query: who is the leader of the pc party in ontario

pos: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2018 he announced that he would not be running for the permanent leadership after all in order to focus on his duties as interim leader and correcting organizational problems within the party in the run up to the general election. Endorsements Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2018 The 2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on March 10, 2018, due to the resignation of party leader Patrick Brown on January 25, 2018, following allegations of sexual misconduct. Winner Doug Ford narrowly defeated runner-up Christine Elliott on the third ballot with 50.6% of allocated points. The Progressive

pos: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario PC Party supports the expansion of alcohol and cannabis sales to private retailers, but is skeptical of the benefits of supervised injection sites. The party does not support the creation of provincial legislation regulating abortion. The PC Party supports sex education, but believes that parents should be allowed to withdraw their children from sex education classes. The Ontario PC Party supports immigration and Canada's policy of multiculturalism. Since Doug Ford became leader of the Ontario PC Party, the party has been described as populist. Doug Ford stated that his party speaks for the majority of Ontarians rather than for elites.

pos: Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario) Vic Fedeli was chosen interim leader of the PC Party by caucus on January 26, 2018, one day after Patrick Brown resigned due to allegations of sexual misconduct. He continued to serve as Leader of the Opposition after Doug Ford became party leader on March 10, 2018, as Ford did not have a seat in the legislature. Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario) The Leader of the Official Opposition () in Ontario, officially Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (), is the leader of the largest party in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario which is not part of the government.

pos: Patrick Brown (politician) for his endorsement and said, "I’ve got so much hope in my heart for what’s ahead for Brampton. You know why? I know we can turn this around, I know Brampton is going to be back, Brampton is going to become an economic engine". According to the Toronto Star, Jeffrey had the backing of "PC party operatives — Doug Ford’s campaign manager organized a fundraiser for her". Brown identifies himself as a "pragmatic conservative" and after becoming leader he tried to move the Ontario PC Party in a socially liberal and fiscally conservative direction. At his first Ontario PC Convention

pos: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 1942 to present. Party Executive as of November 18, 2018. The Presidents of the PC Women in Politics, Ontario PC Campus Association and the Ontario PC Youth Association are not showing on the party's executive page at this time. However, they are still members of the executive. Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (), often shortened to Ontario PC Party, PC, or Conservatives, is a centre-right to right wing conservative political party in Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by Premier Doug Ford since March 10, 2018. It

pos: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (), often shortened to Ontario PC Party, PC, or Conservatives, is a centre-right to right wing conservative political party in Ontario, Canada. The party has been led by Premier Doug Ford since March 10, 2018. It has governed the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985. It currently holds a majority government in the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. The Ontario PC Party is a centre-right conservative political party. Its beliefs and policies have been described as fiscally conservative, capitalist and

pos: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2018 The 2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on March 10, 2018, due to the resignation of party leader Patrick Brown on January 25, 2018, following allegations of sexual misconduct. Winner Doug Ford narrowly defeated runner-up Christine Elliott on the third ballot with 50.6% of allocated points. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was scheduled for 3 months before the 2018 provincial election scheduled for June 7. It came after a turbulent year of disputed and allegedly fraudulent nominations contests across the province for local PC candidates.

pos: Politics of Ontario the party's last-minute abandoning of the official party platform, set off by a sudden change in leadership a few months before the election due to the resignation of PC leader Patrick Brown, and the subsequent nomination battle which saw Doug Ford elected Premier, by a narrow margin. The new "platform" under Doug Ford's PC party was composed of a series of promises, with anticipated costs, rather than a fully costed platform as the other major parties had developed. Prior to his nomination for the PC Party, Doug Ford had intended to run for the Mayoral seat in the City of

pos: Stephen Lecce Stephen Lecce Stephen Francis Lecce (born November 26, 1986) is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Lecce is the Deputy Government House Leader, the Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Infrastructure Monte McNaughton, and the Parliamentary Assistant to Premier Doug Ford. Lecce was born in Vaughan, Ontario on November 26, 1986. As a teenager, Lecce worked on former PC MPP Al Palladini’s successful re-election campaign in 1999. Stephen attended University of Western Ontario for his undergraduate studies in political science. There, he was elected and served as

pos: Stephen Lecce On July 31, Lecce became Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier. Stephen Lecce Stephen Francis Lecce (born November 26, 1986) is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Lecce is the Deputy Government House Leader, the Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Infrastructure Monte McNaughton, and the Parliamentary Assistant to Premier Doug Ford. Lecce was born in Vaughan, Ontario on November 26, 1986. As a teenager, Lecce worked on former PC MPP Al Palladini’s successful re-election campaign in 1999. Stephen attended University of Western Ontario for his undergraduate studies

pos: Vic Fedeli Vic Fedeli Victor Anthony "Vic" Fedeli (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian politician who is currently serving as the Minister of Finance of Ontario since June 29, 2018, and served as Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario from January to June 2018. Fedeli became interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario in January 2018 and continued to serve as Leader of the Opposition after Doug Ford became party leader at the Progressive Conservative Party leadership election on March 10, 2018, as Ford did not have a seat in

pos: Deco Labels of 200 employees. Deco Labels Deco Labels and Flexible Packaging Limited (also known as Deco Labels and Tags) is a Canadian label company, specializing in pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products, and based in Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada. It is primarily known for its association with the Ford family of Ontario politicians, including Member of Provincial Parliament Doug Ford Sr., Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and Ontario PC Party Leader and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford Jr. It has annual sales of approximately $100 million per year. Deco was founded in 1962, by Doug Ford Sr. and Ted Herriott. The company was

pos: Deco Labels Deco Labels Deco Labels and Flexible Packaging Limited (also known as Deco Labels and Tags) is a Canadian label company, specializing in pressure-sensitive labels for plastic-wrapped grocery products, and based in Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada. It is primarily known for its association with the Ford family of Ontario politicians, including Member of Provincial Parliament Doug Ford Sr., Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, and Ontario PC Party Leader and Premier of Ontario Doug Ford Jr. It has annual sales of approximately $100 million per year. Deco was founded in 1962, by Doug Ford Sr. and Ted Herriott. The company was originally a Toronto

neg: Patrick Brown (politician) the Ontario PC Party, and stepped down as a federal MP. He then won a provincial by-election on September 3, 2015, in Simcoe North and entered the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Brown resigned as party leader in January 2018 after allegations of sexual assault, was expelled from the party caucus by interim leader Vic Fedeli on February 16, 2018, and left provincial politics after an aborted second run for the PC leadership Brown became the first permanent Ontario Conservative leader who did not lead the party into an election since George Frederick Marter. Brown ran for mayor of Brampton and

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario decided to hold a leadership review vote at its 2008 General Party Meeting in London. The Ontario PC Party's constitution requires that the Party hold a leadership review vote at the first party convention after an election defeat. From the election day until the 2008 General Meeting, party members were divided into two "camps": those who supported John Tory's position as Party Leader and those who opposed his leadership. Several campaigns to oust John Tory as leader of the party, most notably by a party activist group led by former party president Rueben Devlin called "Grassroots PC". John Tory had

neg: Reform Party of Ontario Crossroads Forum, the Family Coalition Party of Ontario leadership via its newly elected party leader James Gault, deputy leader and director of communications Eric Ames, president Lynne Scime led a move to combine the original traditional moral values of the FCP with the democratic reform principles of the RPO into a new rebranded party called the New Reform Party of Ontario. However, the new party was deregistered by Elections Ontario as of January 2016, after only running once in the Simcoe North byelection in 2015 where Gault and New Reform, was defeated by Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown who won

neg: Vic Fedeli a candidate for the next Ontario PC Party leadership election. On January 26, 2018, Fedeli was acclaimed by the PC caucus as the PC Leader. The party planned to hold a leadership convention to be concluded by late March 2018. Fedeli announced that he would be a candidate. However, on January 30, 2018, he announced that he would not be a candidate after all in order to focus his efforts on being interim leader and getting the party ready for the June election. Vic Fedeli Victor Anthony "Vic" Fedeli (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian politician who is currently

neg: Christine Elliott Christine Elliott Christine Janice Elliott (born April 13, 1955) is a Canadian politician in Ontario who is serving as the 11th and current Deputy Premier of Ontario and Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care since June 29, 2018. Elliott was elected to represent the riding of Newmarket-Aurora in the 2018 Ontario general election. Elliott is the widow of former Canadian Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty under former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2006–2014). Eliott served as Ontario PC Party Deputy Leader from 2009 to 2015 under Tim Hudak. She was the runner-up in both the 2015 and 2018 PC

neg: 2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election 2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election On January 23, 2004, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader Ernie Eves announced his intention to step down as leader before the fall of 2004. Eves was elected party leader in the party's 2002 leadership election, and became Premier of Ontario. He led the party to defeat in the 2003 provincial election. Under the Ontario PC Party Constitution, a leadership election could not be called until Eves submitted a formal request to the Party Executive. He did not do so until June, and a few days later, on June 13, the

neg: Ernie Eves He endorsed Hugh Segal's bid for the leadership of the federal party in 1998. Eves took out a membership in the Canadian Alliance in 2000 to support Tom Long's leadership bid, but rejoined the Tories after Stockwell Day was chosen as the Canadian Alliance leader. During the 2002 Ontario PC Party leadership race, Eves and his supporters invited federal PC Party leader Joe Clark to attend as an honorary delegate. No such invitation was extended by any camp to the newly minted Canadian Alliance leader and future Tory leader Stephen Harper. Harper did, however, attend the provincial PC convention in

neg: Politics of Ontario Toronto, moving from the role as city councillor, in opposition to the current Mayor seeking re-election, John Tory, who himself was Leader of the PC party previously, from 2004-2009. In general, Ontario is a mixed bag in terms of political trends, despite the fact that the federal Liberals dominated the province from 1993 to 2004 against a "divided right" between the centrist Progressive Conservative Party and strongly conservative Canadian Alliance. However, the merger of these two right-wing parties into the new, right-wing Conservative Party of Canada in 2003 has reduced this Liberal dominance. Politics of Ontario The Province of Ontario

neg: Rod Phillips (politician) Phillips was touted as a possible successor as PC Party of Ontario leader. However, Phillips chose not to run for leader and instead endorsed Caroline Mulroney in the PC leadership election. In the 2018 provincial election he ran as a candidate for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party in the redistributed riding of Ajax. He defeated New Democrat candidate Monique Hughes and Liberal Joe Dickson to win the riding. On June 29, 2018, Phillips was appointed to cabinet as Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks. Rod Phillips (politician) Rod Phillips (born March 2, 1965) is the former chair of Postmedia

neg: Bill Davis endorsed Christine Elliott in her second campaign to become leader of the Ontario PC Party, but she finished as runner-up to Patrick Brown. In the 2014 municipal elections across Ontario and particularly the Greater Toronto Area, Davis endorsed the ultimately successful mayoral bids of John Tory (Toronto) and Linda Jeffrey (Brampton). Tory had been Davis' former principal secretary in the 1980s and was also a former Ontario PC Party leader. After incumbent Brampton mayor Susan Fennell was embroiled in numerous scandals over expenses and financial record-keeping, Davis reportedly convinced Jeffrey to resign from provincial cabinet to challenge Fennell. After taking

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2018 said "there should be security cameras on the servers". Past leadership candidate Frank Klees said he had grave concerns about the integrity of the vote. Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli was elected as interim leader by the PC parliamentary caucus in a unanimous vote on January 26, 2018. Caucus had favoured having the interim leader lead the party in the election campaign but the party executive opted to hold a leadership election prior to the general election. Christine Elliott, (2019)-(1955)-((07)<(04)or(07)==(04)and(23)<(13)), is the former non-partisan Patient Ombudsman for Ontario (2016–2018), a past PC leadership candidate (2009 and 2015) and former MPP (Whitby—Ajax

neg: 1985 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership elections 1985 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership elections In 1985, the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party held two leadership elections: one in January, and one in November. The January convention was held at the CNE Coliseum at Exhibition Place in Toronto to choose a replacement for William Davis, who had served as Ontario PC leader and Premier of the province of Ontario since 1971. Davis had been expected to call an election to seek a further mandate from the voters, but surprised pundits by retiring from political life instead. Four of Davis's cabinet ministers announced their intentions to seek the leadership:

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario percentage of support received by Tory was nearly identical to Joe Clark's 1983 support when he was federal PC leader, which resulted in Clark resigning as leader, and is often seen as the benchmark for Canadian party leaders to get to stay on as leader. Three hours after the leadership review vote, John Tory announced to the delegates at the Ontario PC's general meeting that he would stay on as leader of the Party. Tory came under heavy criticism from several party members following this delay, with his opponents signalling that they would continue to call for an end to

neg: Politics of Ontario Politics of Ontario The Province of Ontario is governed by a unicameral legislature, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, which operates in the Westminster system of government. The political party that wins the largest number of seats in the legislature normally forms the government, and the party's leader becomes premier of the province, i.e., the head of the government. Ontario's primary political parties are the centre-right Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC), the centre-left to left Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), the centre-left Ontario Liberal Party and the left-wing Green Party of Ontario. After the Province's indecisive first election in 1867,

neg: 1971 Ontario general election 1971 Ontario general election The Ontario general election of 1971 was held on October 21, 1971, to elect the 117 members of the 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by Bill Davis, who had replaced John Robarts as PC leader and premier earlier in the year, won a ninth consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature, increasing its caucus in the legislature by eight seats from its result in the previous election. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Robert

neg: 1963 Ontario general election 1963 Ontario general election The Ontario general election of 1963 was held on September 25, 1963, to elect the 108 members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Members of Provincial Parliament, or "MPPs") of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, led by John Robarts, who had replaced Leslie Frost as PC leader and premier in 1961, won a seventh consecutive term in office, and maintained its majority in the legislature, increasing its caucus from the 71 members elected in the previous election to 77 members in an enlarged legislature. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by

neg: Jane McKenna 2014 election on June 12, 2014. She supported Patrick Brown in his successful bid to become leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. In December 2016, McKenna won the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario nomination by a margin of 41 votes for Burlington, her old riding. She will represent the PC party in the 2018 Ontario General Election. In the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2018 McKenna supported Caroline Mulroney's unsuccessful bid. Jane McKenna Jane McKenna (born October 22, 1959) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Elliott on the third ballot with 50.6% of allocated points, although Elliot had more votes. Due to not having a seat in the legislature, Ford chose to have Vic Fedeli remain as Leader of the Opposition prior to the 2018 election. The Ontario PC Party's 2018 platform was named the Plan For The People. Policy promises included: On June 7, 2018, Ford led the party to a majority government. The PC Party won 76 of 124 seats and 40.5% of the vote. The party was known as the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario from 1867 to 1942, and then as the

neg: Ontario PC Campus Association campus organizations recognized by the Ontario PC Party are also affiliated with the Conservative Party of Canada, creating an indirect connection. Ontario PC Campus Association The Ontario PC Campus Association (OPCCA) is the student association of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Canada. The organization consists of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party members attending university in the province. The Ontario PC Campus Association is directed by the OPCCA Executive, consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Director of Membership and Recruitment, Director of Communications, Director of Campus Activism, Director of Training, Director of Fundraising, Director of Policy, and the Past President.

neg: Ontario PC Campus Association PC Campus Association coordinates with the Ontario PC Youth Association, which is the youth wing of the Ontario PC Party. The current OPCCA Executive as of July 21, 2018: The primary responsibility of the Ontario PC Campus Association is to maintain and coordinate relationships across Ontario campuses. Local organization largely falls to the presidents of campus clubs at Ontario universities. The following are the presidents of campus clubs. The Conservative Party of Canada is legally distinct in name and structure from the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. There is considerable overlap between students involved in both political parties. A number of

neg: Patrick Brown (politician) 2014, Brown announced his intention to run in the contest to replace PC Party Leader, Tim Hudak. From the outset of his campaign, Brown positioned himself as an outsider, challenging the leadership of the PC Party, which had been defeated in the last four provincial elections. In the most recent election campaign, in 2014, the party election platform included a commitment to cut 100,000 public service jobs over 4 years through attrition. As the only one of the original five leadership candidates who was not a member of the Ontario legislature, Brown was not involved in the promise, which he

neg: Reform Party of Ontario PC MPP Trevor Pettit acted as a campaign manager and deputy leader of the party. None of the party's candidate were elected. The party did not run candidates in the 2014 election, and was deregistered by Elections Ontario. Some executives of the Reform Party of Ontario and some grassroots members, were approached to join the new expansion towards a broader base in time for the 2018 provincial election. Those actively involved include RPO president Joshua E. Eriksen, RPO deputy leader Bill Cook, as well as other RPO executives from the past. At an annual general meeting in Burlington at the

neg: Doug Ford 25, 2018, the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario announced a new leader would need to be chosen before the 2018 Ontario general election in June. Ford was the first candidate to announce, on January 29, that he would seek the leadership of the party. On January 31, 2018, Ford announced he would seek the PC nomination in Etobicoke North and run for the seat in the 2018 election. He was one of the four official candidates running for the PC leadership along with Christine Elliott, Caroline Mulroney, and Tanya Granic Allen. Ford promised to represent the interests of Northern Ontario

neg: 2011 Ontario general election 7, 2011. The election saw a record low voter turnout of 48.2%. In March 2009, PC Party leader John Tory stepped down as leader, with Tim Hudak elected to be his successor. Also in March 2009, Andrea Horwath replaced Howard Hampton as leader of the NDP at the leadership election. Thus, both the Progressive Conservatives and the NDP went into the election with a new leader. Green Party of Ontario leader Frank de Jong stepped down in November 2009; their leadership convention confirmed Mike Schreiner as their new leader. Dalton McGuinty won 95 percent support for his leadership at an

neg: New Reform Party of Ontario poorly with its worst showing in a distant seventh place, running only six candidates in 2014 for 0.09% of the votes province-wide for the former fourth party just more than a quarter century previous. In the Simcoe North byelection in 2015, won by Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown, NRP leader James Gault finished fifth out of eight candidates. NRP and Gault had planned on running in the Whitby—Oshawa byelection in 2016, where outgoing MPP and former Ontario Progressive Conservative Deputy Leader Christine Elliott has resigned her seat and taken leave. The election was held on February 11. However, when the

neg: Reform Party of Ontario Red Tory moderate John Tory. Joining forces, the populist-based RPO and libertarian-based OLA agreed on many common principles to build a unified Northern Rural Ontario manifesto for the farmer and labourer. Three basic principles were identified: "property rights, deamalgamation, and less government yet better governance". RPO party leader Harness and president Eriksen met with OLA president and current Carleton—Mississippi Mills PC MPP Jack MacLaren and eight other senior leaders from the group to work out the details. Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox & Addington PC MPP Randy Hillier considered crossing over to Reform in the Ontario Legislature as its first member because of his

neg: Jim Prentice of the new Conservative Party, announcing his run on December 7, 2003, the day after the new party was ratified by members of the PC Party. Prentice began his campaign in Calgary and toured parts of Ontario, specifically visiting Kingston, Ontario, the hometown of the first Canadian Conservative Leader Sir John A. Macdonald and also the city where one of his daughters attends Queen's University. However, he withdrew from the race on January 12, 2004, citing difficulty in raising new funds less than a year after his unsuccessful first leadership bid. The leadership election was won by Stephen Harper, who

neg: Christine Elliott 2018, Elliott resigned as Patient Ombudsman to enter the Ontario PC Party leadership election. Elliott officially announced she was running for leadership on February 1, 2018, via Twitter, to replace Patrick Brown who had resigned as leader after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him. Elliott's campaign slogan was "Ready. Now." and her leadership campaign has focused on her experience compared to the other candidates. Elliott stated she supported the "People's Guarantee" (the existing platform adopted by the PC Party in November 2017) with the exception of a carbon tax, which she opposed. Elliott had the most support from the

neg: Ontario PC Youth Association OPCYA is subdivided into nine regions, with an appointed Regional Vice-President responsible for coordinating local efforts. The Conservative Party of Canada is distinct in name and structure from the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, however youth activism from the OPCYA has demonstrated that youth support both parties. The Ontario PC Youth Association has shown that they support right wing candidates at the federal, provincial and municipal levels alike, although only officially recognized by the Ontario PC Party. The OPCYA 2nd Vice President is responsible for federal relations. A number of former members and executives of the Ontario PC Youth Organization have

neg: Blair McCreadie Blair McCreadie Blair Wilson McCreadie is a previous president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. McCreadie practices law for a Toronto law firm. McCreadie was first elected to the Ontario PC Party Executive in 1996. He chaired the Ontario PC Party's Training and Development and Municipal Outreach Committees between 1996-2002, was co-editor of the 1999 Riding Campaign Manual, twice organized the Ontario PC Party's Municipal Campaign College and was appointed by the Ontario PC Party Executive to co-Chair the 2004 Leadership Election. McCreadie defended a 2003 party organizing session that included a prominent British Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell as

neg: 1985 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership elections the candidate of small town conservatism. Grossman, with 10 supporting members was the candidate of high-powered urbanity. Timbrell with 18 supporting members was seen more along the lines of the previous leader, aping Davis's pragmatic blandness. McMurtry coming in last with 8 supporting members tried to portray a populist image with links to ethnic communities. The voters at the convention consisted of delegates elected from PC riding associations, delegates elected from other PC associations such as those for women, campuses, youth and business groups, as well as ex-officio delegates such as party members who held elected office, and members of

neg: Dalton McGuinty the party, Lyn McLeod, was blamed for the loss as most polls pointed to a Liberal win. McLeod resigned as leader in 1996 and McGuinty put his name forward for the party's leadership election. Although Gerrard Kennedy was the front-runner in the race, McGuinty who came fourth on the first ballot ended up winning the leadership on the fifth ballot. Critics called McGuinty 'Harris-lite', but his supporters argued that a right-leaning leader like McGuinty was necessary to compete against the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PC Party) of Premier Mike Harris. McGuinty lost the 1999 election but won a resounding

neg: Ontario PC Campus Association Ontario PC Campus Association The Ontario PC Campus Association (OPCCA) is the student association of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Canada. The organization consists of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party members attending university in the province. The Ontario PC Campus Association is directed by the OPCCA Executive, consisting of the President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, Director of Membership and Recruitment, Director of Communications, Director of Campus Activism, Director of Training, Director of Fundraising, Director of Policy, and the Past President. The OPCCA Executive is elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association, called at least every fourteen months. The Ontario

neg: Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district) municipality of Algonquin Highlands, plus the entire municipality of Cavan-Monaghan. It therefore is now identical to the federal riding by the same name. On February 4, 2009, a writ was issued for a by-election to be held on March 5, 2009. The by-election was called to fill the seat vacated by Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament Laurie Scott, who quit so that PC leader John Tory could seek a seat in the legislature. Rick Johnson, who ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in 2007 after he resigned as president of the Ontario Public School Boards' Association to run against

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2018 In two of these contests; Ottawa West—Nepean and Scarborough Centre the nominations were overturned after Brown's resignation and Brown's own nomination in Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte was cancelled. At the time of the leadership election Newmarket—Aurora and five others remained under active investigation by the party and Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas remained under police investigation. According to Article 23.1 of the PC party constitution, when there is a vacancy in the position of leader, the party caucus chooses an interim leader to serve until a new leader is elected in a leadership election, which must be held within 18 months of the vacancy occurring, and

neg: Ontario PC Youth Association Ken Zeise 1980 — John Polak 1978 — Bruce MacLellan 1976 — Scott McDougall 1974 — John Tory 1970 — Sean O’Sullivan Ontario PC Youth Association The Ontario PC Youth Association (OPCYA) is the youth association of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Canada. The organization consists of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party activists between the ages of 14 and 28. The Ontario PC Youth Association, founded in 1954, is governed by the OPCYA Executive, consisting of the President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, as well as Directors for Communications, Policy, Fundraising, Recruitment, High Schools, Secretary-Treasurer, and two appointed directors, all

neg: Ontario PC Youth Association Ontario PC Youth Association The Ontario PC Youth Association (OPCYA) is the youth association of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Canada. The organization consists of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party activists between the ages of 14 and 28. The Ontario PC Youth Association, founded in 1954, is governed by the OPCYA Executive, consisting of the President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, as well as Directors for Communications, Policy, Fundraising, Recruitment, High Schools, Secretary-Treasurer, and two appointed directors, all of whom report to the President. The OPCYA Executive is elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association, called at least

neg: Bill Murdoch in the legislature. The plan was seriously considered by NDP leader Howard Hampton, but came to nothing. The NDP subsequently won a by-election, and regained party status on their own. During the 2007 Ontario election, Murdoch sparked controversy by being the first PC caucus member to publicly oppose PC party leader John Tory's proposal to publicly fund all private religious schools in the province. Murdoch stated that although he initially supported the plan, the widespread opposition to it by his constituents convinced him to reconsider his position. He has stated that should the issue come before the legislature, he would

neg: Tim Hudak lost the provincial election of 2003, although Hudak was easily re-elected by a margin of 4,058 votes. He was appointed as PC Caucus Chair and critic responsible for Public Infrastructure Renewal, and later elevated to the role of critic for both Municipal Affairs and Housing and Public Infrastructure Renewal. Hudak again supported Jim Flaherty's bid to become party leader in the 2004 PC leadership election. In August 2005, PC leader John Tory appointed Hudak to the lead role of Official Opposition Finance Critic. Although the Tories lost the 2007 Ontario election, Hudak won his riding with a 10,022 vote margin,

neg: Joe Hueglin He expressed discomfort over the way the merger took place - which involved PC leader Peter MacKay breaking an anti-merger promise he had made while campaigning to be the party leader. Hueglin also expressed discomfort over the "neoconservative" aspects of Alliance policy, which he feared might dominate the policies of the new party. In 2004, Hueglin became a lead organizer for the Progressive Canadian Party, which he described as a centrist party. Joe Hueglin Joseph Fred Hueglin (born February 7, 1937) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament and a founder of the Progressive Canadian Party. Born in Stratford, Ontario,

neg: Goldie Ghamari the PC party found no evidence of wrong doing on the part of Hillier. Goldie Ghamari Golsa "Goldie" Ghamari is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario during the 2018 general election. She represents the riding of Carleton, and is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. In February 2018, she made allegations against Randy Hillier, MPP for Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington. She claimed that Hiller intimidated her and tried to encourage her not to seek public office. She says the encounter took place during the 2016 Ontario PC Party convention in Ottawa. As

neg: Laurie Scott (politician) election, Scott ran against Rick Johnson of the Ontario Liberal Party, and Joan Corrigan of the Ontario NDP. She defeated the Liberal candidate by almost 10,000 votes with 49.9% of the total vote. She then served as the official opposition critic for research and innovation and health promotion. On January 8, 2009, it was announced that Scott would resign as MPP to allow PC leader John Tory to seek a seat in the legislature. However, Tory was defeated by Johnson in the by-election that followed. Scott subsequently served as chair of the Ontario PC party's election preparedness committee until the

neg: Andrea Horwath Andrea Horwath Andrea Horwath, (; born October 24, 1962) is a Canadian politician and community development coordinator who is the Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario and Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Centre, and was chosen as the party's leader at its 2009 leadership convention. She is the first woman to lead the Ontario New Democratic Party, and one of only three women to serve as leader of a political party with representation in the provincial legislature (former Ontario Liberal Party leaders

neg: Ontario Alliance and control of candidate nominations for the 2018 Ontario general election. Jay Tysick, the party's first leader, is a former member of the Progressive Conservatives and chief of staff for Ottawa City Councillor Rick Chiarelli. Tysick indicated to media that he was driven to organize the party after being turned down for the PC nomination in the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton. Tysick said he was disqualified from standing as a candidate due to his right-wing views. Tysick was challenged by PC candidate for Carleton, Goldie Ghamari, for making 'libellous' comments about her prior to the nomination meeting from which he

neg: Reform Party of Ontario dissatisfaction with Tory's leadership. According to the press, Harness had worked out a side deal under which he would become the deputy under Hillier, if Hillier joined Reform Ontario. Hillier declined and then quickly denied any involvement with the side deal, and the strength of both organizations was greatly diminished. On February 4, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced that a by-election would be held on March 5, 2009 in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock to fill the seat vacated by its PC MPP Laurie Scott, who stepped aside so that Progressive Conservative leader John Tory could seek a seat in the legislature. Reform

neg: Andy Pringle "He consistently rubber-stamped police actions, proposals and initiatives that were not in the best interest of the community... I would dare say that Mr. Pringle's silence on all the major issues that the board has faced has in fact been deafening." Pringle was the chief of staff for John Tory when he was Leader of the Opposition as leader of the Progressive Conservatives in the Ontario legislature. He is also a longtime fundraiser for the party and former chair of its fundraising arm, the PC Ontario Fund. Pringle is the former managing director at RBC Capital Markets, former chairman of

neg: Jim Wilson (Ontario politician) Jim Wilson (Ontario politician) Jim Wilson (born April 4, 1963) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is an independent member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Simcoe—Grey, and was first elected in 1990 to the predecessor riding of Simcoe West. He sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario caucus from his first election until November 2, 2018, when he resigned from caucus due to allegations of sexual misconduct. While part of the PC caucus, Wilson was chosen by his fellow caucus members on July 2, 2014, to serve as interim leader

neg: Canadian Alliance leadership elections of Social Services (1996-1997) Alberta Minister of Labour (1992-1996), MLA for Red Deer North (since 1986), and former assistant pastor and school administrator at the Bentley Christian Centre in Bentley, Alberta. Preston Manning: 58, founder and leader of the Reform Party of Canada (1987-2000), Member of Parliament for Calgary Southwest, Alberta (since 1993), Leader of the Opposition (1997-2000). Tom Long:, 42, lawyer, former president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (1986-1989), chair of Ontario PC election campaigns in 1995 and 1999, co-chair of Canadian Alliance founding convention. Keith Martin: 40, physician and Member of Parliament for the riding of

neg: Randy Hillier (politician) of caucus.” On March 5, 2016 an encounter between Hillier and Progressive Conservative (PC) candidate Goldie Ghamari at the 2016 PC Convention in Ottawa led to Ghamari making a complaint about Hillier's intimidating behavior to former party executive director Bob Stanley. Hillier confirmed he was approached by party official Nic Pappalardo, however, after the party investigated the matter they found no evidence of wrong doing on the part of Hillier. In November 2016 MPP Randy Hillier retweeted a tweet saying "Meet Ontario NDP leader @AndreaHorwath, bare foot and dehumanized in head gear, as she submits to the will of the

neg: 1948 Ontario general election for, and win, the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party. Drew was replaced as Ontario PC leader and premier by Thomas Kennedy on an interim basis, and then by Leslie Frost. The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Farquhar Oliver, increased its caucus from 11 to 14, but lost the role of official opposition. Only one of the three Liberal-Labour MPPs sitting with the Liberal caucus, James Newman, was re-elected. The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario Section), led by Ted Jolliffe, formed the official opposition by increasing its caucus from 8 to 21 seats. Two Toronto seats were won

neg: LGBT conservatism Canadian conservatism, rather than conventionally conservative "Blue" Tories; Brison, in fact, quit the Progressive Conservative Party to join the Liberals after the PCs merged with the more right-wing Canadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party. In 2015, a contingent of federal Conservative MPs and provincial Ontario Progressive Conservative Party MPPs participated in Toronto's annual Pride Week parade for the first time in its history. Organized by LGBTory, the marching contingent included federal MPs Kellie Leitch and Bernard Trottier, Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown and MPPs Lisa MacLeod and Jack MacLaren, alongside numerous out LGBT party activists and supporters. LGBT representation

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario felt unrepresented by the Tories and alienated by the party leadership have joined the Northern Ontario Party. On January 24, 2018, Brown was accused by two women of engaging in sexual misconduct. Brown denied the allegations and initially refused to step down. After pressure from within the party caucus, including calls for his resignation by Deputy PC Leaders Sylvia Jones and Steve Clark, he resigned as leader in the early hours of January 25, with the allegations later proving to be false. With Brown's resignation occurring less than five months before the next provincial election, the party executive met on

neg: Doug Ford PC Leader for less than 100 days when his party won the election. Ford was sworn in as Premier on June 29, 2018, incorporating a ceremony outdoors on the lawn of Queen's Park. Ford is the first newly-elected MPP to take office as premier since Mitch Hepburn did so in 1934. Ford announced a salary and hiring freeze for Ontario civil servants before being sworn in. After announcing his cabinet, Ford hired Rueben Devlin, former PC Party president and a Ford family friend, as a health-care advisor at a salary of $350,000 plus expenses, more than Ford's own salary of

neg: Tim Hudak ministers John Baird and Tony Clement, who had served alongside him in the cabinets of Harris and Eves. During the campaign, Hudak was quoted as saying that if the PCs want to regain government, they would have to make inroads in major cities and begin "reaching out to new Canadian communities... I want to make sure that the next wave of new Canadians – whether from the Czech Republic or India or China – will see the Ontario PC party as home.". The leader was chosen by a preferential ballot on June 27, 2009, in Markham, Ontario. Hudak placed first

neg: Sylvia Jones Sylvia Jones Sylvia Jones (born ) is a politician from Ontario, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Dufferin—Caledon as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Jones grew up on her family's farm. She attended Fanshawe College, where she received a diploma in radio broadcasting. She worked as an executive assistant for former PC party leader John Tory. She and her husband David live in Dufferin County and are the parents of two children. Jones ran in the 2007 provincial election as the Progressive Conservative candidate in

neg: John Tory John Tory John Howard Tory, (; born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian politician serving as the 65th and current Mayor of Toronto since 2014. After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the 2003 Toronto municipal election and lost to David Miller. Subsequently, from 2004 to 2009, he served as the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, and was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey from 2005 to 2007. After his resignation as PC leader in 2009, Tory became a radio

neg: 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election The 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on June 11, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario to elect a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC Party). At the convention, Brian Mulroney was elected leader on the fourth ballot, defeating former Prime Minister Joe Clark. Joe Clark had been leader of the PCs after winning the 1976 leadership convention. While Clark was credited with uniting the PCs after the difficult years under the leadership of Robert Stanfield and leading the party to victory in the 1979 federal election, the opposition defeated his government over

neg: Green Party of Ontario candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election and a carriage maker. He blamed the outgoing Progressive Conservative administration's cut backs and poor environmental policies for the tainted-water disaster in Walkerton, which is in the riding. Criticized PC leader Ernie Eves for attempting to regain support in the riding with financial grants. Received 769 votes (1.7%), finishing fifth in a field of six candidates. The winner was Bill Murdoch of the Progressive Conservative Party. Julie fought to prevent the implementation of workfare in Hamilton and argued (in the 1999 provincial election campaign) that child care and child rearing should be considered as work. Unpaid work is an important

neg: Andrea Horwath politics. Past recipients have included women from every level of government. Andrea Horwath Andrea Horwath, (; born October 24, 1962) is a Canadian politician and community development coordinator who is the Leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario and Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Hamilton Centre, and was chosen as the party's leader at its 2009 leadership convention. She is the first woman to lead the Ontario New Democratic Party, and one of only three women to serve as leader of a political party

neg: Robert Nixon (politician) was elected as the member for the rural, southwestern Ontario riding of Brant. At this time, Ontario was dominated by the Progressive Conservative Party, then led by John Robarts. The PC party had won 71 of 98 seats in the previous general election, and had governed the province since 1943. Nixon was re-elected in the 1963 provincial election. The Liberal Party had previously chosen Andy Thompson as its leader in September 1964, with the expectation that he would lead the party in the next provincial election. However, Thompson suffered a physical breakdown in late 1966 as a result of his

neg: Patrick Brown (politician) energy contracts. Patrick Brown's first Private Member's Bill in the Ontario Legislature was Bill 136, the Estate Administration Tax Abolition Act, which was an attempt to eliminate Ontario's estate administration (probate) tax (originally introduced by the PC government of Mike Harris in 1998). The bill was supported by Brown's fellow PCs but opposed by the governing Liberals and third party New Democrats, and was voted down 51-24 on division at second reading. During his tenure as Ontario PC leader, Brown was noted for his close relationship with many of Ontario's diverse ethnic communities. He spoke in the Legislature in support

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario when the Tories campaigned strenuously against a Liberal proposal to extend funding for Catholic separate schools until Grade 13. Davis reversed himself in 1985, and enacted the funding extension as one of his last acts before leaving office. Davis governed until 1985 with a team of advisers known as the "Big Blue Machine" because of their reputed political and strategic skills. Their stamp on the party was so strong that many refer to the Tories' long rule over Ontario as the "Big Blue Machine era". During Davis's time as leader of the PC Party, the party moved to the centre,

neg: Allan Lawrence (politician) Allan Lawrence (politician) Allan Frederick Lawrence, (November 8, 1925 – September 6, 2008) was a Canadian politician and served as both a provincial and federal cabinet minister. After practicing as a lawyer, Lawrence became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. His membership started when he won a 1958 provincial by-election in the downtown Toronto riding of St. George for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. In 1968, Premier John Robarts brought him into cabinet as Minister of Mines. In 1971, he ran to succeed Robarts as party leader at the PC Party leadership convention. Lawrence lost to Bill

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Ford stated that elites are people who believe that they are superior to others. He described several politicians, political staffers, public sector executives and journalists as being elitist. Ontario PC Party policies referred to as populist include the Ford government's decision to remove the board of Hydro One and reduce the size of Toronto city council. The Ontario PC Party's constitution outlines the party's statement of principles. These principles include: The first Conservative Party in Upper Canada was made up of United Empire Loyalists and supporters of the wealthy Family Compact that ruled the colony. Once "responsible government" was granted

neg: 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election Accord. To the surprise of many in the media, the party's caucus remained united throughout Mulroney's tenure, even after dismal poll numbers, constitutional talks, and the formation of the Reform Party and the Bloc Québécois in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Clark won the leadership of the party again in 1998, and retired as leader in 2002 and as an MP in 2004. 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election The 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership election was held on June 11, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario to elect a leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC Party). At the convention,

neg: Randy Hillier (politician) change the system he's been battling for so very long." Following the 2007 election, Hillier was appointed his party’s critic for rural affairs. However, it became increasingly clear that Hillier was unhappy with the leadership of PC leader John Tory. In March 2008 an article in the "Ottawa Citizen" reported that Hillier was considering leaving the Progressive Conservative caucus and joining the small Reform Party of Ontario. Hillier brushed aside this rumour as “void of fact.” In early March 2009, John Tory resigned as leader of the Ontario PCs. On March 30, Hillier announced his candidacy in the leadership race

neg: Terence Young (politician) novel, "", for Grade Twelve English. Young admitted he had not read the book but had seen excerpts which he characterized as pornographic and obscene. In 1996, the Harris government reduced the number of provincial ridings from 130 to 103. As a result, some MPPs from the same party were forced to compete against one another for re-nomination. Young ran for the Progressive Conservative nomination in the new constituency of Oakville, but lost to fellow MPP Gary Carr, 651 votes to 432. Young endorsed Frank Klees's bid to become leader of the PC Party of Ontario in 2004, who lost

neg: Frank Klees 2011 general election Klees requested the post of deputy party leader, presently held by Whitby-Oshawa MPP Christine Elliott, but Tim Hudak instead offered the shadow cabinet role of transportation critic along with ethnic outreach in the PC party's shadow cabinet, which Klees turned down. On October 25, 2011, Klees announced that he would run for Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, in defiance of the opposition party leaders who had earlier ordered their members not to contest the Speakership. The minority Liberal government was one seat short of forming a majority and if Klees had been elected Speaker, he

neg: Sam Oosterhoff seat that September. Former MP and current president of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario Rick Dykstra was the favoured candidate by both the party establishment and PC leader Patrick Brown, but Oosterhoff had more local support, including that of his church. Social conservatives such as Charles McVety accused Brown of muzzling Oosterhoff during the campaign because of the candidate's opposition to the new sexual education curriculum. On November 17, 2016, Oosterhoff defeated New Democratic challenger, Mike Thomas, by 9,528 votes. He was sworn in as an MPP on November 30, one day after Nathalie Des Rosiers, who also won

neg: The New Canada The New Canada The New Canada is a Canadian political literature book written by Reform Party of Canada founder and leader Preston Manning and published by Macmillan Canada. The book explains the personal, religious, and political life of Preston Manning and explains the roots and beliefs of the Reform Party. At the time of its publishing in 1991, Reform had become a popular populist conservative party in Western Canada after the mainstream Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was collapsing in support and in 1991 decided to expand eastward into Ontario and the Maritime provinces. One year later the PC party

neg: Kathleen Wynne was elected to Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (former PC leader Ernie Eves' riding) in a by-election, was seeking a seat in a Toronto-area riding. Though it was projected to be a close race, Wynne was re-elected with 50.4 percent of the popular vote, defeating Tory who came in second with 39.7 percent of the popular vote. Premier McGuinty announced on October 15, 2012, that he would resign as leader of the Liberal Party of Ontario and premier of the province once his successor was chosen. On November 2, 2012, Wynne resigned her cabinet post and three days later launched her bid for the

neg: John Diefenbaker John Diefenbaker John George Diefenbaker (; September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957 to April 22, 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative (PC or Tory) party leader after 1930 and before 1979 to lead the party to an election victory, doing so three times, although only once with a majority of seats in the House of Commons of Canada. Diefenbaker was born in southwestern Ontario in the small town of Neustadt, Ontario in 1895. In 1903, his family migrated west to the portion of the North-West Territories

neg: Raymond Clare Edwards of Wentworth. He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Art Child by 944 votes. He served as a supporter of opposition party leader John Wintermeyer for the next four years. In the 1963 election, he was defeated by PC candidate Donald Ewen by 833 votes. Raymond Clare Edwards Raymond Clare Edwards (August 2, 1920 – February 6, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1963 representing the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth. Edwards was born in Meyronne, Saskatchewan, a rural party of the southern province. His parents

neg: Consensus Ontario find 10% savings for taxpayers. Including party leader Harness, Consensus Ontario nominated 10 candidates for the 2018 Ontario general election. Consensus Ontario Consensus Ontario is a minor political party in Ontario, Canada. The party is led by Brad Harness. Consensus Ontario was originally founded in 2016 as a think tank. Its leader, Brad Harness, was former leader of the Reform Party of Ontario and founder of the Ontario Party of Canada, two smaller populist parties in the early 2000s. In preparation for the 2018 Ontario general election, the think tank registered as an official political party with Elections Ontario and

neg: 23rd Parliament of Ontario 23rd Parliament of Ontario The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 2, 1948, until October 6, 1951, just prior to the 1951 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, however its leader, George Drew, lost his seat in the 1948 general election and soon after resigned as party leader to enter federal politics and take the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was replaced on October 19, 1948, by Thomas Laird Kennedy who served as premier and interim Progressive Conservative leader until Leslie Frost became party leader and succeeded

neg: Jason MacDonald (politician) Party leader Tim Hudak was unilingual English, MacDonald was given the responsibility of speaking for the Ontario PC Party during the French leaders' debate. McGuinty would win by 7,000 votes, but the Ontario Liberals would also lose their majority government. Rumours began on September 10, 2013 when Ottawa journalist Don Martin tweeted that "sources" said MacDonald was about to be named Harper's Communications Director. MacDonald's initial response seemed like he was denying the rumour, succinctly replying "I’m happy working for Minister Valcourt. Thanks. Jason." Two days later MacDonald was named as the Prime Minister's Office's Director of Communications, replacing Andrew

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election, 2018 remained committed to spending $1 billion to build Hamilton's light rail transit system. Her platform would have had a small deficit to pay for her promises. Endorsements Patrick Brown, (2019)-(1978)-((07)<(05)or(07)==(05)and(23)<(26)), is the MPP for Simcoe North (2015–2018 as a Progressive Conservative and 2018–present as an independent) and a former Conservative MP for Barrie (2006–2015). He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario from 2015 until his 2018 resignation triggered this leadership election. Brown was expelled from the PC caucus hours before registering his candidacy on February 16, 2018. On February 21, 2018 the party's nominations committee approved

neg: Stockwell Day "that my former friend Lorne Goddard and his family, have been personally hurt." In 2000, Day decided to run for leader of the newly formed Canadian Alliance party. After a heavily publicized campaign, Day came in first on the June 24 first ballot of the leadership election with about 44% of the vote, in front of former Reform Party leader Preston Manning and Ontario PC strategist Tom Long. In the following runoff election against Manning, held on July 8, 2000, Day received 63.4%. Looking for a way to get into Parliament, Day decided against running in his hometown riding of

neg: 1992 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election 1992 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election The Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, 1992, held on February 8-9, 1992 elected Lyn McLeod as the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. McLeod replaced David Peterson who resigned after losing his seat in the 1990 provincial election. McLeod won after five ballots against a field of five other candidates. She was the first woman to head a major political party in Ontario. The leadership convention was held to replace David Peterson who resigned after losing his seat in the 1990 provincial election. Initially, Robert Nixon was appointed as interim leader but he resigned

neg: 1996 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election a transformation of thinking in Ontario politics and that the Liberals needed a right-leaning leader to compete against Harris rather than someone who would compete against NDP for a diminishing number of left-leaning voters. 1996 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election The Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, 1996, held on December 1, 1996 elected Dalton McGuinty as the new leader of the Ontario Liberal Party, replacing Lyn McLeod, who announced her resignation on August, 1996. McGuinty lost the 1999 election but won in 2003 and served as Premier for ten years until 2013. Liberal party policy allowed for 2,400 delegates to

neg: Greg Rickford the predecessor riding of Kenora-Rainy River from 1988 until 2004, when he chose not to run in the 2004 Canadian federal election. Rickford was pushed into third place, behind Nault and former Ontario New Democratic Party leader Howard Hampton. Rickford re-entered politics on November 18, 2017, when he was acclaimed as the Ontario PC Party candidate in Kenora—Rainy River for the 2018 election. The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the June 7, election and Rickford was elected in his riding. On June 29, 2018, Rickford was appointed Ministry of Energy, Mines, Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs in the

neg: Ontario New Democratic Party to be the CCF leader, but rather the Ontario NDP leader. Regained official party status after a 2004 by-election. The officers of the Ontario NDP are the leader, the party president, six vice-presidents and the treasurer. Apart from the leader, the party officers are elected at the party's biennial convention. The leader is head of the parliamentary party and leads the party caucus in the Ontario legislature and is the party's presumed candidate to lead an NDP government should the party be called upon to form a government. The Provincial Secretary is an employee of the party and manages the

neg: Representative Party of Ontario into the Reform Party of Ontario (RPO) in 2007, led by Bradley J. Harness, who cofounded the federal Ontario Party of Canada with George Burns in 2002. Harness became the leader, Cook the deputy leader and agriculture critic, and Joshua E. Eriksen as its provincial party president of the RPO. Representative Party of Ontario The Representative Party of Ontario was a reserved provincial political party name in the Province of Ontario, Canada. The party's request to register the name and abbreviation was submitted in early September 2004, verified late October-early November and reserved on Friday, December 17, 2004. The name

neg: Ontario Party party set forth the following policies as the official platform: Ontario Party The Ontario Party is a minor social conservative and right-wing populist political party in the Canadian province of Ontario founded in 2018. The Ontario Party was founded in May 2018, during the 2018 Ontario Provincial Elections, by members of the Ontario Alliance leadership who left that party, claiming that the CFO and president of the Alliance were not complying with the constitution of the party or the decisions made by the board of directors. Jay Tysick, the party's first leader, is a former member of the Progressive Conservatives

neg: Paul Godfrey Ontario Premier Frank Miller's informal 'kitchen cabinet', a group that got together Thursday mornings at the Sutton Place Hotel to discuss issues of the day during breakfast. This was similar to a 'breakfast club' set up by the previous premier Bill Davis but with a more right-wing bent. Godfrey was chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation from 2009 until he was fired on May 16, 2013 by Premier Kathleen Wynne. During the Ontario PC Party of Ontario's 2015 leadership race, Godfrey endorsed Barrie MP Patrick Brown for leader. In 1984, after he left politics he joined the "Toronto

neg: Ontario Party Ontario Party The Ontario Party is a minor social conservative and right-wing populist political party in the Canadian province of Ontario founded in 2018. The Ontario Party was founded in May 2018, during the 2018 Ontario Provincial Elections, by members of the Ontario Alliance leadership who left that party, claiming that the CFO and president of the Alliance were not complying with the constitution of the party or the decisions made by the board of directors. Jay Tysick, the party's first leader, is a former member of the Progressive Conservatives and chief of staff for Ottawa City Councillor Rick Chiarelli.

neg: Trillium Party of Ontario Trillium Party of Ontario The Trillium Party of Ontario () is a right-wing populist, social conservative political party in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 2014, the party is led by Bob Yaciuk. First contesting the 2014 General Election, the Trillium Party ran two candidates and received 397 votes. The Trillium Party gained its first member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario after Jack MacLaren, the Progressive Conservative MPP for Carleton—Mississippi Mills announced he had joined the party on May 28, 2017, after being removed from the PC caucus for making negative remarks about Francophones in Ontario. Since the

neg: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidates, 2003 Ontario provincial election The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario is a political party in Ontario, Canada. It governed the province from 1943 to 1985 and from 1995 to 2003, and currently forms the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The party also governed the province under its previous name, the Conservative Party of Ontario, from 1867 to 1871, 1905 to 1919, and 1923 to 1934. The party ran a full slate of 103 candidates in the 2003 provincial election. Of these, 24 were elected. Several PC candidates have individual biography pages;