Comments on: Lessons for conservatives from Ontario’s PC leadership race

By: Rob Cheshire

Rob Cheshire — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:35:09 +0000

Jay, a little lesson in politics and history here: The federal PC’s destroyed themselves. Think of the out of touch policies of Joe Who and Mulroney, they lost all but a few seats in the federal election. That was Canadians using the electoral process. It was their own undoing, not that of the Reformers.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:26:21 +0000

What I saw at Pride was a party I could support because it seemed inclusive. Then I went home, saw Hudak on TV and bought a liberal membership. The party depicted at Pride would have gotten elected. Unfortunately thats not the PCO anymore. We have a reform party using the PC name and Logo, much like reformers highjacked the federal PC’s and destroyed it.

Enjoy not governing, or if you are a lucky, enjoy your slight minority.

By: Dave V.

Dave V. — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:35:21 +0000

I hope nobody’s planning to throw their pearls to the swine

By: Tom Balint

Tom Balint — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:41:49 +0000

Here is a photo (http://gallery.me.com/balint_t#100707/_ICT0420&bgcolor=black) of the Ontario PC Party in the Toronto Pride. … how can you people possibly support such a party.

By: Rob Cheshire

Rob Cheshire — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:22:21 +0000

Matt Ford, Paul Miner, Sam Drakich and I backed, and hosted Randy Hillier in our leftist, largely union town of Windsor. Where a conservative has not been elected either federally, or provincially, in over fifty years. We were never mistaken in our support as we knew that Randy probably would not win the leadership contest. We supported his views, passion and fresh honesty that has been missing from politics and politicians for along time. Unfortunately, the public view of politicians is one of disdain and distrust. But, politicians and their own behaviour and used car salesmanship of slick lies have been the causal factor.

It is curious to note that Jeff Watson, MP for Essex, who is vocal about his Christianity, was an early supporter of Elliot. The the fact that Elliot openly made her support of ‘Pride’ and gay issues seemed incongruous. The ideological differences in brands between PC and CPC, and their past seemed stretched, as the later was born out of the others death. And, the federal endorsements of provincial, or visa versa, seem meddlesome, and undemocratic, at least to me. Or are MP’s trying to gain favour with Jim Faherty, former Minister of Finance, and Harper Caucus member, who is married to Elliot. The kicker is that the conservatives give $400,000 to the Pride Week this year, hmmm. When a person looses their values in support of their own gain, they have none.