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Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak held a groundbreaking electronic town hall to receive input from Ontario voters in advance of the 2010 Ontario Budget.

Tonight, 1,400 Ontarians joined the call with Hudak to share their ideas on how to create jobs in Ontario. Callers were also polled on important issues like the HST, LHINs, taxes and government priorities.

Hudak is the first political leader in Canada to use Teleforum electronic town hall technology, which allows individuals to connect with a large number of people at the same time through a telephone town hall meeting.

The electronic town hall is the latest example of how Tim Hudak and the Ontario PC Caucus are using cutting edge technology to connect with more Ontario families. Earlier this month, Hudak became the first Canadian political leader to offer his own iPhone App.

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– Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

– Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

Quick Facts

• During the electronic town hall, Hudak asked a series of questions and callers voted in real time on their phones. The results showed:
  • Participants were most concerned about job creation and lowering the tax burden on Ontario families;
  • 93% of participants were opposed to the HST and 95% did not support Dalton McGuinty’s severance to HST tax collectors; and
  • 71% of participants thought that the dollars spent on LHINs would be better invested elsewhere in the healthcare system.
• Tim Hudak pioneered the use of Teleforum during the Ontario PC Leadership campaign. He is the first Canadian political leader to use this technology.