“Trump is crass and a bully. Despite what has been said about him, the Conservative leader doesn’t have a penchant for inappropriate behaviour. In fact, Ford has said remarkably little that would not be considered fair game,” writes Jaime Watt.
Looking ahead to election day, many Ontarians have decided there is china in the shop in need of breaking. Ford may well prove to be their chosen bull, writes Jaime Watt.
Kathleen Wynne and Doug Ford believe in their bones that their view for Ontario’s future is the right one. Neither can understand the perspective of the other.
It is, perhaps, the premier’s only shot: a left-wing coalition that supports a left-wing approach to policies. Seats in urban and Northern Ontario are the bulwark of that coalition.
Provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath “has a great opportunity to run a campaign based on who she is and the experiences she has lived,” writes Jaime Watt. “A sandwich generation, career woman from a mid-size market. A single mom.”
Selecting Doug Ford as its leader was a high risk, high reward choice for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party — and contrary to what critics believe, his greatest strength is his authenticity and straight-talking style, writes Jamie Watt
February was not a particularly kind month to the Liberal government. I can only assume that their issues management team did not have much chance to sleep.
Politicians and political staff start off with good intentions, but when put in high pressure situations, don’t always make the right decisions. Hiding what happened after the fact, however, is always the wrong decision, writes Jaime Watt.
Had the former PC leader simply kept his head down, rallied his supporters in Simcoe North, secured his riding nomination, stayed neutral in the leadership race and defended his name through appropriate channels he likely would have found himself in very different circumstances, writes Jaime Watt.
After several years of standing down on the issue of the carbon tax, conservative parties and politicians are no longer willing to sit idly by and allow the Liberals to steer the agenda, writes Jaime Watt.