One Big Campaign: Determined Tories have the edge to vote Tim Hudak into power

Friday, May 30, 2014

Determined Tories have the edge
to vote Tim Hudak into power

A new Ipsos Reid poll conducted on behalf of CTV News and CP24 contains some disturbing information for those of us who want to see Tim Hudak defeated in the Ontario Election. This new information makes the best case so far for a strong and determined campaign so that the Conservatives can be stopped.

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Unfortunately, one piece of information is bound to make potential Liberal voters complacent about voting. Regardless of who they would personally vote for, half (52%) of Ontarians believe that the Liberals will win the election and form the next government, while (35%) of Ontarians think the Progressive Conservatives will win, and only (14%) are picking the NDP.

But danger lurks behind the scenes. The Ipsos poll revealed that the Tories continue to record high figures among likely voters—those actually committed to show up on Election Day – favour the Tories (41%) over the NDP (29%) or Liberals (25%).

In fact, seven in ten (70%) PC voters say that ‘nothing short of an unforeseen emergency could stop me from getting to the voting booth and casting my vote’, making their voters the most motivated to show up. The much smaller number of NDP voters similarly committed to actually showing up is (68%).

However, only 53% of Liberal voters are committed to actually vote, perhaps signalling higher confidence that they will win or some dissatisfaction with the government (but not enough to move them to support another party).

Writes Ipsos:

“While Ontarians believe that momentum might be slightly favouring the Liberals, if Liberal support continues to be anemic, with supporters sitting on their hands rather than heading to the ballot box, the Tories will likely cruise to victory.”

Why the People of Ontario must stop Tim Hudak!

Tim Hudak is an outrageously dangerous right-wing politician who would set the Ontario economy on its ear, destroying the lives of tens-of-thousands of people, if he were elected Premier on June 12.

A travelling salesman for notorious Walmart before entering politics, Hudak has created a platform out of thin air that has been knocked down time and time again by economists. The biggest lie in his platform is the promise to create one-million private sector jobs after wiping out 100,000 important government service positions and an estimated 67,000 service sector jobs in the private sector.

Married to a former advisor to Mike Harris, Hudak – as critics like to say – is Mike Harris on steroids. His extremist platform is based solely on right-wing ideological myth – many of the policies have failed in both the U.S. and Canada in the past.

Hudak is appealing to the false belief among many people that government is too big. He appeals to the greed and meanness that has existed in many circles since the 1980s.

Under Hudak, the Conservatives would reduce government spending, destroy organized labour as much as possible, cut so-called 'red tape' to create free-wheeling conditions for business, and lower taxes on corporations so they would be the lowest in the country. and freeze salaries for public servants still on the job.

Ontario teachers’ unions have declared war on the PCs after Hudak said he would increase class sizes, decrease staffing -- especially in full-day kindergarten — and bring in a pay freeze.

Hudak shows compassion for no one. He would cancel Liberal budget wage hikes for the working poor, roll back a 30 per cent tuition rebate for eligible students, and cancel a home renovation tax credit for senior citizens. He would also cancel a Liberal promise to raise wages for child care and health workers.

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