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Tory split not resolved

Toronto - Ontario's Progressive Conservatives are nearing the end of a leadership campaign, no closer to resolving their biggest problem.

Tory race gets optimism

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Ontario's opposition Progressive Conservatives need to inject some optimism into a leadership campaign that has gone badly off track and the governing Liberals suddenly are providing it.

Pushy rivals get crushed

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  Toronto - A political party has room for only one leader and those in Ontario politics who refused to accept this usually have had their political careers cut brutally short.

Ontarians divide loyalties

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Toronto - Many who live in Ontario feel they owe their loyalty to countries thousands of miles away and they need to put Canada first.

McGuinty needs MPPs rule

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  Premier Dalton McGuinty has been accused of installing one-man rule in Ontario, and he needs reminding all a party's brains are not a premier's corner office.

Marriage could affect race

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Toronto - Being married to one of the most powerful men in the land ought to be a help to someone running to lead a political party, but it also could be a handicap.

Ruminating on what it means to be Liberal

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  Toronto - What is a Liberal? People are wondering because Premier Dalton McGuinty seems to be moving in so many different directions at once.

Right dominates Tory leadership race

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Toronto – The big debate in Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party is whether it should return to the far right in choosing a leader. But it should tread lightly.

Scanty media coverage appalls some New Democrats

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Toronto – A party that used to complain its leader would need to walk through this city naked to attract attention from its news media seems to have found a less embarrassing solution: choosing a woman leader.

Muting the watchdogs

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Muting the watchdogs Toronto – The good news for Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty, as he struggles with an economic recession, is there will be fewer watchdogs around to scrutinize how he handles it.