Conservatism In Ontario

Today on the Unpublished Cafe podcast we take a look at the state of conservatism in Ontario and where it could lead.

It's been almost 20 years since the Ontario PC's won an election. That time in the political wilderness has been gnawing on the nerves of the Big Blue Machine. With so much swirling around the caucus and executive, not to mention the disgruntled supporters, it has the party focusing on internal squabbles and not the end game--Winning the next election.

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This podcast includes two interviews and panel discussion with Jack MacLaren, Jay Tysick and Carlos Naldinho.

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GUESTS:

Nelson Wiseman

https://politics.utoronto.ca/faculty/...

A professor of political science in addition to being the Director of Canadian Studies at U of T.

Janet Ecker

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_E...

Held several portfolios in the Mike Harris and Ernie Eves government, including finance minister.

Jack MacLaren

https://www.jackmaclarenmpp.com/

Originally elected to Queen's Park as a member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, Jack MacLaren crossed the floor last year to become the first sitting member of the Trillium Party.

Jay Tysick

https://twitter.com/carletonjtysick?l...

Disqualified from running for the OPC nomination in the riding of Carleton, Jay Tysick left to start and become the leader of the Ontario Alliance Party.

Carlos Naldinho #ImOut

http://imout.ca/

The #ImOut movement began in opposition to Patrick Brown's leadership of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. Now its waiting to see who wins the PC leadership contest.