Thursday, September 13, 2007

Recent Quick Quotes on Ontario ELection Campaign

Nothing too surprising here. I happened to see a couple of Liberal ads on TV and they were upbeat positive reports about Liberal policies re education and health care.The Conservative ads I have seen have been overwhelmingly negative and directed against McGuinty's broken promises. Apparently on the Web the proportion is reversed. Liberals concentrate on negatives and Conservatives are more positive. The NDP presence on the Web is more limited.


Quick Quotes for the Ont. election from Sept. 10-11

2007-09-11



(CP) - Some of what was said in the first two days of Ontario's provincial election campaign:


"I'm not surprised that Dalton McGuinty would refuse to debate, would refuse to come to northern Ontario to debate the issues. He's shown very little interest in northern Ontario from Day 1." - NDP Leader Howard Hampton speaking Tuesday about the premier rejecting a call for a debate focused on northern Ontario.

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"It's a tough world out there. I think it's a mistake to shelter our children from some of the challenges associated with that world. We want to provide more homework help. We think that's the way to ensure that we are more competitive. We think that's the way to ensure that our children have the tools that they need to succeed." - Premier Dalton McGuinty rejects the idea of reducing the amount of homework sent home with school children during a visit Tuesday to an Ottawa elementary school.

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"I understand that our commitment to expand public education is not universally popular, but for me, it's a matter of inclusiveness . . . I believe in my heart, it is the right thing to do for the province of Ontario and a stronger public education system." - Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory speaking to a partisan business audience Tuesday about his proposal to provide public funding to religious schools.

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"You can vote Liberal and choose to keep moving forward together, or you can vote for one of the other parties and end up with another Conservative government, with the same old failed Conservative approach, one that will take us backwards." - Premier Dalton McGuinty on Monday, suggesting voters risk a return to the Progressive Conservative tumult of the late 1990s if they turf the Liberals from office.

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"Mr. McGuinty went back on his word. He promised not to raise taxes and he did. He promised to close coal fired plants and he didn't. There is a long, long list. It makes him a promise breaker. It makes him a person who didn't keep his word . . . I've chosen my words. You get to ask the questions and I get to answer them." - Progressive Conservative Leader John Tory speaks to reporters on Monday after being asked if he thinks Premier Dalton McGuinty is a liar.

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"Let's not prejudge things, let's let people make the decision first. And then we'll see about that later . . . Who knows - Dalton McGuinty might have to prop up a Howard Hampton government." - NDP Leader Howard Hampton on Monday, smiling about the prospect of having the balance of power and working with the Liberals or Conservatives.

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