He’s a whore
Hudak vs. Hiller, the civil war continues
- Toronto Star: “Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is striving to suppress an insurrection by rural elements within his party. Hudak was forced to act after critical comments by one of his most respected MPPs appeared in the Ottawa Citizen. MPP Norm Sterling (Carleton-Mississippi Mills), a 33-year member and former cabinet minister, is outraged that MPP Randy Hillier (Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington) is trying to usurp his Ottawa-area seat. Hillier’s close friend, Jack MacLaren, a former president of the Ontario Landowners Association, wants to topple Sterling in a nomination meeting expected next spring.“
- Globe and Mail: “But as they choose their candidates for next year’s provincial election, the Tories’ inability to control Mr. Hillier is starting to look like a much bigger problem for them. Although he cultivates an image as an enlightened bumpkin – a guy who enjoys quoting John Locke and shooting deer in equal measure – Mr. Hillier has proven himself a shrewd political operator. And as the most visible face of the Ontario Landowners Association, a hard-line libertarian organization of which he was formerly president, he appears to be at the forefront of a Progressive Conservative civil war breaking out in the eastern part of the province.“
- CTV: “Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak is trying to quell concerns that a big rift is developing in the Tory ranks. Conservative Norm Sterling is apparently fuming about his caucus colleague Randy Hillier, and blames the rural activist for a failed effort to steal his Ottawa-area riding association.“
- Post Media: “The provincial Progressive Conservative party is struggling with an insurrection of rural libertarians with a “very narrow and right-wing agenda,” says west-side MPP Norm Sterling, who is blaming fellow Ottawa-area Tory Randy Hillier for a failed bid to steal his riding association out from under him.“
…and all of that doesn’t even begin to address the problems associated with Hudak letting in extremists like Ed Kennedy to serve on Ontario Progressive Conservative Party executives, who writes things like: “Typical n****r behavior. Concealed carry would have made the outcome much different. Note if the perpetrators had been White, they would have all got the death penalty for a hate crime against n*****s. And the lieberals wonder why a large segment of Whites hate blacks and distrust them. I am surprised the black bastards did not try to rape them, that is standard fare for n*****s.“
Tim Hudak’s Conservatives: they’re ready for something, but becoming government isn’t one of them.
Power and Politics, Dec. 3: “We’re talking heads! We don’t have any power!”
New Campaigns and Elections ish
Hillier v. Hudak
A columnist who gets it
First time I have seen an analyst analyze it right. There’s Ford-ism, and anti-Fordism.
“In politics, sweet are the uses of adversaries.
The XX
Words to live by
Hudak’s Cons: for their cronies, against tougher rules for consultants
This is being handed out at the Leg as I type this. Among other things, it represents a huge, huge strategic error by the Hudak Hillbillies – it shows that, despite all their braying and screeching about accountability, they have voted against rules to get tougher on lobbyists and consultants. They voted against all that. (The NDP voted for it.)
We’re going to tattoo this one on Timmy’s forehead, now. It’s a huge fumble. And it’s amazing, frankly.
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For Immediate Release
Hudak’s Conservatives Vote Against Tougher Rules
for Lobbyists and Consultants
(Queen’s Park) – Tim Hudak and the Ontario Conservatives put the interests of their high-priced Conservative lobbyist friends over taxpayers today, voting against a ban on taxpayer dollars being used to hire lobbyists to ask for more government money.
“Tim Hudak has a lot of antics, but his actions speak louder. He’s putting the interest of high-priced Conservative lobbyists ahead of taxpayers. That’s the Conservative way,” said Liberal MPP Dwight Duncan.
The Conservatives have tried to block accountability and transparency at every turn. Conservatives opposed:
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- Banning taxpayer funded lobbyists: they voted against stopping taxpayer dollars from being wasted on lobbyists asking for more taxpayer dollars
- Increasing transparency and accountability: they voted against requiring expenses to be posted online for Ministers, their staff, and the executives at public agencies like hospitals, hydro companies, and local health integration networks
- Banning partisan advertising: they wasted $250 million of taxpayer money on partisan self-promotion, and voted against legislation to stop it
- Independent auditing of the books before an election: after hiding a $5.6 Billion deficit from Ontarians, they voted against requiring the Auditor to sign off on the books before an election
Conservatives have a long record of trying to reward their friends and then trying to hide it. In 1999, the Harris-Hudak Conservatives removed agencies like Hydro One from freedom of information requirements, and then funnelled millions of taxpayer dollars through untendered contracts to Conservative insiders like Tom Long, Leslie Noble and Jamie Watt.
“Tim Hudak just doesn’t get it. He should be standing up for hard-working families instead of protecting his friends at the trough,” said Duncan.
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