fought for – and were granted – the right to vote and to hold provincial office. Since that time we have made incredible strides. Women have broken through […]
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Dear Members, When the Leadership election process of the PC Party of Ontario was launched, we knew that we were in uncharted waters. In 44 days, we had to design and implement a voting process that was unprecedented in Ontario history, and likely even Canadian history. Working with a dedicated team of volunteers and staff, we […]
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