Tim Hudak Addresses Toronto Board of Trade, Calls for a New Style of Leadership at Queen’s Park and City Hall


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TORONTO – In a major address to the Toronto Board of Trade, Tim Hudak today explained why both the City and Province must replace old ideas with new leadership to compete for the jobs and opportunities of the future.

In his speech, Hudak shared his commitment to building on Toronto’s natural strengths as a global financial centre by supporting a single national securities regulator headquartered in the City, and explained how the ideas contained in the Ontario PC ‘10 for 2010′ plan and Truth in Government Act are necessary to help stop Toronto and Ontario’s relative decline.

Hudak also addressed the rising cost of living burden facing Ontario families and discussed the kind of partner that the City’s next Mayor can expect from a future Ontario PC Government.

Quotes

“I want to live in a province where the budget is balanced. And instead of worrying about what kind of hole we are digging the next generation we are instead talking about the kind of nest egg we are leaving behind. And that is why a PC Government will be built around a believable and sustainable plan to get Ontario’s finances back in the black.”

– Ontario PC Leader Tim Hudak

“For Toronto to compete and succeed for the jobs and investments of the future, the City and Province have to do a better job of working together than what we have seen to date. As Premier, I would ensure that the City receives some long-term certainty about the provincial supports that they can both expect and receive. Instead of recording apocalyptic subway ads – Toronto’s Mayor could instead spend his time preparing his next year’s budget with confidence that the province would follow through.”

– Ontario PC Leader, Tim Hudak

Quick Facts

The McGuinty Government’s City of Toronto Act has increased the price of an average Toronto home by $3,000, while forcing a two-car Toronto family to pay $120 more per year.

According to the Toronto Board of Trade’s Scorecard 2010 rankings of competing jurisdictions, Toronto room for improvement can be seen in how it ranks 21 out of 23 on unemployment, 14 out of 23 on GDP growth, 18 out of 24 on the size of IPOs, and 11 out of 12 on venture capital investment.


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