Author: gritchik

When did people become so ignorant? Over the last week I’ve overheard a few people expressing concern that Dalton McGuinty would help foreigners and not “us.” You know, they’d say, why should immigrants get jobs when my neighbour/sister/friend doesn’t have one. It’s not “fair.” I rarely share much about my personal life on this site […]

  Slapping an orange label on it doesn’t make it progressive. H/T

The political process needs more women involved – whether at the grassroots level, the back rooms or running as candidates. NDP leader Andrea Horwath even went so far as to say this on the floor of the Ontario legislature: “It’s a personal priority of mine to ensure that Ontario New Democrats are part of that […]

I think Miller Hudak is completely adorable. But I disagree with her father’s decision to put his young daughter front and centre in this campaign. Particularly when he’s said that families should be off limits. That said, I was quite surprised by the approach Hudak has taken to family on this campaign. And I’m not […]

  “This contains practical and affordable measures to help new Canadians find and create jobs here in Ontario. It is an example of forward thinking that is badly needed and long overdue.” – Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

Tim’s tiny Tories get all whiny about not being let into the Liberal platform launch, and try, disingenuously, to garner sympathy from Ontarians this fine Labour day. People don’t give a shit. And people, particularly normal people (i.e. those not associated with campaigns), don’t really give a shit about leaks, anonymous sources and which political […]

Our guy is front and centre while Tim Hudak has been cut. How do I know this is a great ad? Because a Tory involved in their campaign told me so.
“You guys hit it out of the ballpark with this one,” he said. “It’s fucking brill…

Read original release here. Poor Timmy. Tim Hudak’s No Good, Very Bad Week TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2011 /CNW/ – This week, Tim Hudak tried to jump the gun and kick off the provincial election campaign a week early, but stumbled before he even got out of the gate. On Monday, Hudak showed off his campaign […]

Here’s a shot snapped by a friend of mine of Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak exiting the modest premises at 23 Suncrest Drive in Toronto’s impoverished Bridlepath enclave, just a short while ago this evening. Doesn’t exactly resemble a Tim Horton’s, does it? You’d never catch Stephen Harper making a rookie mistake like this one […]

Anyone else notice that the PC ads now airing have less and less to do with Tim Hudak? Once the main focus, he now seems little more than an afterthought. The Tories seem to recognize that they have a very real problem with women. But phasing out Hudak before the writ is even dropped is […]

I can understand why politicians bring their families on campaigns – mostly for support but also to make a candidate seem more warm, likable, etc. Nothing wrong with that. Speaking as a mom though, I don’t know if I’d put a child who’s been recently ill on a campaign bus. I’ve been on a campaign […]

What a huge loss. I had heard the news early Monday morning from a loved one and then my blackberry started flooding with notes from various political types of the red and blue varieties. Each one expressed sadness over Jack’s passing – even the most partisan among them. In the days since, other bloggers and […]

Heather Mallick on what three levels of Conservative government (aka the “Trinity of Terror”) can mean for the women of Ontario: Nine miles of hard road ahead for women this fall. Make that 90. If Conservative Tim Hudak wins the Ontario election, that will mean three levels of Canadian government with varying degrees of hostility […]

Over the weekend I posted about a new pro-Conservative group that boasts Tristan Emmanuel among its backers. As mentioned, Emmanuel is anti-gay, anti-same sex marriage. But did you know he’s also anti-feminism? Seriously, check it out: “No doubt feminism is a force of evil in North American society.” And, on the “solution” to the troubles […]

With McGuinty slightly ahead, the Hudak Tories have to be getting nervous.
Women don’t like Hudak and people generally don’t trust him. Hard to recover from. But, don’t worry, I’m sure Tristan Emmanuel will save you!

And they shouldn’t. Check it out, here.
Not surprising at all.

I’ve been posting all summer about Hudak’s record on abortion. (He’s pro-life and has pledged to defund abortions on a petition he first denied signing, then finally ‘fessed up to it).  All summer this issue has dodged him but he stupidly refused to answer any questions from the media and now sees his party sliding […]

The Star posted this article yesterday about a new anti-Liberal, pro-Conservative political group called People for a Better Ontario. People for a Better Ontario hopes to convince voters to replace McGuinty with Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak, though the group emphasizes it is not sanctioned by or affiliated with any political party. Yes, like you, […]

So I guess all my Tory buddies can stop smirking now. Told ya! In a flash sample poll conducted last weekend on 400 decided voters, Ipsos Reid found that the gap between Hudak and McGuinty continues to narrow. Of those polled, 38% say they would vote for Hudak and the Conservatives if an election were […]

Timmy and his gang should stop measuring for drapes. Click below for the full article. Not to overstate it, but a hat trick for the Cons – Rob Ford in Toronto, Stephen Harper in Ottawa and Hudak at Queen’s Park – would unalterably change the landscape for years to come, in my opinion for the […]